Step 1:
The first step to converting 736342.218516 to a fraction is to re-write 736342.218516 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 736342.218516 can be written as simply 736342.218516/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 736342.218516, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 736342.218516/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 736342.218516/1 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 736342.218516 as a fraction:
736342/1 / 1