We look at the division of 542142 by 56 
Our goal is to divide 542142 by 56.

Step 1:
When dividing 5 by 56, we get 0 with a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 5, we get 5.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 54 / 56

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 54 by 56, we get 0 and a remainder of 54.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 54 to get 54.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 54, then repeat: 542 / 56

Moving on to step 3:
56 goes into 542 9 times with a remainder of 38.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 9.0
Deduct 504 from 542 and we're left with 38.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 38 and repeat the process: 381 / 56

Let's proceed to step 4:
The number 56 fits into 381 6 times, leaving a remainder of 45.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 96.0
Subtract 336 from 381 to get 45.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 45, then carry on: 454 / 56

Let's proceed to step 5:
454 divided by 56 is 8 with a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 968.0
Subtracting 448 from 454 leaves us with 6.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 62 / 56

Going ahead to step 6:
If we divide 62 by 56, we get 1 and a remainder of 6.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9681.0
Subtracting 56 from 62 leaves us with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
If we divide 60 by 56, we get 1 and a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 9681.1
Subtracting 56 from 60 leaves us with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
40 divided by 56 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 9681.1
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
400 divided by 56 is 7 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9681.107
Subtracting 392 from 400 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Step 10:
56 can be fit into 80 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9681.1071
Subtract 56 from 80 to get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
If we divide 240 by 56, we get 4 and a remainder of 16.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9681.10714
Deduct 224 from 240 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
The number 56 fits into 160 2 times, leaving a remainder of 48.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9681.107142
Subtract 112 from 160 to get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 480 by 56, we get 8 with a remainder of 32.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9681.1071428
Subtracting 448 from 480 leaves us 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.

Moving on to step 14:
If we divide 320 by 56, we get 5 and a remainder of 40.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9681.10714285
If we take 280 away from 320, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

The final result is 9681.10714285 with a remainder of 4e-08.