Let's divide 538431 by 34
Our goal is to divide 538431 by 34.

Step 1:
If we divide 5 by 34, we get 0 and a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 53 / 34

Moving on to step 2:
53 divided by 34 is 1 with a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 34 from 53 to get 19.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 19 and continue: 198 / 34

Moving on to step 3:
If we divide 198 by 34, we get 5 and a remainder of 28.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15.0
Subtracting 170 from 198 leaves us with 28.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 28 and continue with: 284 / 34

Let's proceed to step 4:
34 goes into 284 8 times with a remainder of 12.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 158.0
Subtracting 272 from 284 leaves us with 12.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 12 and continue with: 123 / 34

On to step 5:
34 can be fit into 123 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1583.0
If we take 102 away from 123, we end up with 21.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 21 and repeat the process: 211 / 34

Step 6:
When dividing 211 by 34, we get 6 with a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15836.0
Deduct 204 from 211 and we're left with 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 70 by 34, we get 2 with a remainder of 2.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15836.2
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 68 from 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
The number 34 fits into 20 0 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 15836.2
Subtracting 0 from 20 leaves us with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
34 can be fit into 200 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 30.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 15836.205
Deduct 170 from 200 and we're left with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
300 divided by 34 is 8 with a remainder of 28.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15836.2058
Deduct 272 from 300 and we're left with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
When dividing 280 by 34, we get 8 with a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 15836.20588
If we subtract 272 from 280, we get 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 15836.20588 and a remainder of 8e-06.