Step 1:
The first step to converting 15640.72792393 to a fraction is to re-write 15640.72792393 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15640.72792393 can be written as simply 15640.72792393/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15640.72792393, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15640.72792393/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15640.72792393/1 each by 100000000:
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 15640.72792393 as a fraction:
172048/11 / 1