We look at the division of 256474 by 3 
Our goal is to divide 256474 by 3.

On to step 1:
3 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 25 / 3

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 25 by 3, we get 8 with a remainder of 1.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 24 from 25.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 16 / 3

On to step 3:
If we divide 16 by 3, we get 5 and a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 85.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 15 from 16.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 14 / 3

Step 4:
14 divided by 3 is 4 with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 854.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 12 from 14.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 27 / 3

Step 5:
When dividing 27 by 3, we get 9 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 8549.0
If we take 27 away from 27, we end up with 0.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 4 / 3

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 4 by 3, we get 1 with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 85491.0
If we subtract 3 from 4, 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.

Going ahead to step 7:
10 divided by 3 is 3 with a remainder of 1.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 85491.3
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 9 from 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
If we divide 10 by 3, we get 3 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 85491.33
Subtracting 9 from 10 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 85491.33 with a remainder of 0.001.