15542642 ÷ 871 
We're looking to find how many times 871 goes into 15542642.

Let's proceed to step 1:
If we divide 1 by 871, we get 0 and a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 0 from 1.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 15 / 871

Going ahead to step 2:
871 goes into 15 0 times with a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 15, we get 15.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 155 / 871

Advancing to step 3:
871 goes into 155 0 times with a remainder of 155.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 155 leaves us with 155.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 155, then repeat: 1554 / 871

Step 4:
1554 divided by 871 is 1 with a remainder of 683.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 871 from 1554, we get 683.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 683 and continue with: 6832 / 871

Moving on to step 5:
871 goes into 6832 7 times with a remainder of 735.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17.0
Subtracting 6097 from 6832 leaves us with 735.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 735 and continue with: 7356 / 871

Moving on to step 6:
The number 871 fits into 7356 8 times, leaving a remainder of 388.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 178.0
The remainder is 388 after subtracting 6968 from 7356.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 388 and continue with: 3884 / 871

Moving on to step 7:
871 can be fit into 3884 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 400.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1784.0
Subtract 3484 from 3884 to get 400.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 400, then carry on: 4002 / 871

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 4002 by 871, we get 4 and a remainder of 518.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 17844.0
Deduct 3484 from 4002 and we're left with 518.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5180, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
The number 871 fits into 5180 5 times, leaving a remainder of 825.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17844.5
The remainder is 825 after subtracting 4355 from 5180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 8250, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
871 goes into 8250 9 times with a remainder of 411.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 17844.59
The remainder is 411 after subtracting 7839 from 8250.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4110, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
If we divide 4110 by 871, we get 4 and a remainder of 626.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 17844.594
If we subtract 3484 from 4110, we get 626.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6260, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
When dividing 6260 by 871, we get 7 with a remainder of 163.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17844.5947
If we subtract 6097 from 6260, we get 163.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1630, and continue the process.

Step 13:
When dividing 1630 by 871, we get 1 with a remainder of 759.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17844.59471
If we subtract 871 from 1630, we get 759.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7590, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
When dividing 7590 by 871, we get 8 with a remainder of 622.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17844.594718
Subtract 6968 from 7590 to get 622.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6220, and continue the process.

Step 15:
When dividing 6220 by 871, we get 7 with a remainder of 123.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17844.5947187
Deduct 6097 from 6220 and we're left with 123.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1230, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 16:
1230 divided by 871 is 1 with a remainder of 359.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17844.59471871
Deduct 871 from 1230 and we're left with 359.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3590, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 17844.59471871 and a remainder of 3.59e-07.