Step 1:
The first step to converting 14997.965979003 to a fraction is to re-write 14997.965979003 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14997.965979003 can be written as simply 14997.965979003/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14997.965979003, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14997.965979003/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14997.965979003/1 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 14997.965979003 as a fraction:
434941/29 / 1