Let's divide 879459 by 5
We want to divide 879459 by 5.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 5 fits into 8 1 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 5 from 8 and we're left with 3.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 37 / 5

Step 2:
The number 5 fits into 37 7 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17.0
Subtract 35 from 37 to get 2.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 29 / 5

Step 3:
If we divide 29 by 5, we get 5 and a remainder of 4.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 175.0
If we take 25 away from 29, we end up with 4.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 44 / 5

On to step 4:
5 goes into 44 8 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1758.0
Subtracting 40 from 44 leaves us with 4.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 45 / 5

Going ahead to step 5:
45 divided by 5 is 9 with a remainder of 0.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17589.0
Subtract 45 from 45 to get 0.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 9 / 5

Step 6:
5 can be fit into 9 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 175891.0
If we take 5 away from 9, we end up with 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 7:
5 can be fit into 40 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 175891.8
If we subtract 40 from 40, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 8:
If we divide 0 by 5, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 175891.8
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
If we divide 0 by 5, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 175891.8
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 175891.8, with a leftover of 0.0.