494857 ÷ 26 
Let's see how many times 26 fits into 494857.

Step 1:
4 divided by 26 is 0 with a remainder of 4.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 49 / 26

Moving on to step 2:
26 goes into 49 1 times with a remainder of 23.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 26 from 49 leaves us with 23.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 23 and continue: 234 / 26

Going ahead to step 3:
234 divided by 26 is 9 with a remainder of 0.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 19.0
If we take 234 away from 234, we end up with 0.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 8 / 26

Advancing to step 4:
26 can be fit into 8 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 190.0
Subtract 0 from 8 to get 8.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 8, then carry on: 85 / 26

Going ahead to step 5:
If we divide 85 by 26, we get 3 and a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1903.0
The remainder is 7 after subtracting 78 from 85.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 77 / 26

On to step 6:
If we divide 77 by 26, we get 2 and a remainder of 25.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 19032.0
Subtracting 52 from 77 leaves us with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
26 goes into 250 9 times with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19032.9
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 234 from 250.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
160 divided by 26 is 6 with a remainder of 4.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 19032.96
Subtracting 156 from 160 leaves us 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.

Moving on to step 9:
40 divided by 26 is 1 with a remainder of 14.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 19032.961
If we take 26 away from 40, 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.

Going ahead to step 10:
140 divided by 26 is 5 with a remainder of 10.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 19032.9615
Subtracting 130 from 140 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
When dividing 100 by 26, we get 3 with a remainder of 22.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 19032.96153
Subtract 78 from 100 to get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
If we divide 220 by 26, we get 8 and a remainder of 12.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 19032.961538
Subtract 208 from 220 to get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
26 can be fit into 120 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 19032.9615384
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 104 from 120.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
When dividing 160 by 26, we get 6 with a remainder of 4.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 19032.96153846
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 156 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 19032.96153846 and a remainder of 4e-09.