We divide 729279 by 40
We're looking to find how many times 40 goes into 729279.

Going ahead to step 1:
7 divided by 40 is 0 with a remainder of 7.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 7 to get 7.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 72 / 40

Moving on to step 2:
40 goes into 72 1 times with a remainder of 32.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 40 from 72, we get 32.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 32, then repeat: 329 / 40

Moving on to step 3:
If we divide 329 by 40, we get 8 and a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 18.0
The remainder is 9 after subtracting 320 from 329.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 92 / 40

Let's proceed to step 4:
40 goes into 92 2 times with a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 182.0
If we take 80 away from 92, we end up with 12.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 12, then carry on: 127 / 40

Let's proceed to step 5:
When dividing 127 by 40, we get 3 with a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1823.0
If we take 120 away from 127, we end up with 7.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 7 and repeat the process: 79 / 40

On to step 6:
40 can be fit into 79 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 39.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 18231.0
Deduct 40 from 79 and we're left with 39.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
The number 40 fits into 390 9 times, leaving a remainder of 30.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18231.9
If we take 360 away from 390, we end up with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
40 can be fit into 300 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18231.97
Subtracting 280 from 300 leaves us 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 9:
If we divide 200 by 40, we get 5 and a remainder of 0.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18231.975
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 200 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 0 by 40, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18231.975
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
0 divided by 40 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 18231.975
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us 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 18231.975, and the remainder is 0.0.