Step 1:
The first step to converting 73173.373326056 to a fraction is to re-write 73173.373326056 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73173.373326056 can be written as simply 73173.373326056/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73173.373326056, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73173.373326056/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73173.373326056/1 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 73173.373326056 as a fraction:
219520/3 / 1