We're dividing 424981 by 78 
Let's see how many times 78 fits into 424981.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 78 fits into 4 0 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 4 and we're left with 4.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 42 / 78

Advancing to step 2:
The number 78 fits into 42 0 times, leaving a remainder of 42.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 42 and we're left with 42.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 42, then carry on: 424 / 78

Let's proceed to step 3:
78 can be fit into 424 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 34.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5.0
Deduct 390 from 424 and we're left with 34.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 34 and repeat the process: 349 / 78

Moving on to step 4:
349 divided by 78 is 4 with a remainder of 37.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 54.0
If we take 312 away from 349, we end up with 37.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 37 and repeat the process: 378 / 78

Let's proceed to step 5:
78 can be fit into 378 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 66.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 544.0
If we subtract 312 from 378, we get 66.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 66 and repeat the process: 661 / 78

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 661 by 78, we get 8 with a remainder of 37.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5448.0
If we subtract 624 from 661, we get 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
The number 78 fits into 370 4 times, leaving a remainder of 58.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5448.4
If we take 312 away from 370, we end up with 58.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 580, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
The number 78 fits into 580 7 times, leaving a remainder of 34.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5448.47
The remainder is 34 after subtracting 546 from 580.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
78 goes into 340 4 times with a remainder of 28.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5448.474
Subtract 312 from 340 to 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.

Step 10:
78 goes into 280 3 times with a remainder of 46.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 5448.4743
If we subtract 234 from 280, we get 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
The number 78 fits into 460 5 times, leaving a remainder of 70.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5448.47435
The remainder is 70 after subtracting 390 from 460.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
700 divided by 78 is 8 with a remainder of 76.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5448.474358
Deduct 624 from 700 and we're left with 76.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 760, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
760 divided by 78 is 9 with a remainder of 58.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5448.4743589
If we subtract 702 from 760, we get 58.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 580, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
78 goes into 580 7 times with a remainder of 34.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5448.47435897
Subtract 546 from 580 to get 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 5448.47435897, with a leftover of 3.4e-08.