We're dividing 988421 by 47 
We're looking to find how many times 47 goes into 988421.

Moving on to step 1:
When dividing 9 by 47, we get 0 with a remainder of 9.
Write down 0 as next digit of 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 / 47

On to step 2:
98 divided by 47 is 2 with a remainder of 4.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 94 from 98 and we're left with 4.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 48 / 47

Going ahead to step 3:
47 can be fit into 48 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 21.0
Subtracting 47 from 48 leaves us with 1.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 14 / 47

On to step 4:
14 divided by 47 is 0 with a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 210.0
Subtract 0 from 14 to get 14.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 14 and continue: 142 / 47

Step 5:
If we divide 142 by 47, we get 3 and a remainder of 1.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2103.0
If we subtract 141 from 142, we get 1.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 11 / 47

Moving on to step 6:
47 can be fit into 11 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 11.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 21030.0
If we subtract 0 from 11, we get 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
110 divided by 47 is 2 with a remainder of 16.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 21030.2
Subtract 94 from 110 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 160 by 47, we get 3 with a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 21030.23
The remainder is 19 after subtracting 141 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
47 goes into 190 4 times with a remainder of 2.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 21030.234
Subtract 188 from 190 to get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
When dividing 20 by 47, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 21030.234
If we subtract 0 from 20, we get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
The number 47 fits into 200 4 times, leaving a remainder of 12.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 21030.23404
Subtracting 188 from 200 leaves us with 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 12:
47 goes into 120 2 times with a remainder of 26.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 21030.234042
Subtracting 94 from 120 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.

Step 13:
The number 47 fits into 260 5 times, leaving a remainder of 25.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 21030.2340425
Subtracting 235 from 260 leaves us with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Step 14:
When dividing 250 by 47, we get 5 with a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 21030.23404255
Subtracting 235 from 250 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.

The final result is 21030.23404255 with a remainder of 1.5e-08.