248697 ÷ 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 248697.

Step 1:
When dividing 2 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 24 / 31

Going ahead to step 2:
When dividing 24 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 24.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 24, we get 24.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 24, then carry on: 248 / 31

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 248 by 31, we get 8 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 8.0
If we take 248 away from 248, we end up with 0.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 6 / 31

On to step 4:
When dividing 6 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 6.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 80.0
If we subtract 0 from 6, we get 6.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 69 / 31

Going ahead to step 5:
When dividing 69 by 31, we get 2 with a remainder of 7.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 802.0
The remainder is 7 after subtracting 62 from 69.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 77 / 31

Step 6:
77 divided by 31 is 2 with a remainder of 15.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8022.0
Subtracting 62 from 77 leaves us 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.

Step 7:
150 divided by 31 is 4 with a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 8022.4
Deduct 124 from 150 and we're left with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Step 8:
When dividing 260 by 31, we get 8 with a remainder of 12.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8022.48
Subtract 248 from 260 to get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
120 divided by 31 is 3 with a remainder of 27.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8022.483
If we subtract 93 from 120, we get 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Step 10:
If we divide 270 by 31, we get 8 and a remainder of 22.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8022.4838
The remainder is 22 after subtracting 248 from 270.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Step 11:
31 can be fit into 220 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8022.48387
Subtracting 217 from 220 leaves us with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
If we divide 30 by 31, we get 0 and a remainder of 30.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8022.48387
If we subtract 0 from 30, we get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Step 13:
When dividing 300 by 31, we get 9 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8022.4838709
The remainder is 21 after subtracting 279 from 300.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
31 can be fit into 210 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8022.48387096
Subtracting 186 from 210 leaves us with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 8022.48387096, with a leftover of 2.4e-08.