Step 1:
The first step to converting 72720 to a fraction is to re-write 72720 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72720 can be written as simply 72720/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72720, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72720/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72720/1 each by 1:
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 72720 as a fraction:
72720/1 / 1