Step 1:
The first step to converting 78794865.738473 to a fraction is to re-write 78794865.738473 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 78794865.738473 can be written as simply 78794865.738473/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 78794865.738473, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78794865.738473/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 78794865.738473/1 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 78794865.738473 as a fraction:
78794865/1 / 1