We look at the division of 342591 by 56 
We want to divide 342591 by 56.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 56 fits into 3 0 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 3 leaves us with 3.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 34 / 56

On to step 2:
The number 56 fits into 34 0 times, leaving a remainder of 34.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 34 and we're left with 34.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 34 and continue: 342 / 56

Going ahead to step 3:
56 goes into 342 6 times with a remainder of 6.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6.0
If we take 336 away from 342, we end up with 6.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 6, then repeat: 65 / 56

Going ahead to step 4:
56 can be fit into 65 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 61.0
Subtracting 56 from 65 leaves us with 9.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 99 / 56

Let's proceed to step 5:
If we divide 99 by 56, we get 1 and a remainder of 43.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 611.0
Subtracting 56 from 99 leaves us with 43.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 43 and continue: 431 / 56

Step 6:
If we divide 431 by 56, we get 7 and a remainder of 39.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6117.0
Subtracting 392 from 431 leaves us with 39.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
390 divided by 56 is 6 with a remainder of 54.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 6117.6
Subtracting 336 from 390 leaves us with 54.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 540, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 540 by 56, we get 9 and a remainder of 36.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6117.69
If we take 504 away from 540, we end up with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
The number 56 fits into 360 6 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6117.696
Subtracting 336 from 360 leaves us with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Step 10:
56 goes into 240 4 times with a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6117.6964
If we subtract 224 from 240, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
160 divided by 56 is 2 with a remainder of 48.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 6117.69642
Deduct 112 from 160 and we're left with 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
If we divide 480 by 56, we get 8 and a remainder of 32.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6117.696428
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 448 from 480.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
The number 56 fits into 320 5 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6117.6964285
If we subtract 280 from 320, we get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
If we divide 400 by 56, we get 7 and a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 6117.69642857
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 392 from 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 6117.69642857, and the remainder is 8e-09.