Step 1:
The first step to converting 15758438.465204 to a fraction is to re-write 15758438.465204 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15758438.465204 can be written as simply 15758438.465204/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15758438.465204, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15758438.465204/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15758438.465204/1 each by 1000000:
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 15758438.465204 as a fraction:
15758438/1 / 1