Step 1:
The first step to converting 72978121.980037 to a fraction is to re-write 72978121.980037 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 72978121.980037 can be written as simply 72978121.980037/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 72978121.980037, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72978121.980037/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 72978121.980037/1 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 72978121.980037 as a fraction:
72978121/1 / 1