Step 1:
The first step to converting 15868.019984743 to a fraction is to re-write 15868.019984743 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15868.019984743 can be written as simply 15868.019984743/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15868.019984743, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15868.019984743/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15868.019984743/1 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 15868.019984743 as a fraction:
793401/50 / 1