We look at the division of 438173 by 74 
We're looking to find how many times 74 goes into 438173.

Moving on to step 1:
4 divided by 74 is 0 with a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 0 from 4.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 43 / 74

Advancing to step 2:
74 goes into 43 0 times with a remainder of 43.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 43 to get 43.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 43, then carry on: 438 / 74

Moving on to step 3:
74 can be fit into 438 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 68.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 5.0
The remainder is 68 after subtracting 370 from 438.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 68, then carry on: 681 / 74

Step 4:
If we divide 681 by 74, we get 9 and a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 59.0
If we subtract 666 from 681, we get 15.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 157 / 74

On to step 5:
74 can be fit into 157 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 592.0
If we subtract 148 from 157, we get 9.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 9 and continue: 93 / 74

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 93 by 74, we get 1 with a remainder of 19.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5921.0
Deduct 74 from 93 and we're left with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
190 divided by 74 is 2 with a remainder of 42.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5921.2
Subtracting 148 from 190 leaves us with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
74 can be fit into 420 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 50.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5921.25
Subtract 370 from 420 to get 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
74 goes into 500 6 times with a remainder of 56.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5921.256
If we subtract 444 from 500, we get 56.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 560, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
If we divide 560 by 74, we get 7 and a remainder of 42.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5921.2567
Subtracting 518 from 560 leaves us with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
If we divide 420 by 74, we get 5 and a remainder of 50.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 5921.25675
Deduct 370 from 420 and we're left with 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
74 goes into 500 6 times with a remainder of 56.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5921.256756
Subtracting 444 from 500 leaves us with 56.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 560, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
74 goes into 560 7 times with a remainder of 42.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5921.2567567
Deduct 518 from 560 and we're left with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
74 can be fit into 420 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 50.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5921.25675675
If we subtract 370 from 420, we get 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 5921.25675675 with a balance of 5e-08.