We're dividing 38973861 by 26 
We want to divide 38973861 by 26.

Advancing to step 1:
26 goes into 3 0 times with a remainder of 3.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 3, we end up with 3.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 38 / 26

Step 2:
38 divided by 26 is 1 with a remainder of 12.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 26 from 38.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 12 and continue: 129 / 26

Moving on to step 3:
If we divide 129 by 26, we get 4 and a remainder of 25.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 14.0
If we subtract 104 from 129, we get 25.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 25 and continue: 257 / 26

Step 4:
When dividing 257 by 26, we get 9 with a remainder of 23.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 149.0
Subtract 234 from 257 to get 23.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 23, then carry on: 233 / 26

Moving on to step 5:
26 goes into 233 8 times with a remainder of 25.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1498.0
If we take 208 away from 233, we end up with 25.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 25 and continue with: 258 / 26

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 258 by 26, we get 9 with a remainder of 24.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 14989.0
If we take 234 away from 258, we end up with 24.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 24 and continue with: 246 / 26

Let's proceed to step 7:
26 can be fit into 246 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 149899.0
If we take 234 away from 246, we end up with 12.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 12 and continue with: 121 / 26

Let's proceed to step 8:
26 goes into 121 4 times with a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1498994.0
If we take 104 away from 121, we end up with 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
When dividing 170 by 26, we get 6 with a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 1498994.6
If we take 156 away from 170, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
26 goes into 140 5 times with a remainder of 10.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1498994.65
Subtracting 130 from 140 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Step 11:
26 goes into 100 3 times with a remainder of 22.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1498994.653
If we take 78 away from 100, we end up with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
If we divide 220 by 26, we get 8 and a remainder of 12.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1498994.6538
If we take 208 away from 220, we end up with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
The number 26 fits into 120 4 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1498994.65384
Subtract 104 from 120 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
26 can be fit into 160 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 1498994.653846
If we subtract 156 from 160, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Step 15:
26 goes into 40 1 times with a remainder of 14.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1498994.6538461
If we take 26 away from 40, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 16:
If we divide 140 by 26, we get 5 and a remainder of 10.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1498994.65384615
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 130 from 140.
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 1498994.65384615 with a remaining 1e-08.