Let's divide 554172 by 72
Our goal is to divide 554172 by 72.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 72 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 0 from 5.
Append the next digit (5) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 55 / 72

Let's proceed to step 2:
If we divide 55 by 72, we get 0 and a remainder of 55.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 55, we get 55.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 55, then repeat: 554 / 72

On to step 3:
When dividing 554 by 72, we get 7 with a remainder of 50.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7.0
If we take 504 away from 554, we end up with 50.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 50, then repeat: 501 / 72

Moving on to step 4:
When dividing 501 by 72, we get 6 with a remainder of 69.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 76.0
Deduct 432 from 501 and we're left with 69.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 69, then carry on: 697 / 72

Let's proceed to step 5:
697 divided by 72 is 9 with a remainder of 49.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 769.0
Deduct 648 from 697 and we're left with 49.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 49, then repeat: 492 / 72

On to step 6:
492 divided by 72 is 6 with a remainder of 60.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7696.0
If we take 432 away from 492, we end up with 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 600, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
600 divided by 72 is 8 with a remainder of 24.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7696.8
If we take 576 away from 600, we end up 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.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 240 by 72, we get 3 with a remainder of 24.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7696.83
If we take 216 away from 240, we end up 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 9:
72 goes into 240 3 times with a remainder of 24.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7696.833
Subtracting 216 from 240 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.

After the division, we end up with 7696.833 and a remainder of 0.0024.