Step 1:
The first step to converting 15643.500516847 to a fraction is to re-write 15643.500516847 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15643.500516847 can be written as simply 15643.500516847/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15643.500516847, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15643.500516847/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15643.500516847/1 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 15643.500516847 as a fraction:
31287/2 / 1