Step 1:
The first step to converting 72053.377485673 to a fraction is to re-write 72053.377485673 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72053.377485673 can be written as simply 72053.377485673/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72053.377485673, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72053.377485673/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72053.377485673/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 72053.377485673 as a fraction:
216160/3 / 1