Step 1:
The first step to converting 15703.236981197 to a fraction is to re-write 15703.236981197 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15703.236981197 can be written as simply 15703.236981197/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15703.236981197, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15703.236981197/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15703.236981197/1 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 15703.236981197 as a fraction:
62813/4 / 1