We look at the division of 204531 by 43 
Our goal is to divide 204531 by 43.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 43 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 20 / 43

Advancing to step 2:
If we divide 20 by 43, we get 0 and a remainder of 20.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 20, we get 20.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 20 and continue with: 204 / 43

Moving on to step 3:
204 divided by 43 is 4 with a remainder of 32.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4.0
Deduct 172 from 204 and we're left with 32.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 32, then repeat: 325 / 43

Let's proceed to step 4:
325 divided by 43 is 7 with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 47.0
If we take 301 away from 325, we end up with 24.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 24 and continue: 243 / 43

Let's proceed to step 5:
243 divided by 43 is 5 with a remainder of 28.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 475.0
Subtract 215 from 243 to get 28.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 28 and continue with: 281 / 43

On to step 6:
281 divided by 43 is 6 with a remainder of 23.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4756.0
Deduct 258 from 281 and we're left with 23.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 230 by 43, we get 5 with a remainder of 15.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4756.5
Deduct 215 from 230 and we're left with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
43 goes into 150 3 times with a remainder of 21.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4756.53
Subtract 129 from 150 to get 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
When dividing 210 by 43, we get 4 with a remainder of 38.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 4756.534
If we subtract 172 from 210, we get 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
43 goes into 380 8 times with a remainder of 36.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4756.5348
If we take 344 away from 380, 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.

Step 11:
43 goes into 360 8 times with a remainder of 16.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4756.53488
Subtracting 344 from 360 leaves us with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Our division results in 4756.53488 with a remaining 1.6e-05.