We divide 51956 by 18
We're looking to find how many times 18 goes into 51956.

Going ahead to step 1:
18 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 5, we end up with 5.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 51 / 18

Step 2:
51 divided by 18 is 2 with a remainder of 15.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 36 away from 51, we end up with 15.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 15 and continue with: 159 / 18

Step 3:
159 divided by 18 is 8 with a remainder of 15.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 28.0
If we subtract 144 from 159, we get 15.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 15, then carry on: 155 / 18

Let's proceed to step 4:
155 divided by 18 is 8 with a remainder of 11.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 288.0
The remainder is 11 after subtracting 144 from 155.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 11 and repeat the process: 116 / 18

Let's proceed to step 5:
18 goes into 116 6 times with a remainder of 8.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2886.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 108 from 116.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 6:
18 goes into 80 4 times with a remainder of 8.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2886.4
Subtracting 72 from 80 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
The number 18 fits into 80 4 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2886.44
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 72 from 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 2886.44 and a remainder of 0.008.