Step 1:
The first step to converting 15815.817479572 to a fraction is to re-write 15815.817479572 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15815.817479572 can be written as simply 15815.817479572/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15815.817479572, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15815.817479572/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15815.817479572/1 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 15815.817479572 as a fraction:
173974/11 / 1