Step 1:
The first step to converting 72917.237289193 to a fraction is to re-write 72917.237289193 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72917.237289193 can be written as simply 72917.237289193/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72917.237289193, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72917.237289193/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72917.237289193/1 each by 1000000000:
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 72917.237289193 as a fraction:
291669/4 / 1