Step 1:
The first step to converting 78781.496436 to a fraction is to re-write 78781.496436 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78781.496436 can be written as simply 78781.496436/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78781.496436, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78781.496436/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78781.496436/1 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 78781.496436 as a fraction:
157563/2 / 1