We divide 409988 by 72
We're looking to find how many times 72 goes into 409988.

Advancing to step 1:
The number 72 fits into 4 0 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 4 and we're left with 4.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 40 / 72

Going ahead to step 2:
The number 72 fits into 40 0 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 40, then carry on: 409 / 72

Going ahead to step 3:
If we divide 409 by 72, we get 5 and a remainder of 49.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Deduct 360 from 409 and we're left with 49.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 49, then carry on: 499 / 72

Advancing to step 4:
If we divide 499 by 72, we get 6 and a remainder of 67.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 56.0
The remainder is 67 after subtracting 432 from 499.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 67, then repeat: 678 / 72

Moving on to step 5:
If we divide 678 by 72, we get 9 and a remainder of 30.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 569.0
Subtract 648 from 678 to get 30.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 30, then repeat: 308 / 72

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 308 by 72, we get 4 with a remainder of 20.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5694.0
If we take 288 away from 308, we end up with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Step 7:
72 can be fit into 200 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 56.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5694.2
Subtract 144 from 200 to get 56.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 560, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
72 can be fit into 560 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 56.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5694.27
Deduct 504 from 560 and we're left with 56.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 560, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
72 goes into 560 7 times with a remainder of 56.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5694.277
Deduct 504 from 560 and we're left with 56.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 560, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 5694.277, and the remainder is 0.0056.