We're dividing 171738 by 1 
We want to divide 171738 by 1.

On to step 1:
1 goes into 1 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 1 from 1 to get 0.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 0, then carry on: 7 / 1

Going ahead to step 2:
1 can be fit into 7 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 17.0
If we take 7 away from 7, we end up with 0.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 1 / 1

Moving on to step 3:
1 goes into 1 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 171.0
If we take 1 away from 1, we end up with 0.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 7 / 1

Let's proceed to step 4:
7 divided by 1 is 7 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 1717.0
Subtract 7 from 7 to get 0.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 3 / 1

Let's proceed to step 5:
1 can be fit into 3 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 17173.0
Subtracting 3 from 3 leaves us with 0.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 8 / 1

Moving on to step 6:
The number 1 fits into 8 8 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 171738.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 8 from 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 7:
The number 1 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 171738.0
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 8:
When dividing 0 by 1, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 171738.0
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 171738.0, and the remainder is 0.0.