We're dividing 139897 by 74 
We're looking to find how many times 74 goes into 139897.

Going ahead to step 1:
When dividing 1 by 74, we get 0 with a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 13 / 74

Moving on to step 2:
When dividing 13 by 74, we get 0 with a remainder of 13.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 13 after subtracting 0 from 13.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 13, then carry on: 139 / 74

Moving on to step 3:
74 goes into 139 1 times with a remainder of 65.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 74 from 139 leaves us with 65.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 65, then repeat: 658 / 74

Step 4:
The number 74 fits into 658 8 times, leaving a remainder of 66.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 18.0
Subtracting 592 from 658 leaves us with 66.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 66, then repeat: 669 / 74

Moving on to step 5:
If we divide 669 by 74, we get 9 and a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 189.0
Subtract 666 from 669 to get 3.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 37 / 74

On to step 6:
If we divide 37 by 74, we get 0 and a remainder of 37.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 1890.0
The remainder is 37 after subtracting 0 from 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Step 7:
370 divided by 74 is 5 with a remainder of 0.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1890.5
Subtract 370 from 370 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.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 0 by 74, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 1890.5
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.

Moving on to step 9:
When dividing 0 by 74, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1890.5
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.

Our division results in 1890.5 with a remaining 0.0.