Step 1:
The first step to converting 74701.864578305 to a fraction is to re-write 74701.864578305 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74701.864578305 can be written as simply 74701.864578305/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74701.864578305, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74701.864578305/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74701.864578305/1 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 74701.864578305 as a fraction:
522913/7 / 1