Step 1:
The first step to converting 15821326.987137 to a fraction is to re-write 15821326.987137 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15821326.987137 can be written as simply 15821326.987137/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15821326.987137, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15821326.987137/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15821326.987137/1 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 15821326.987137 as a fraction:
15821326/1 / 1