Let's divide 173978 by 34
We're looking to find how many times 34 goes into 173978.

Step 1:
34 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 0 from 1.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 17 / 34

Let's proceed to step 2:
17 divided by 34 is 0 with a remainder of 17.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 17, we end up with 17.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 17 and repeat the process: 173 / 34

Moving on to step 3:
173 divided by 34 is 5 with a remainder of 3.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we subtract 170 from 173, we get 3.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 3, then carry on: 39 / 34

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 34 fits into 39 1 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 51.0
Subtracting 34 from 39 leaves us with 5.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 57 / 34

Step 5:
The number 34 fits into 57 1 times, leaving a remainder of 23.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 511.0
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 34 from 57.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 23 and continue with: 238 / 34

Going ahead to step 6:
34 can be fit into 238 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5117.0
Subtracting 238 from 238 leaves us with 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 7:
34 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5117.0
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
34 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5117.0
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The final result is 5117.0 with a remainder of 0.0.