Let's divide 842887 by 53
We're looking to find how many times 53 goes into 842887.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 53 fits into 8 0 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 8 and we're left with 8.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 8 and continue with: 84 / 53

Advancing to step 2:
The number 53 fits into 84 1 times, leaving a remainder of 31.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 31 after subtracting 53 from 84.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 31, then carry on: 312 / 53

Going ahead to step 3:
53 can be fit into 312 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 47.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15.0
The remainder is 47 after subtracting 265 from 312.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 47 and continue with: 478 / 53

On to step 4:
53 goes into 478 9 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 159.0
Subtracting 477 from 478 leaves us with 1.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 18 / 53

Going ahead to step 5:
The number 53 fits into 18 0 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 1590.0
If we take 0 away from 18, we end up with 18.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 18, then repeat: 187 / 53

Moving on to step 6:
The number 53 fits into 187 3 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 15903.0
If we take 159 away from 187, we end up with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
The number 53 fits into 280 5 times, leaving a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15903.5
Deduct 265 from 280 and we're left with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
53 goes into 150 2 times with a remainder of 44.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 15903.52
If we subtract 106 from 150, we get 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Step 9:
The number 53 fits into 440 8 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15903.528
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 424 from 440.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
53 goes into 160 3 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15903.5283
Subtract 159 from 160 to 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.

Let's proceed to step 11:
53 can be fit into 10 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 15903.5283
If we take 0 away from 10, we end up with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
The number 53 fits into 100 1 times, leaving a remainder of 47.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 15903.528301
If we take 53 away from 100, we end up with 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
The number 53 fits into 470 8 times, leaving a remainder of 46.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15903.5283018
Subtract 424 from 470 to get 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
If we divide 460 by 53, we get 8 and a remainder of 36.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 15903.52830188
The remainder is 36 after subtracting 424 from 460.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

The final result is 15903.52830188 with a remainder of 3.6e-08.