Step 1:
The first step to converting 15274.243531184 to a fraction is to re-write 15274.243531184 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15274.243531184 can be written as simply 15274.243531184/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15274.243531184, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15274.243531184/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15274.243531184/1 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 15274.243531184 as a fraction:
61097/4 / 1