Step 1:
The first step to converting 73691.731288009 to a fraction is to re-write 73691.731288009 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73691.731288009 can be written as simply 73691.731288009/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73691.731288009, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73691.731288009/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73691.731288009/1 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 73691.731288009 as a fraction:
221075/3 / 1