Let's divide 259578 by 49
We want to divide 259578 by 49.

Going ahead to step 1:
If we divide 2 by 49, we get 0 and a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 25 / 49

Let's proceed to step 2:
49 can be fit into 25 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 25.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 25, we end up with 25.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 25, then carry on: 259 / 49

Step 3:
259 divided by 49 is 5 with a remainder of 14.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtract 245 from 259 to get 14.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 14 and repeat the process: 145 / 49

On to step 4:
When dividing 145 by 49, we get 2 with a remainder of 47.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 52.0
Deduct 98 from 145 and we're left with 47.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 47, then carry on: 477 / 49

On to step 5:
If we divide 477 by 49, we get 9 and a remainder of 36.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 529.0
If we subtract 441 from 477, we get 36.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 36, then repeat: 368 / 49

Step 6:
49 goes into 368 7 times with a remainder of 25.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5297.0
Subtract 343 from 368 to get 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
If we divide 250 by 49, we get 5 and a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5297.5
Subtracting 245 from 250 leaves us with 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:
49 goes into 50 1 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 5297.51
Subtracting 49 from 50 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
The number 49 fits into 10 0 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5297.51
Subtract 0 from 10 to get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
If we divide 100 by 49, we get 2 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5297.5102
Subtract 98 from 100 to get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
When dividing 20 by 49, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5297.5102
Subtract 0 from 20 to get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
When dividing 200 by 49, we get 4 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5297.510204
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 196 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
If we divide 40 by 49, we get 0 and a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 5297.510204
If we take 0 away from 40, 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.

Step 14:
400 divided by 49 is 8 with a remainder of 8.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5297.51020408
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 392 from 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The final result is 5297.51020408 with a remainder of 8e-09.