Step 1:
The first step to converting 15564417.381017 to a fraction is to re-write 15564417.381017 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15564417.381017 can be written as simply 15564417.381017/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15564417.381017, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15564417.381017/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15564417.381017/1 each by 1000000:
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 15564417.381017 as a fraction:
15564417/1 / 1