Step 1:
The first step to converting 15966315.5998 to a fraction is to re-write 15966315.5998 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 15966315.5998 can be written as simply 15966315.5998/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 15966315.5998, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15966315.5998/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 15966315.5998/1 each by 10000:
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 15966315.5998 as a fraction:
15966315/1 / 1