Step 1:
The first step to converting 15563.684974492 to a fraction is to re-write 15563.684974492 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15563.684974492 can be written as simply 15563.684974492/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15563.684974492, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15563.684974492/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15563.684974492/1 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 15563.684974492 as a fraction:
249019/16 / 1