420981 ÷ 26 
Our goal is to divide 420981 by 26.

On to step 1:
26 goes into 4 0 times with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 4 to get 4.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 42 / 26

On to step 2:
26 goes into 42 1 times with a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 26 from 42, we get 16.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 16 and repeat the process: 160 / 26

Going ahead to step 3:
26 goes into 160 6 times with a remainder of 4.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 16.0
Deduct 156 from 160 and we're left with 4.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 49 / 26

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 49 by 26, we get 1 and a remainder of 23.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 161.0
Deduct 26 from 49 and we're left with 23.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 23, then repeat: 238 / 26

Step 5:
26 goes into 238 9 times with a remainder of 4.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1619.0
Subtract 234 from 238 to get 4.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 41 / 26

Let's proceed to step 6:
If we divide 41 by 26, we get 1 and a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 16191.0
Deduct 26 from 41 and we're left with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 150 by 26, we get 5 with a remainder of 20.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16191.5
If we take 130 away from 150, we end up 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.

On to step 8:
26 goes into 200 7 times with a remainder of 18.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 16191.57
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 182 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Step 9:
26 can be fit into 180 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16191.576
Deduct 156 from 180 and we're left with 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 10:
If we divide 240 by 26, we get 9 and a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 16191.5769
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 234 from 240.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
When dividing 60 by 26, we get 2 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16191.57692
If we take 52 away from 60, we end up 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.

Moving on to step 12:
26 goes into 80 3 times with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 16191.576923
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 78 from 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 20 by 26, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16191.576923
If we subtract 0 from 20, we 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.

Moving on to step 14:
The number 26 fits into 200 7 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 16191.57692307
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 182 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 16191.57692307 and a remainder of 1.8e-08.