Let's divide 987542 by 97
We want to divide 987542 by 97.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 9 by 97, we get 0 and a remainder of 9.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 9, we end up with 9.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 98 / 97

Let's proceed to step 2:
97 goes into 98 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 97 away from 98, we end up with 1.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 17 / 97

Let's proceed to step 3:
17 divided by 97 is 0 with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 10.0
Subtract 0 from 17 to get 17.
Append the next digit (5) from the dividend to 17 and continue with: 175 / 97

Moving on to step 4:
97 can be fit into 175 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 78.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 101.0
The remainder is 78 after subtracting 97 from 175.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 78 and repeat the process: 784 / 97

Advancing to step 5:
The number 97 fits into 784 8 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1018.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 776 from 784.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 8, then carry on: 82 / 97

Let's proceed to step 6:
97 can be fit into 82 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 82.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 10180.0
If we subtract 0 from 82, we get 82.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 820, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
97 goes into 820 8 times with a remainder of 44.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10180.8
If we subtract 776 from 820, we 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
If we divide 440 by 97, we get 4 and a remainder of 52.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 10180.84
Subtracting 388 from 440 leaves us with 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
If we divide 520 by 97, we get 5 and a remainder of 35.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10180.845
If we take 485 away from 520, we end up with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
When dividing 350 by 97, we get 3 with a remainder of 59.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 10180.8453
Deduct 291 from 350 and we're left with 59.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 590, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
97 can be fit into 590 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 10180.84536
Deduct 582 from 590 and we're left 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.

Step 12:
When dividing 80 by 97, we get 0 with a remainder of 80.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10180.84536
Subtracting 0 from 80 leaves us with 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 800, and continue the process.

Step 13:
If we divide 800 by 97, we get 8 and a remainder of 24.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 10180.8453608
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 776 from 800.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
If we divide 240 by 97, we get 2 and a remainder of 46.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10180.84536082
Subtracting 194 from 240 leaves us with 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 10180.84536082 and a remainder of 4.6e-08.