Let's divide 74279 by 17
We want to divide 74279 by 17.

On to step 1:
17 can be fit into 7 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 7 and we're left with 7.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 7 and continue with: 74 / 17

Advancing to step 2:
17 can be fit into 74 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 68 from 74.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 62 / 17

Step 3:
If we divide 62 by 17, we get 3 and a remainder of 11.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 43.0
Subtract 51 from 62 to get 11.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 11, then repeat: 117 / 17

Advancing to step 4:
117 divided by 17 is 6 with a remainder of 15.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 436.0
Subtract 102 from 117 to get 15.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 159 / 17

Step 5:
17 goes into 159 9 times with a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4369.0
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 153 from 159.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 6:
17 can be fit into 60 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 4369.3
Subtracting 51 from 60 leaves us with 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
17 goes into 90 5 times with a remainder of 5.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4369.35
Subtract 85 from 90 to get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 50 by 17, we get 2 with a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 4369.352
Deduct 34 from 50 and we're left with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
The number 17 fits into 160 9 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 4369.3529
If we take 153 away from 160, we end up with 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 70 by 17, we get 4 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4369.35294
If we take 68 away from 70, 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.

Let's proceed to step 11:
20 divided by 17 is 1 with a remainder of 3.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4369.352941
If we take 17 away from 20, 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
17 can be fit into 30 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 13.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4369.3529411
If we subtract 17 from 30, we get 13.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Our division results in 4369.3529411 with a remaining 1.3e-07.