34871 ÷ 3 = 11623 R2
We're going to perform division on 34871 with 3 as the divisor.

Step 1:
3 goes into 3 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1
Subtract 3 from 3 to get 0.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 4 / 3

Step 2:
3 goes into 4 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 11
Subtract 3 from 4 to get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 3

Step 3:
3 goes into 18 6 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 6 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 116
Subtract 18 from 18 to get 0.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 7 / 3

Step 4:
3 goes into 7 2 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 2 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1162
Subtract 6 from 7 to get 1.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 11 / 3

Step 5:
3 goes into 11 3 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 3 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 11623
Subtract 9 from 11 to get 2.

The final result is 11623 with a remainder of 2.