Step 1:
The first step to converting 72158.221743428 to a fraction is to re-write 72158.221743428 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72158.221743428 can be written as simply 72158.221743428/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72158.221743428, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72158.221743428/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72158.221743428/1 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 72158.221743428 as a fraction:
288633/4 / 1