Step 1:
The first step to converting 72166960.903342 to a fraction is to re-write 72166960.903342 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72166960.903342 can be written as simply 72166960.903342/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72166960.903342, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72166960.903342/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72166960.903342/1 each by 1000000:
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 72166960.903342 as a fraction:
72166960/1 / 1