Step 1:
The first step to converting 74610.78371462 to a fraction is to re-write 74610.78371462 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74610.78371462 can be written as simply 74610.78371462/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74610.78371462, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74610.78371462/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74610.78371462/1 each by 100000000:
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 74610.78371462 as a fraction:
298443/4 / 1