Step 1:
The first step to converting 15197 to a fraction is to re-write 15197 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15197 can be written as simply 15197/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15197, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15197/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15197/1 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 15197 as a fraction:
15197/1 / 1