We look at the division of 873982 by 17 
We want to divide 873982 by 17.

Let's proceed to step 1:
8 divided by 17 is 0 with a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 8 and we're left with 8.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 8, then carry on: 87 / 17

On to step 2:
The number 17 fits into 87 5 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we take 85 away from 87, we end up with 2.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 23 / 17

Going ahead to step 3:
17 goes into 23 1 times with a remainder of 6.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 51.0
If we subtract 17 from 23, we get 6.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 69 / 17

Let's proceed to step 4:
69 divided by 17 is 4 with a remainder of 1.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 514.0
Deduct 68 from 69 and we're left with 1.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 18 / 17

Step 5:
When dividing 18 by 17, we get 1 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 5141.0
Subtracting 17 from 18 leaves us with 1.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 12 / 17

Let's proceed to step 6:
17 can be fit into 12 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 51410.0
If we take 0 away from 12, we end up with 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 7:
The number 17 fits into 120 7 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 51410.7
If we subtract 119 from 120, we get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 10 by 17, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 51410.7
Subtract 0 from 10 to 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.

On to step 9:
17 goes into 100 5 times with a remainder of 15.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 51410.705
If we take 85 away from 100, we end up with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
17 can be fit into 150 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 51410.7058
If we subtract 136 from 150, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
140 divided by 17 is 8 with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 51410.70588
If we take 136 away from 140, we end up 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.

After the division, we end up with 51410.70588 and a remainder of 4e-06.