Step 1:
The first step to converting 72669445.243058 to a fraction is to re-write 72669445.243058 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72669445.243058 can be written as simply 72669445.243058/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72669445.243058, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72669445.243058/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72669445.243058/1 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 72669445.243058 as a fraction:
72669445/1 / 1