Step 1:
The first step to converting 15031708.877242 to a fraction is to re-write 15031708.877242 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15031708.877242 can be written as simply 15031708.877242/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15031708.877242, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15031708.877242/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15031708.877242/1 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 15031708.877242 as a fraction:
15031708/1 / 1