We look at the division of 986624 by 42 
Our goal is to divide 986624 by 42.

On to step 1:
9 divided by 42 is 0 with a remainder of 9.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 9 after subtracting 0 from 9.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 9, then carry on: 98 / 42

Advancing to step 2:
42 can be fit into 98 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we subtract 84 from 98, we get 14.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 14 and continue: 146 / 42

Going ahead to step 3:
42 goes into 146 3 times with a remainder of 20.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 23.0
If we take 126 away from 146, we end up with 20.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 20 and continue: 206 / 42

Let's proceed to step 4:
206 divided by 42 is 4 with a remainder of 38.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 234.0
Subtract 168 from 206 to get 38.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 38 and continue: 382 / 42

Advancing to step 5:
42 goes into 382 9 times with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2349.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 378 from 382.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 44 / 42

On to step 6:
44 divided by 42 is 1 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 23491.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 42 from 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Step 7:
42 goes into 20 0 times with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 23491.0
Deduct 0 from 20 and we're left with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
If we divide 200 by 42, we get 4 and a remainder of 32.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 23491.04
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 168 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
When dividing 320 by 42, we get 7 with a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 23491.047
Subtracting 294 from 320 leaves us with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
42 can be fit into 260 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 23491.0476
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 252 from 260.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Step 11:
42 can be fit into 80 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 23491.04761
Subtracting 42 from 80 leaves us with 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Step 12:
When dividing 380 by 42, we get 9 with a remainder of 2.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 23491.047619
If we take 378 away from 380, we end up with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
42 can be fit into 20 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 23491.047619
Deduct 0 from 20 and we're left with 20.
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 14:
When dividing 200 by 42, we get 4 with a remainder of 32.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 23491.04761904
If we take 168 away from 200, we end up with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

The final result is 23491.04761904 with a remainder of 3.2e-08.