Step 1:
The first step to converting 15517635.9664 to a fraction is to re-write 15517635.9664 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15517635.9664 can be written as simply 15517635.9664/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15517635.9664, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15517635.9664/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15517635.9664/1 each by 10000:
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 15517635.9664 as a fraction:
15517635/1 / 1