Step 1:
The first step to converting 15780248.540437 to a fraction is to re-write 15780248.540437 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15780248.540437 can be written as simply 15780248.540437/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15780248.540437, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15780248.540437/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15780248.540437/1 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 15780248.540437 as a fraction:
15780248/1 / 1