Step 1:
The first step to converting 72961.256057901 to a fraction is to re-write 72961.256057901 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72961.256057901 can be written as simply 72961.256057901/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72961.256057901, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72961.256057901/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72961.256057901/1 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 72961.256057901 as a fraction:
291845/4 / 1