Step 1:
The first step to converting 73189.431058444 to a fraction is to re-write 73189.431058444 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73189.431058444 can be written as simply 73189.431058444/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73189.431058444, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73189.431058444/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73189.431058444/1 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 73189.431058444 as a fraction:
146379/2 / 1