71728 ÷ 5 = 14345 R3
We're going to perform division on 71728 with 5 as the divisor.

Step 1:
5 goes into 7 1 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1
Subtract 5 from 7 to get 2.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 21 / 5

Step 2:
5 goes into 21 4 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 14
Subtract 20 from 21 to get 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 5

Step 3:
5 goes into 17 3 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 3 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 143
Subtract 15 from 17 to get 2.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 22 / 5

Step 4:
5 goes into 22 4 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1434
Subtract 20 from 22 to get 2.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 28 / 5

Step 5:
5 goes into 28 5 times with a remainder of 3.
Write down 5 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 14345
Subtract 25 from 28 to get 3.

The final result is 14345 with a remainder of 3.