Step 1:
The first step to converting 15595.499231668 to a fraction is to re-write 15595.499231668 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15595.499231668 can be written as simply 15595.499231668/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15595.499231668, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15595.499231668/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15595.499231668/1 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 15595.499231668 as a fraction:
31191/2 / 1