Step 1:
The first step to converting 15686.49277476 to a fraction is to re-write 15686.49277476 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15686.49277476 can be written as simply 15686.49277476/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15686.49277476, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15686.49277476/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15686.49277476/1 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 15686.49277476 as a fraction:
31373/2 / 1