We look at the division of 17945949 by 878 
Our goal is to divide 17945949 by 878.

On to step 1:
878 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in 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 / 878

Step 2:
If we divide 17 by 878, we get 0 and a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 17 and we're left with 17.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 17, then repeat: 179 / 878

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 878 fits into 179 0 times, leaving a remainder of 179.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 179 leaves us with 179.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 179 and repeat the process: 1794 / 878

Let's proceed to step 4:
878 goes into 1794 2 times with a remainder of 38.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
The remainder is 38 after subtracting 1756 from 1794.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 38 and repeat the process: 385 / 878

Step 5:
The number 878 fits into 385 0 times, leaving a remainder of 385.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 20.0
Subtract 0 from 385 to get 385.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 385, then repeat: 3859 / 878

Let's proceed to step 6:
878 goes into 3859 4 times with a remainder of 347.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 204.0
Subtracting 3512 from 3859 leaves us with 347.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 347 and repeat the process: 3474 / 878

Let's proceed to step 7:
3474 divided by 878 is 3 with a remainder of 840.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2043.0
The remainder is 840 after subtracting 2634 from 3474.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 840 and repeat the process: 8409 / 878

Advancing to step 8:
8409 divided by 878 is 9 with a remainder of 507.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 20439.0
Subtract 7902 from 8409 to get 507.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5070, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
878 goes into 5070 5 times with a remainder of 680.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 20439.5
Subtract 4390 from 5070 to get 680.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6800, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
When dividing 6800 by 878, we get 7 with a remainder of 654.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 20439.57
The remainder is 654 after subtracting 6146 from 6800.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6540, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
When dividing 6540 by 878, we get 7 with a remainder of 394.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 20439.577
If we subtract 6146 from 6540, we get 394.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3940, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 20439.577 with a balance of 0.0394.