596243 divided by 78 
We're looking to find how many times 78 goes into 596243.

Going ahead to step 1:
78 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 5, we get 5.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 59 / 78

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 59 by 78, we get 0 and a remainder of 59.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 59, we end up with 59.
Include the next digit (6) from the dividend after 59, then repeat: 596 / 78

Going ahead to step 3:
78 goes into 596 7 times with a remainder of 50.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 7.0
Subtract 546 from 596 to get 50.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 50 and continue with: 502 / 78

On to step 4:
When dividing 502 by 78, we get 6 with a remainder of 34.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 76.0
Subtract 468 from 502 to get 34.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 34, then carry on: 344 / 78

Let's proceed to step 5:
78 can be fit into 344 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 32.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 764.0
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 312 from 344.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 32 and continue with: 323 / 78

Step 6:
78 can be fit into 323 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 11.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 7644.0
Deduct 312 from 323 and we're left with 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 110 by 78, we get 1 with a remainder of 32.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7644.1
Subtract 78 from 110 to get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
78 can be fit into 320 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7644.14
Subtract 312 from 320 to get 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Step 9:
78 goes into 80 1 times with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 7644.141
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 78 from 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
20 divided by 78 is 0 with a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7644.141
Subtract 0 from 20 to get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
78 goes into 200 2 times with a remainder of 44.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7644.14102
Subtract 156 from 200 to 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
If we divide 440 by 78, we get 5 and a remainder of 50.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 7644.141025
Subtract 390 from 440 to get 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 500 by 78, we get 6 with a remainder of 32.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7644.1410256
Subtract 468 from 500 to get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
The number 78 fits into 320 4 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 7644.14102564
If we take 312 away from 320, we end up with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 7644.14102564 and a remainder of 8e-09.