117724 divided by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 117724.

Moving on to step 1:
42 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 11 / 42

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 11 by 42, we get 0 with a remainder of 11.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 11, we get 11.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 11, then repeat: 117 / 42

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 117 by 42, we get 2 with a remainder of 33.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 84 from 117 and we're left with 33.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 33 and continue with: 337 / 42

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 337 by 42, we get 8 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 28.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 336 from 337.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 12 / 42

Going ahead to step 5:
12 divided by 42 is 0 with a remainder of 12.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 280.0
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 0 from 12.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 12, then repeat: 124 / 42

Step 6:
The number 42 fits into 124 2 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2802.0
If we take 84 away from 124, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
42 goes into 400 9 times with a remainder of 22.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2802.9
If we subtract 378 from 400, we get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Step 8:
When dividing 220 by 42, we get 5 with a remainder of 10.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2802.95
Subtracting 210 from 220 leaves us 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.

On to step 9:
100 divided by 42 is 2 with a remainder of 16.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2802.952
Subtracting 84 from 100 leaves us with 16.
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:
The number 42 fits into 160 3 times, leaving a remainder of 34.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2802.9523
If we take 126 away from 160, we end up with 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
The number 42 fits into 340 8 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2802.95238
If we subtract 336 from 340, we 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
42 can be fit into 40 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2802.95238
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 0 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
42 goes into 400 9 times with a remainder of 22.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2802.9523809
If we subtract 378 from 400, we get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Step 14:
When dividing 220 by 42, we get 5 with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2802.95238095
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 210 from 220.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 2802.95238095 with a balance of 1e-08.