Step 1:
The first step to converting 74731001.498901 to a fraction is to re-write 74731001.498901 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 74731001.498901 can be written as simply 74731001.498901/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 74731001.498901, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74731001.498901/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 74731001.498901/1 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 74731001.498901 as a fraction:
74731001/1 / 1