We're dividing 972356 by 2 
We're looking to find how many times 2 goes into 972356.

Advancing to step 1:
When dividing 9 by 2, we get 4 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 4.0
Deduct 8 from 9 and we're left with 1.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 17 / 2

Advancing to step 2:
If we divide 17 by 2, we get 8 and a remainder of 1.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 48.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 16 from 17.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 12 / 2

On to step 3:
The number 2 fits into 12 6 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 486.0
Subtract 12 from 12 to get 0.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 3 / 2

Moving on to step 4:
2 goes into 3 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4861.0
If we take 2 away from 3, we end up with 1.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 15 / 2

Step 5:
The number 2 fits into 15 7 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 48617.0
If we take 14 away from 15, we end up with 1.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 16 / 2

Let's proceed to step 6:
If we divide 16 by 2, we get 8 and a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 486178.0
If we subtract 16 from 16, 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.

Advancing to step 7:
2 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 486178.0
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up with 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 8:
When dividing 0 by 2, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 486178.0
If we subtract 0 from 0, 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.

After the division, we end up with 486178.0 and a remainder of 0.0.