Step 1:
The first step to converting 13983.8597915 to a fraction is to re-write 13983.8597915 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13983.8597915 can be written as simply 13983.8597915/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13983.8597915, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13983.8597915/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13983.8597915/1 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 13983.8597915 as a fraction:
97887/7 / 1