Let's divide 478236 by 27
We're looking to find how many times 27 goes into 478236.

Step 1:
27 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 0 from 4.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 47 / 27

Step 2:
The number 27 fits into 47 1 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 27 from 47.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 20 and continue with: 208 / 27

Going ahead to step 3:
208 divided by 27 is 7 with a remainder of 19.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17.0
If we take 189 away from 208, we end up with 19.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 19 and continue: 192 / 27

Step 4:
192 divided by 27 is 7 with a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 177.0
Subtract 189 from 192 to get 3.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 33 / 27

Step 5:
When dividing 33 by 27, we get 1 with a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1771.0
Subtracting 27 from 33 leaves us with 6.
Include the next digit (6) from the dividend after 6, then repeat: 66 / 27

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 66 by 27, we get 2 with a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17712.0
Deduct 54 from 66 and we're left with 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 7:
27 goes into 120 4 times with a remainder of 12.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17712.4
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 108 from 120.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
27 goes into 120 4 times with a remainder of 12.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17712.44
If we subtract 108 from 120, we 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.

Our division results in 17712.44 with a remaining 0.012.