Step 1:
The first step to converting 72463179.5705 to a fraction is to re-write 72463179.5705 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72463179.5705 can be written as simply 72463179.5705/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72463179.5705, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72463179.5705/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72463179.5705/1 each by 10000:
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 72463179.5705 as a fraction:
72463179/1 / 1