20542042 divided by 901 
We're looking to find how many times 901 goes into 20542042.

Moving on to step 1:
901 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 20 / 901

Moving on to step 2:
The number 901 fits into 20 0 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 0 from 20.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 20 and repeat the process: 205 / 901

Going ahead to step 3:
901 can be fit into 205 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 205.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 205 and we're left with 205.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 205, then carry on: 2054 / 901

Going ahead to step 4:
2054 divided by 901 is 2 with a remainder of 252.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 1802 away from 2054, we end up with 252.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 252 and continue: 2522 / 901

Moving on to step 5:
The number 901 fits into 2522 2 times, leaving a remainder of 720.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 22.0
If we subtract 1802 from 2522, we get 720.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 720, then repeat: 7200 / 901

Step 6:
The number 901 fits into 7200 7 times, leaving a remainder of 893.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 227.0
If we take 6307 away from 7200, we end up with 893.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 893, then carry on: 8934 / 901

Moving on to step 7:
The number 901 fits into 8934 9 times, leaving a remainder of 825.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2279.0
Subtract 8109 from 8934 to get 825.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 825, then repeat: 8252 / 901

Step 8:
The number 901 fits into 8252 9 times, leaving a remainder of 143.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 22799.0
Subtract 8109 from 8252 to get 143.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1430, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
If we divide 1430 by 901, we get 1 and a remainder of 529.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 22799.1
The remainder is 529 after subtracting 901 from 1430.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5290, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
5290 divided by 901 is 5 with a remainder of 785.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 22799.15
Deduct 4505 from 5290 and we're left with 785.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7850, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
901 goes into 7850 8 times with a remainder of 642.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 22799.158
If we subtract 7208 from 7850, we get 642.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6420, and continue the process.

Step 12:
The number 901 fits into 6420 7 times, leaving a remainder of 113.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 22799.1587
Subtract 6307 from 6420 to get 113.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1130, and continue the process.

Step 13:
901 can be fit into 1130 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 229.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 22799.15871
If we subtract 901 from 1130, we get 229.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2290, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
901 can be fit into 2290 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 488.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 22799.158712
Subtract 1802 from 2290 to get 488.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4880, and continue the process.

On to step 15:
When dividing 4880 by 901, we get 5 with a remainder of 375.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 22799.1587125
If we subtract 4505 from 4880, we get 375.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3750, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 16:
If we divide 3750 by 901, we get 4 and a remainder of 146.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 22799.15871254
Subtracting 3604 from 3750 leaves us with 146.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1460, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 22799.15871254 and a remainder of 1.46e-07.