152872 divided by 38 
We're looking to find how many times 38 goes into 152872.

Going ahead to step 1:
38 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 15 / 38

Going ahead to step 2:
When dividing 15 by 38, we get 0 with a remainder of 15.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 15 and we're left with 15.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 15, then repeat: 152 / 38

On to step 3:
152 divided by 38 is 4 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 152 from 152.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 0, then carry on: 8 / 38

Advancing to step 4:
8 divided by 38 is 0 with a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 40.0
If we take 0 away from 8, we end up with 8.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 8 and repeat the process: 87 / 38

Advancing to step 5:
When dividing 87 by 38, we get 2 with a remainder of 11.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 402.0
If we subtract 76 from 87, we get 11.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 11 and continue with: 112 / 38

Advancing to step 6:
38 goes into 112 2 times with a remainder of 36.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 4022.0
Subtracting 76 from 112 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.

Moving on to step 7:
When dividing 360 by 38, we get 9 with a remainder of 18.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4022.9
Subtract 342 from 360 to get 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
180 divided by 38 is 4 with a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 4022.94
Subtracting 152 from 180 leaves us 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
38 goes into 280 7 times with a remainder of 14.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4022.947
If we take 266 away from 280, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
140 divided by 38 is 3 with a remainder of 26.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4022.9473
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 114 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
When dividing 260 by 38, we get 6 with a remainder of 32.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4022.94736
Subtracting 228 from 260 leaves us with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
When dividing 320 by 38, we get 8 with a remainder of 16.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4022.947368
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 304 from 320.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Step 13:
160 divided by 38 is 4 with a remainder of 8.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4022.9473684
Subtract 152 from 160 to 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.

On to step 14:
38 can be fit into 80 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4022.94736842
Deduct 76 from 80 and we're left 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.

In conclusion, the division gives 4022.94736842 with a balance of 4e-09.