We divide 872417 by 74
Let's see how many times 74 fits into 872417.

Let's proceed to step 1:
74 can be fit into 8 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 0 from 8.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 8 and continue with: 87 / 74

Advancing to step 2:
87 divided by 74 is 1 with a remainder of 13.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 74 from 87 and we're left with 13.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 13 and continue: 132 / 74

Moving on to step 3:
The number 74 fits into 132 1 times, leaving a remainder of 58.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
If we subtract 74 from 132, we get 58.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 58 and continue: 584 / 74

Let's proceed to step 4:
74 can be fit into 584 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 66.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 117.0
Subtracting 518 from 584 leaves us with 66.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 66 and continue: 661 / 74

Going ahead to step 5:
74 goes into 661 8 times with a remainder of 69.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1178.0
Subtract 592 from 661 to get 69.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 69, then carry on: 697 / 74

On to step 6:
74 goes into 697 9 times with a remainder of 31.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11789.0
Subtract 666 from 697 to get 31.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 310, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
If we divide 310 by 74, we get 4 and a remainder of 14.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 11789.4
If we take 296 away from 310, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
74 can be fit into 140 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 66.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11789.41
The remainder is 66 after subtracting 74 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
If we divide 660 by 74, we get 8 and a remainder of 68.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11789.418
Subtracting 592 from 660 leaves us with 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Step 10:
74 goes into 680 9 times with a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 11789.4189
The remainder is 14 after subtracting 666 from 680.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
If we divide 140 by 74, we get 1 and a remainder of 66.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 11789.41891
The remainder is 66 after subtracting 74 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
When dividing 660 by 74, we get 8 with a remainder of 68.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11789.418918
The remainder is 68 after subtracting 592 from 660.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Step 13:
If we divide 680 by 74, we get 9 and a remainder of 14.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11789.4189189
Subtracting 666 from 680 leaves us with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
If we divide 140 by 74, we get 1 and a remainder of 66.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11789.41891891
The remainder is 66 after subtracting 74 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 11789.41891891 and a remainder of 6.6e-08.