55904 divided by 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 55904.

Going ahead to step 1:
31 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 5, we end up with 5.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 55 / 31

On to step 2:
31 can be fit into 55 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 31 from 55 leaves us with 24.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 24 and repeat the process: 249 / 31

Advancing to step 3:
The number 31 fits into 249 8 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 18.0
If we take 248 away from 249, we end up with 1.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 10 / 31

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 31 fits into 10 0 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 180.0
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 10, then repeat: 104 / 31

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 104 by 31, we get 3 and a remainder of 11.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1803.0
Subtract 93 from 104 to get 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 6:
31 can be fit into 110 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1803.3
Subtract 93 from 110 to get 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 170 by 31, we get 5 and a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1803.35
Deduct 155 from 170 and we're left with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Step 8:
When dividing 150 by 31, we get 4 with a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 1803.354
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 124 from 150.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
If we divide 260 by 31, we get 8 and a remainder of 12.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1803.3548
Subtract 248 from 260 to get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
The number 31 fits into 120 3 times, leaving a remainder of 27.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1803.35483
Subtract 93 from 120 to get 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
31 goes into 270 8 times with a remainder of 22.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 1803.354838
If we take 248 away from 270, 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
The number 31 fits into 220 7 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1803.3548387
If we take 217 away from 220, we end up with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
31 can be fit into 30 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 30.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1803.3548387
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 0 from 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1803.3548387 with a remaining 3e-08.