Step 1:
The first step to converting 15515.397958144 to a fraction is to re-write 15515.397958144 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15515.397958144 can be written as simply 15515.397958144/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15515.397958144, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15515.397958144/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15515.397958144/1 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 15515.397958144 as a fraction:
77577/5 / 1