972861 divided by 24 
We're looking to find how many times 24 goes into 972861.

Advancing to step 1:
The number 24 fits into 9 0 times, leaving a remainder of 9.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 9 after subtracting 0 from 9.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 97 / 24

Moving on to step 2:
24 can be fit into 97 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4.0
Subtract 96 from 97 to get 1.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 12 / 24

Advancing to step 3:
12 divided by 24 is 0 with a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 40.0
Subtract 0 from 12 to get 12.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 12, then repeat: 128 / 24

Let's proceed to step 4:
24 goes into 128 5 times with a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 405.0
Subtracting 120 from 128 leaves us with 8.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 8 and repeat the process: 86 / 24

On to step 5:
When dividing 86 by 24, we get 3 with a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4053.0
Subtract 72 from 86 to get 14.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 14 and continue: 141 / 24

Going ahead to step 6:
141 divided by 24 is 5 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 40535.0
If we subtract 120 from 141, we get 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 210 by 24, we get 8 and a remainder of 18.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 40535.8
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 192 from 210.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
24 goes into 180 7 times with a remainder of 12.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 40535.87
Subtract 168 from 180 to get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
24 goes into 120 5 times with a remainder of 0.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 40535.875
If we subtract 120 from 120, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
0 divided by 24 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 40535.875
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.

On to step 11:
0 divided by 24 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 40535.875
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up 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 final result is 40535.875 with a remainder of 0.0.