Step 1:
The first step to converting 74644.2405481 to a fraction is to re-write 74644.2405481 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74644.2405481 can be written as simply 74644.2405481/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74644.2405481, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74644.2405481/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74644.2405481/1 each by 10000000:
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 74644.2405481 as a fraction:
298577/4 / 1