Step 1:
The first step to converting 724742.62418005 to a fraction is to re-write 724742.62418005 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 724742.62418005 can be written as simply 724742.62418005/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 724742.62418005, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 724742.62418005/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 724742.62418005/1 each by 100000000:
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 724742.62418005 as a fraction:
724742/1 / 1