Step 1:
The first step to converting 73881.999423821 to a fraction is to re-write 73881.999423821 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 73881.999423821 can be written as simply 73881.999423821/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 73881.999423821, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73881.999423821/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 73881.999423821/1 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 73881.999423821 as a fraction:
73882/1 / 1