We're dividing 148454 by 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 148454.

Moving on to step 1:
When dividing 1 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 14 / 31

Advancing to step 2:
31 goes into 14 0 times with a remainder of 14.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 14 to get 14.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 14 and continue with: 148 / 31

On to step 3:
When dividing 148 by 31, we get 4 with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 124 from 148, we get 24.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 24 and repeat the process: 244 / 31

Advancing to step 4:
244 divided by 31 is 7 with a remainder of 27.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 47.0
Subtract 217 from 244 to get 27.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 27 and continue: 275 / 31

Advancing to step 5:
31 can be fit into 275 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 27.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 478.0
Subtract 248 from 275 to get 27.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 27 and repeat the process: 274 / 31

Advancing to step 6:
274 divided by 31 is 8 with a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 4788.0
Subtracting 248 from 274 leaves us with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
31 can be fit into 260 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4788.8
Subtracting 248 from 260 leaves us with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Step 8:
120 divided by 31 is 3 with a remainder of 27.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4788.83
Subtract 93 from 120 to get 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Step 9:
The number 31 fits into 270 8 times, leaving a remainder of 22.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4788.838
If we subtract 248 from 270, we get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
The number 31 fits into 220 7 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4788.8387
If we take 217 away from 220, we end up with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
If we divide 30 by 31, we get 0 and a remainder of 30.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4788.8387
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 0 from 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
31 goes into 300 9 times with a remainder of 21.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4788.838709
Deduct 279 from 300 and we're left with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Step 13:
The number 31 fits into 210 6 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4788.8387096
If we take 186 away from 210, 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.

On to step 14:
240 divided by 31 is 7 with a remainder of 23.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 4788.83870967
If we subtract 217 from 240, we get 23.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Our division results in 4788.83870967 with a remaining 2.3e-08.