Step 1:
The first step to converting 15172320 to a fraction is to re-write 15172320 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15172320 can be written as simply 15172320/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15172320, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15172320/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15172320/1 each by 1:
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 15172320 as a fraction:
15172319/1 / 1