286997 ÷ 8 
We want to divide 286997 by 8.

Going ahead to step 1:
8 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 28 / 8

On to step 2:
8 can be fit into 28 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
If we take 24 away from 28, we end up with 4.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 46 / 8

Moving on to step 3:
46 divided by 8 is 5 with a remainder of 6.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 35.0
Deduct 40 from 46 and we're left with 6.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 6 and continue: 69 / 8

On to step 4:
8 can be fit into 69 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 358.0
Subtract 64 from 69 to get 5.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 59 / 8

On to step 5:
The number 8 fits into 59 7 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3587.0
If we take 56 away from 59, we end up with 3.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 37 / 8

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 37 by 8, we get 4 with a remainder of 5.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 35874.0
Subtract 32 from 37 to 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.

On to step 7:
When dividing 50 by 8, we get 6 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 35874.6
Subtracting 48 from 50 leaves us with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 20 by 8, we get 2 with a remainder of 4.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 35874.62
Subtract 16 from 20 to get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
When dividing 40 by 8, we get 5 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 35874.625
Subtract 40 from 40 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 10:
If we divide 0 by 8, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 35874.625
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.

Step 11:
The number 8 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 35874.625
If we subtract 0 from 0, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 35874.625 and a remainder of 0.0.