Step 1:
The first step to converting 72545106.659488 to a fraction is to re-write 72545106.659488 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72545106.659488 can be written as simply 72545106.659488/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72545106.659488, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72545106.659488/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72545106.659488/1 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 72545106.659488 as a fraction:
72545106/1 / 1