We divide 549974 by 3
We're looking to find how many times 3 goes into 549974.

Moving on to step 1:
3 goes into 5 1 times with a remainder of 2.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 3 from 5 to get 2.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 24 / 3

On to step 2:
3 can be fit into 24 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 18.0
Subtracting 24 from 24 leaves us with 0.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 9 / 3

Moving on to step 3:
The number 3 fits into 9 3 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 183.0
If we take 9 away from 9, we end up with 0.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 0, then carry on: 9 / 3

Advancing to step 4:
If we divide 9 by 3, we get 3 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1833.0
If we take 9 away from 9, we end up with 0.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 7 / 3

Step 5:
If we divide 7 by 3, we get 2 and a remainder of 1.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18332.0
Subtracting 6 from 7 leaves us with 1.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 14 / 3

Step 6:
When dividing 14 by 3, we get 4 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 183324.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 12 from 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
3 goes into 20 6 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 183324.6
Subtracting 18 from 20 leaves us with 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 8:
20 divided by 3 is 6 with a remainder of 2.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 183324.66
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 18 from 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 183324.66, and the remainder is 0.002.