Step 1:
The first step to converting 15717.696057962 to a fraction is to re-write 15717.696057962 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15717.696057962 can be written as simply 15717.696057962/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15717.696057962, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15717.696057962/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15717.696057962/1 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 15717.696057962 as a fraction:
157177/10 / 1