Let's divide 262979 by 74
Let's see how many times 74 fits into 262979.

Let's proceed to step 1:
74 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 26 / 74

Step 2:
The number 74 fits into 26 0 times, leaving a remainder of 26.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 26, we end up with 26.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 26, then carry on: 262 / 74

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 262 by 74, we get 3 with a remainder of 40.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3.0
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 222 from 262.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 40, then carry on: 409 / 74

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 409 by 74, we get 5 with a remainder of 39.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 35.0
Subtracting 370 from 409 leaves us with 39.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 39 and continue with: 397 / 74

Let's proceed to step 5:
The number 74 fits into 397 5 times, leaving a remainder of 27.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 355.0
Deduct 370 from 397 and we're left with 27.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 27 and continue: 279 / 74

Let's proceed to step 6:
The number 74 fits into 279 3 times, leaving a remainder of 57.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3553.0
Deduct 222 from 279 and we're left with 57.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 570, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
If we divide 570 by 74, we get 7 and a remainder of 52.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3553.7
If we subtract 518 from 570, we get 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
The number 74 fits into 520 7 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 3553.77
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 518 from 520.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 3553.77, and the remainder is 0.002.