We look at the division of 408542 by 27 
We want to divide 408542 by 27.

Let's proceed to step 1:
If we divide 4 by 27, we get 0 and a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 4 to get 4.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 40 / 27

Step 2:
When dividing 40 by 27, we get 1 with a remainder of 13.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 27 from 40 leaves us with 13.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 13, then repeat: 138 / 27

Going ahead to step 3:
The number 27 fits into 138 5 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 15.0
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 135 from 138.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 35 / 27

On to step 4:
If we divide 35 by 27, we get 1 and a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 151.0
Subtracting 27 from 35 leaves us with 8.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 8, then repeat: 84 / 27

Let's proceed to step 5:
27 can be fit into 84 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1513.0
Subtracting 81 from 84 leaves us with 3.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 32 / 27

Let's proceed to step 6:
The number 27 fits into 32 1 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15131.0
Subtracting 27 from 32 leaves us 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.

Advancing to step 7:
If we divide 50 by 27, we get 1 and a remainder of 23.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 15131.1
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 27 from 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
27 can be fit into 230 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15131.18
Subtract 216 from 230 to get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
140 divided by 27 is 5 with a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 15131.185
Subtracting 135 from 140 leaves us 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 10:
When dividing 50 by 27, we get 1 with a remainder of 23.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 15131.1851
Deduct 27 from 50 and we're left with 23.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 230 by 27, we get 8 with a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15131.18518
If we subtract 216 from 230, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
27 can be fit into 140 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 15131.185185
If we subtract 135 from 140, we get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
27 goes into 50 1 times with a remainder of 23.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15131.1851851
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 27 from 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Step 14:
When dividing 230 by 27, we get 8 with a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 15131.18518518
If we subtract 216 from 230, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 15131.18518518 and a remainder of 1.4e-08.