Step 1:
The first step to converting 15542.170760028 to a fraction is to re-write 15542.170760028 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15542.170760028 can be written as simply 15542.170760028/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15542.170760028, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15542.170760028/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15542.170760028/1 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 15542.170760028 as a fraction:
93253/6 / 1