Step 1:
The first step to converting 15909040.996907 to a fraction is to re-write 15909040.996907 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15909040.996907 can be written as simply 15909040.996907/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15909040.996907, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15909040.996907/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15909040.996907/1 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 15909040.996907 as a fraction:
15909040/1 / 1