Step 1:
The first step to converting 15115.896686442 to a fraction is to re-write 15115.896686442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15115.896686442 can be written as simply 15115.896686442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15115.896686442, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15115.896686442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15115.896686442/1 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 15115.896686442 as a fraction:
136043/9 / 1