Let's divide 266498 by 46
We're looking to find how many times 46 goes into 266498.

On to step 1:
46 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in 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.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 26 / 46

Advancing to step 2:
46 goes into 26 0 times with a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 26, we get 26.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 26 and continue: 266 / 46

On to step 3:
The number 46 fits into 266 5 times, leaving a remainder of 36.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtract 230 from 266 to get 36.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 36, then carry on: 364 / 46

Going ahead to step 4:
46 goes into 364 7 times with a remainder of 42.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 57.0
If we subtract 322 from 364, we get 42.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 42, then carry on: 429 / 46

On to step 5:
If we divide 429 by 46, we get 9 and a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 579.0
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 414 from 429.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 15 and continue with: 158 / 46

Moving on to step 6:
46 can be fit into 158 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5793.0
If we subtract 138 from 158, we get 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 7:
200 divided by 46 is 4 with a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 5793.4
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 184 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
46 can be fit into 160 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 22.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 5793.43
The remainder is 22 after subtracting 138 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
When dividing 220 by 46, we get 4 with a remainder of 36.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 5793.434
Subtracting 184 from 220 leaves us 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.

Let's proceed to step 10:
360 divided by 46 is 7 with a remainder of 38.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5793.4347
Subtract 322 from 360 to 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.

Step 11:
380 divided by 46 is 8 with a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 5793.43478
If we subtract 368 from 380, we get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
46 goes into 120 2 times with a remainder of 28.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5793.434782
If we subtract 92 from 120, we get 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
When dividing 280 by 46, we get 6 with a remainder of 4.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5793.4347826
Subtracting 276 from 280 leaves us with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
The number 46 fits into 40 0 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5793.4347826
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 5793.4347826, with a leftover of 4e-08.