74131 divided by 42 
Our goal is to divide 74131 by 42.

Step 1:
When dividing 7 by 42, we get 0 with a remainder of 7.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 7, we end up with 7.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 74 / 42

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 74 by 42, we get 1 and a remainder of 32.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 42 from 74.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 32, then carry on: 321 / 42

Going ahead to step 3:
42 goes into 321 7 times with a remainder of 27.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17.0
The remainder is 27 after subtracting 294 from 321.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 27, then carry on: 273 / 42

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 273 by 42, we get 6 and a remainder of 21.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 176.0
Subtract 252 from 273 to get 21.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 21 and continue with: 211 / 42

Advancing to step 5:
42 goes into 211 5 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1765.0
Subtracting 210 from 211 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Step 6:
When dividing 10 by 42, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 1765.0
If we subtract 0 from 10, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Step 7:
42 can be fit into 100 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1765.02
Subtracting 84 from 100 leaves us with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
160 divided by 42 is 3 with a remainder of 34.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1765.023
Subtracting 126 from 160 leaves us with 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Step 9:
If we divide 340 by 42, we get 8 and a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1765.0238
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 336 from 340.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 40 by 42, we get 0 and a remainder of 40.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1765.0238
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
The number 42 fits into 400 9 times, leaving a remainder of 22.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1765.023809
If we subtract 378 from 400, we 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
42 goes into 220 5 times with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1765.0238095
Subtracting 210 from 220 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.

Moving on to step 13:
The number 42 fits into 100 2 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1765.02380952
If we take 84 away from 100, we end up with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 1765.02380952 with a balance of 1.6e-08.