We're dividing 24040729 by 462 
We're looking to find how many times 462 goes into 24040729.

Moving on to step 1:
462 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 24 / 462

Moving on to step 2:
If we divide 24 by 462, we get 0 and a remainder of 24.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 24 to get 24.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 24, then repeat: 240 / 462

Moving on to step 3:
240 divided by 462 is 0 with a remainder of 240.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 240 and we're left with 240.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 240 and repeat the process: 2404 / 462

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 2404 by 462, we get 5 and a remainder of 94.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Deduct 2310 from 2404 and we're left with 94.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 94 and continue: 940 / 462

On to step 5:
The number 462 fits into 940 2 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 52.0
Deduct 924 from 940 and we're left with 16.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 16, then carry on: 167 / 462

Going ahead to step 6:
462 goes into 167 0 times with a remainder of 167.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 520.0
If we subtract 0 from 167, we get 167.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 167, then carry on: 1672 / 462

Let's proceed to step 7:
1672 divided by 462 is 3 with a remainder of 286.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5203.0
Deduct 1386 from 1672 and we're left with 286.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 286 and continue with: 2869 / 462

Going ahead to step 8:
2869 divided by 462 is 6 with a remainder of 97.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 52036.0
Deduct 2772 from 2869 and we're left with 97.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 970, and continue the process.

Step 9:
If we divide 970 by 462, we get 2 and a remainder of 46.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 52036.2
Subtracting 924 from 970 leaves us with 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
462 goes into 460 0 times with a remainder of 460.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 52036.2
If we take 0 away from 460, we end up with 460.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4600, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
When dividing 4600 by 462, we get 9 with a remainder of 442.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 52036.209
Deduct 4158 from 4600 and we're left with 442.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4420, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
The number 462 fits into 4420 9 times, leaving a remainder of 262.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 52036.2099
If we take 4158 away from 4420, we end up with 262.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2620, and continue the process.

The final result is 52036.2099 with a remainder of 0.00262.