973978 divided by 8 
We're looking to find how many times 8 goes into 973978.

Moving on to step 1:
When dividing 9 by 8, we get 1 with a remainder of 1.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 8 from 9.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 17 / 8

Step 2:
The number 8 fits into 17 2 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12.0
If we take 16 away from 17, we end up with 1.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 13 / 8

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 13 by 8, we get 1 with a remainder of 5.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 121.0
Deduct 8 from 13 and we're left with 5.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 59 / 8

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 59 by 8, we get 7 and a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 1217.0
Subtracting 56 from 59 leaves us with 3.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 37 / 8

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 37 by 8, we get 4 and a remainder of 5.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12174.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 32 from 37.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 58 / 8

Advancing to step 6:
If we divide 58 by 8, we get 7 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 121747.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 56 from 58.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
8 goes into 20 2 times with a remainder of 4.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 121747.2
Deduct 16 from 20 and we're left 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.

Step 8:
40 divided by 8 is 5 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 121747.25
Deduct 40 from 40 and we're left 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.

On to step 9:
If we divide 0 by 8, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 121747.25
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.

Moving on to step 10:
8 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 121747.25
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.

In conclusion, the division gives 121747.25 with a balance of 0.0.