We look at the division of 868588 by 23 
Let's see how many times 23 fits into 868588.

Moving on to step 1:
8 divided by 23 is 0 with a remainder of 8.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 8 to get 8.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 8 and continue with: 86 / 23

Step 2:
When dividing 86 by 23, we get 3 with a remainder of 17.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
If we subtract 69 from 86, we get 17.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 17, then carry on: 178 / 23

Advancing to step 3:
178 divided by 23 is 7 with a remainder of 17.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 37.0
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 161 from 178.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 17 and repeat the process: 175 / 23

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 23 fits into 175 7 times, leaving a remainder of 14.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 377.0
Deduct 161 from 175 and we're left with 14.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 14, then carry on: 148 / 23

Let's proceed to step 5:
The number 23 fits into 148 6 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3776.0
If we subtract 138 from 148, we get 10.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 10, then repeat: 108 / 23

Let's proceed to step 6:
23 goes into 108 4 times with a remainder of 16.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 37764.0
Deduct 92 from 108 and we're left with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Step 7:
23 can be fit into 160 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 22.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 37764.6
Subtract 138 from 160 to get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Step 8:
When dividing 220 by 23, we get 9 with a remainder of 13.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 37764.69
If we subtract 207 from 220, we get 13.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
130 divided by 23 is 5 with a remainder of 15.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 37764.695
If we subtract 115 from 130, we get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
If we divide 150 by 23, we get 6 and a remainder of 12.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 37764.6956
If we subtract 138 from 150, we get 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 11:
The number 23 fits into 120 5 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 37764.69565
Deduct 115 from 120 and we're left with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
50 divided by 23 is 2 with a remainder of 4.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 37764.695652
If we subtract 46 from 50, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
The number 23 fits into 40 1 times, leaving a remainder of 17.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 37764.6956521
If we take 23 away from 40, we end up with 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
23 can be fit into 170 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 37764.69565217
If we subtract 161 from 170, we get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 37764.69565217 with a balance of 9e-09.