Step 1:
The first step to converting 728971.8077548 to a fraction is to re-write 728971.8077548 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 728971.8077548 can be written as simply 728971.8077548/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 728971.8077548, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 728971.8077548/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 728971.8077548/1 each by 10000000:
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 728971.8077548 as a fraction:
728972/1 / 1