Step 1:
The first step to converting 15598216.242449 to a fraction is to re-write 15598216.242449 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15598216.242449 can be written as simply 15598216.242449/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15598216.242449, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15598216.242449/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15598216.242449/1 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 15598216.242449 as a fraction:
15598216/1 / 1