We look at the division of 342542 by 2 
We're looking to find how many times 2 goes into 342542.

On to step 1:
2 can be fit into 3 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 2 from 3.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 14 / 2

Step 2:
2 goes into 14 7 times with a remainder of 0.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17.0
Deduct 14 from 14 and we're left with 0.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 0, then repeat: 2 / 2

Step 3:
The number 2 fits into 2 1 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 171.0
If we subtract 2 from 2, we get 0.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 5 / 2

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 5 by 2, we get 2 and a remainder of 1.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1712.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 4 from 5.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 14 / 2

Advancing to step 5:
When dividing 14 by 2, we get 7 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17127.0
Subtracting 14 from 14 leaves us with 0.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 2 / 2

Let's proceed to step 6:
When dividing 2 by 2, we get 1 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 171271.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 2 from 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 7:
0 divided by 2 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 171271.0
If we subtract 0 from 0, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
2 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 171271.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 171271.0 with a balance of 0.0.