Let's divide 978761 by 2
We want to divide 978761 by 2.

Going ahead to step 1:
2 can be fit into 9 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 8 from 9, we get 1.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 17 / 2

On to step 2:
If we divide 17 by 2, we get 8 and a remainder of 1.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 48.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 16 from 17.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 18 / 2

On to step 3:
The number 2 fits into 18 9 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 489.0
Subtract 18 from 18 to get 0.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 0, then repeat: 7 / 2

Let's proceed to step 4:
2 goes into 7 3 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4893.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 6 from 7.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 16 / 2

Advancing to step 5:
When dividing 16 by 2, we get 8 with a remainder of 0.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 48938.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 16 from 16.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 0, then repeat: 1 / 2

Step 6:
1 divided by 2 is 0 with a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 489380.0
If we subtract 0 from 1, we get 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 7:
2 can be fit into 10 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 489380.5
If we subtract 10 from 10, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 2 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 489380.5
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
2 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 489380.5
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Our division results in 489380.5 with a remaining 0.0.