Let's divide 217784 by 40
The aim is to understand the frequency of 40 in 217784.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 40 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 21 / 40

Step 2:
When dividing 21 by 40, we get 0 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 21 leaves us with 21.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 21, then repeat: 217 / 40

On to step 3:
40 goes into 217 5 times with a remainder of 17.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtracting 200 from 217 leaves us with 17.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 17 and continue: 177 / 40

Step 4:
The number 40 fits into 177 4 times, leaving a remainder of 17.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 54.0
Subtract 160 from 177 to get 17.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 17 and repeat the process: 178 / 40

On to step 5:
The number 40 fits into 178 4 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 544.0
If we take 160 away from 178, we end up with 18.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 18 and repeat the process: 184 / 40

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 184 by 40, we get 4 with a remainder of 24.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5444.0
Subtracting 160 from 184 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.

Step 7:
When dividing 240 by 40, we get 6 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5444.6
Subtract 240 from 240 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
If we divide 0 by 40, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 5444.6
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
40 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5444.6
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up 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.

The final result is 5444.6 with a remainder of 0.0.