Let's divide 471997 by 56
Let's see how many times 56 fits into 471997.

On to step 1:
56 goes into 4 0 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 47 / 56

On to step 2:
The number 56 fits into 47 0 times, leaving a remainder of 47.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 47 after subtracting 0 from 47.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 47, then repeat: 471 / 56

Moving on to step 3:
471 divided by 56 is 8 with a remainder of 23.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8.0
If we take 448 away from 471, we end up with 23.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 23 and continue with: 239 / 56

Advancing to step 4:
When dividing 239 by 56, we get 4 with a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 84.0
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 224 from 239.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 15, then carry on: 159 / 56

Advancing to step 5:
159 divided by 56 is 2 with a remainder of 47.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 842.0
Subtracting 112 from 159 leaves us with 47.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 47, then repeat: 477 / 56

On to step 6:
56 goes into 477 8 times with a remainder of 29.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8428.0
Subtracting 448 from 477 leaves us with 29.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 290, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 290 by 56, we get 5 and a remainder of 10.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8428.5
Subtracting 280 from 290 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
The number 56 fits into 100 1 times, leaving a remainder of 44.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 8428.51
Deduct 56 from 100 and we're left with 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 56 fits into 440 7 times, leaving a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 8428.517
If we take 392 away from 440, we end up with 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
56 goes into 480 8 times with a remainder of 32.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8428.5178
If we take 448 away from 480, we end up with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
When dividing 320 by 56, we get 5 with a remainder of 40.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8428.51785
Deduct 280 from 320 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
If we divide 400 by 56, we get 7 and a remainder of 8.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8428.517857
Deduct 392 from 400 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 13:
80 divided by 56 is 1 with a remainder of 24.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8428.5178571
Subtract 56 from 80 to get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
56 can be fit into 240 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8428.51785714
If we subtract 224 from 240, we 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.

The final outcome is 8428.51785714, with a leftover of 1.6e-08.