We look at the division of 173608 by 79 
We want to figure out the number of times 173608 can be divided by 79.

Advancing to step 1:
79 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 0 from 1.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 17 / 79

On to step 2:
If we divide 17 by 79, we get 0 and a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 17, we end up with 17.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 17, then carry on: 173 / 79

Going ahead to step 3:
79 can be fit into 173 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 158 from 173 and we're left with 15.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 15, then carry on: 156 / 79

Advancing to step 4:
When dividing 156 by 79, we get 1 with a remainder of 77.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 21.0
The remainder is 77 after subtracting 79 from 156.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 77, then repeat: 770 / 79

Going ahead to step 5:
770 divided by 79 is 9 with a remainder of 59.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 219.0
Subtracting 711 from 770 leaves us with 59.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 59, then repeat: 598 / 79

Moving on to step 6:
598 divided by 79 is 7 with a remainder of 45.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2197.0
Deduct 553 from 598 and we're left with 45.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 450, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
450 divided by 79 is 5 with a remainder of 55.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2197.5
Subtracting 395 from 450 leaves us with 55.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 550, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
The number 79 fits into 550 6 times, leaving a remainder of 76.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2197.56
Deduct 474 from 550 and we're left with 76.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 760, and continue the process.

Step 9:
760 divided by 79 is 9 with a remainder of 49.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2197.569
Subtract 711 from 760 to get 49.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 490, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
79 goes into 490 6 times with a remainder of 16.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2197.5696
Subtract 474 from 490 to 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:
When dividing 160 by 79, we get 2 with a remainder of 2.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2197.56962
Subtract 158 from 160 to get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Step 12:
20 divided by 79 is 0 with a remainder of 20.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2197.56962
Subtract 0 from 20 to get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
The number 79 fits into 200 2 times, leaving a remainder of 42.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2197.5696202
If we take 158 away from 200, we end up with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
79 can be fit into 420 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 25.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2197.56962025
The remainder is 25 after subtracting 395 from 420.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Our division results in 2197.56962025 with a remaining 2.5e-08.