Step 1:
The first step to converting 15847213.471572 to a fraction is to re-write 15847213.471572 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15847213.471572 can be written as simply 15847213.471572/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15847213.471572, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15847213.471572/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15847213.471572/1 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 15847213.471572 as a fraction:
15847213/1 / 1