Step 1:
The first step to converting 74372877.978153 to a fraction is to re-write 74372877.978153 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74372877.978153 can be written as simply 74372877.978153/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74372877.978153, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74372877.978153/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74372877.978153/1 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 74372877.978153 as a fraction:
74372877/1 / 1