171234 ÷ 41 
We're looking to find how many times 41 goes into 171234.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 41 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 41

Advancing to step 2:
If we divide 17 by 41, we get 0 and a remainder of 17.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 17 and we're left with 17.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 17 and repeat the process: 171 / 41

On to step 3:
The number 41 fits into 171 4 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 164 from 171, we get 7.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 7 and continue: 72 / 41

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 72 by 41, we get 1 and a remainder of 31.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 41.0
Deduct 41 from 72 and we're left with 31.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 31, then repeat: 313 / 41

Let's proceed to step 5:
If we divide 313 by 41, we get 7 and a remainder of 26.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 417.0
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 287 from 313.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 26, then repeat: 264 / 41

Step 6:
264 divided by 41 is 6 with a remainder of 18.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4176.0
If we take 246 away from 264, we end up with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
180 divided by 41 is 4 with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4176.4
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 164 from 180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
When dividing 160 by 41, we get 3 with a remainder of 37.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4176.43
Deduct 123 from 160 and we're left with 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
41 goes into 370 9 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 4176.439
If we subtract 369 from 370, 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.

Step 10:
The number 41 fits into 10 0 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4176.439
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 0 from 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
41 can be fit into 100 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4176.43902
Subtracting 82 from 100 leaves us with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
When dividing 180 by 41, we get 4 with a remainder of 16.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4176.439024
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 164 from 180.
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 13:
The number 41 fits into 160 3 times, leaving a remainder of 37.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4176.4390243
If we subtract 123 from 160, we get 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
If we divide 370 by 41, we get 9 and a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4176.43902439
Subtracting 369 from 370 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.

The final result is 4176.43902439 with a remainder of 1e-09.