Step 1:
The first step to converting 72561164.789055 to a fraction is to re-write 72561164.789055 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72561164.789055 can be written as simply 72561164.789055/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72561164.789055, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72561164.789055/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72561164.789055/1 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 72561164.789055 as a fraction:
72561164/1 / 1