Step 1:
The first step to converting 73144.112742 to a fraction is to re-write 73144.112742 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73144.112742 can be written as simply 73144.112742/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73144.112742, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73144.112742/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73144.112742/1 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 73144.112742 as a fraction:
585153/8 / 1