We divide 77971 by 23
We want to divide 77971 by 23.

Advancing to step 1:
23 goes into 7 0 times with a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 7 and we're left with 7.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 77 / 23

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 77 by 23, we get 3 with a remainder of 8.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 69 from 77.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 8, then repeat: 89 / 23

Moving on to step 3:
89 divided by 23 is 3 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 33.0
Subtract 69 from 89 to get 20.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 20 and repeat the process: 207 / 23

Moving on to step 4:
207 divided by 23 is 9 with a remainder of 0.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 339.0
Deduct 207 from 207 and we're left with 0.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 1 / 23

Advancing to step 5:
23 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3390.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 6:
If we divide 10 by 23, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3390.0
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 0 from 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
23 can be fit into 100 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3390.04
Deduct 92 from 100 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
23 can be fit into 80 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 11.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3390.043
Deduct 69 from 80 and we're left with 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
When dividing 110 by 23, we get 4 with a remainder of 18.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3390.0434
If we take 92 away from 110, we end up with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
The number 23 fits into 180 7 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3390.04347
Subtract 161 from 180 to get 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
190 divided by 23 is 8 with a remainder of 6.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3390.043478
If we take 184 away from 190, we end up with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
If we divide 60 by 23, we get 2 and a remainder of 14.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3390.0434782
Subtract 46 from 60 to get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
The number 23 fits into 140 6 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3390.04347826
If we take 138 away from 140, we end up with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 3390.04347826 and a remainder of 2e-09.