We look at the division of 204259 by 87 
We're looking to find how many times 87 goes into 204259.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 87 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 20 / 87

On to step 2:
87 can be fit into 20 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 20 and we're left with 20.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 20 and continue: 204 / 87

Let's proceed to step 3:
If we divide 204 by 87, we get 2 and a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2.0
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 174 from 204.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 30 and continue with: 302 / 87

On to step 4:
When dividing 302 by 87, we get 3 with a remainder of 41.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 23.0
The remainder is 41 after subtracting 261 from 302.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 41, then repeat: 415 / 87

On to step 5:
87 can be fit into 415 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 67.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 234.0
Subtracting 348 from 415 leaves us with 67.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 67, then repeat: 679 / 87

Step 6:
When dividing 679 by 87, we get 7 with a remainder of 70.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2347.0
The remainder is 70 after subtracting 609 from 679.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
The number 87 fits into 700 8 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2347.8
Deduct 696 from 700 and we're left with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 40 by 87, we get 0 with a remainder of 40.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2347.8
If we subtract 0 from 40, we get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Step 9:
If we divide 400 by 87, we get 4 and a remainder of 52.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2347.804
The remainder is 52 after subtracting 348 from 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 520 by 87, we get 5 and a remainder of 85.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2347.8045
Subtract 435 from 520 to get 85.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 850, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 850 by 87, we get 9 with a remainder of 67.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2347.80459
The remainder is 67 after subtracting 783 from 850.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 670, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
670 divided by 87 is 7 with a remainder of 61.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 2347.804597
Subtracting 609 from 670 leaves us with 61.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 610, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
87 goes into 610 7 times with a remainder of 1.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2347.8045977
If we subtract 609 from 610, we get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

The final result is 2347.8045977 with a remainder of 1e-08.