We look at the division of 18438053 by 508 
Our goal is to divide 18438053 by 508.

Step 1:
When dividing 1 by 508, we get 0 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 18 / 508

On to step 2:
If we divide 18 by 508, we get 0 and a remainder of 18.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 18 to get 18.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 18 and continue: 184 / 508

Advancing to step 3:
508 can be fit into 184 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 184.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 184 to get 184.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 184, then repeat: 1843 / 508

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 508 fits into 1843 3 times, leaving a remainder of 319.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 1524 from 1843 leaves us with 319.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 319, then carry on: 3198 / 508

Advancing to step 5:
508 goes into 3198 6 times with a remainder of 150.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 36.0
The remainder is 150 after subtracting 3048 from 3198.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 150, then carry on: 1500 / 508

Step 6:
508 can be fit into 1500 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 484.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 362.0
The remainder is 484 after subtracting 1016 from 1500.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 484 and repeat the process: 4845 / 508

Step 7:
508 can be fit into 4845 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 273.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3629.0
Deduct 4572 from 4845 and we're left with 273.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 273 and repeat the process: 2733 / 508

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 508 fits into 2733 5 times, leaving a remainder of 193.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 36295.0
Subtract 2540 from 2733 to get 193.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1930, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
508 goes into 1930 3 times with a remainder of 406.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 36295.3
Subtracting 1524 from 1930 leaves us with 406.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4060, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
4060 divided by 508 is 7 with a remainder of 504.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 36295.37
Deduct 3556 from 4060 and we're left with 504.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5040, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 5040 by 508, we get 9 with a remainder of 468.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 36295.379
The remainder is 468 after subtracting 4572 from 5040.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4680, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
The number 508 fits into 4680 9 times, leaving a remainder of 108.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 36295.3799
Subtract 4572 from 4680 to get 108.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1080, and continue the process.

Our division results in 36295.3799 with a remaining 0.00108.