Step 1:
The first step to converting 72559648.915426 to a fraction is to re-write 72559648.915426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72559648.915426 can be written as simply 72559648.915426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72559648.915426, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72559648.915426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72559648.915426/1 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 72559648.915426 as a fraction:
72559648/1 / 1