We're dividing 539447 by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 539447.

Let's proceed to step 1:
42 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 53 / 42

Step 2:
42 can be fit into 53 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 11.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 42 away from 53, we end up with 11.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 11, then repeat: 119 / 42

Step 3:
119 divided by 42 is 2 with a remainder of 35.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 12.0
Subtract 84 from 119 to get 35.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 35 and continue with: 354 / 42

On to step 4:
The number 42 fits into 354 8 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 128.0
If we take 336 away from 354, we end up with 18.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 18 and continue with: 184 / 42

Step 5:
184 divided by 42 is 4 with a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1284.0
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 168 from 184.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 16, then carry on: 167 / 42

On to step 6:
When dividing 167 by 42, we get 3 with a remainder of 41.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12843.0
Subtracting 126 from 167 leaves us with 41.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 410, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
The number 42 fits into 410 9 times, leaving a remainder of 32.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 12843.9
Subtract 378 from 410 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.

Step 8:
The number 42 fits into 320 7 times, leaving a remainder of 26.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12843.97
Subtract 294 from 320 to get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
The number 42 fits into 260 6 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12843.976
Subtracting 252 from 260 leaves us 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.

Let's proceed to step 10:
The number 42 fits into 80 1 times, leaving a remainder of 38.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 12843.9761
If we subtract 42 from 80, we get 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 380 by 42, we get 9 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 12843.97619
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 378 from 380.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Step 12:
When dividing 20 by 42, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12843.97619
If we take 0 away from 20, we end up with 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 13:
200 divided by 42 is 4 with a remainder of 32.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12843.9761904
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 168 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Step 14:
42 goes into 320 7 times with a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 12843.97619047
Subtracting 294 from 320 leaves us 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.

Our division results in 12843.97619047 with a remaining 2.6e-08.