We look at the division of 156961 by 38 
Let's see how many times 38 fits into 156961.

Step 1:
The number 38 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 15 / 38

Advancing to step 2:
38 goes into 15 0 times with a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 15 leaves us with 15.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 156 / 38

Moving on to step 3:
The number 38 fits into 156 4 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4.0
Subtracting 152 from 156 leaves us with 4.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 49 / 38

On to step 4:
The number 38 fits into 49 1 times, leaving a remainder of 11.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 41.0
The remainder is 11 after subtracting 38 from 49.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 11 and continue: 116 / 38

On to step 5:
If we divide 116 by 38, we get 3 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 413.0
Subtract 114 from 116 to get 2.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 21 / 38

Advancing to step 6:
38 goes into 21 0 times with a remainder of 21.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4130.0
If we take 0 away from 21, we end up with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
If we divide 210 by 38, we get 5 and a remainder of 20.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4130.5
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 190 from 210.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 200 by 38, we get 5 and a remainder of 10.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4130.55
If we subtract 190 from 200, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Our division results in 4130.55 with a remaining 0.01.