We're dividing 551863 by 48 
We want to divide 551863 by 48.

On to step 1:
48 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 55 / 48

Advancing to step 2:
If we divide 55 by 48, we get 1 and a remainder of 7.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 48 from 55 and we're left with 7.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 71 / 48

Advancing to step 3:
71 divided by 48 is 1 with a remainder of 23.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 48 from 71.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 23, then carry on: 238 / 48

Going ahead to step 4:
238 divided by 48 is 4 with a remainder of 46.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 114.0
If we subtract 192 from 238, we get 46.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 46 and continue: 466 / 48

Let's proceed to step 5:
466 divided by 48 is 9 with a remainder of 34.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1149.0
Subtracting 432 from 466 leaves us with 34.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 34 and continue with: 343 / 48

Moving on to step 6:
48 goes into 343 7 times with a remainder of 7.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11497.0
Deduct 336 from 343 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.

Advancing to step 7:
48 goes into 70 1 times with a remainder of 22.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11497.1
Deduct 48 from 70 and we're left with 22.
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 8:
220 divided by 48 is 4 with a remainder of 28.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11497.14
If we subtract 192 from 220, 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.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 280 by 48, we get 5 and a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11497.145
If we take 240 away from 280, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 400 by 48, we get 8 and a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 11497.1458
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 384 from 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
48 can be fit into 160 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11497.14583
Subtracting 144 from 160 leaves us with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
48 can be fit into 160 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11497.145833
Subtract 144 from 160 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 11497.145833, and the remainder is 1.6e-06.