We look at the division of 12972717 by 471 
We're looking to find how many times 471 goes into 12972717.

Moving on to step 1:
1 divided by 471 is 0 with a remainder of 1.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 1, we get 1.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 12 / 471

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 12 by 471, we get 0 with a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 12 to get 12.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 12, then repeat: 129 / 471

Advancing to step 3:
471 can be fit into 129 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 129.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 129 to get 129.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 129, then repeat: 1297 / 471

Advancing to step 4:
If we divide 1297 by 471, we get 2 and a remainder of 355.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we subtract 942 from 1297, we get 355.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 355, then carry on: 3552 / 471

Let's proceed to step 5:
If we divide 3552 by 471, we get 7 and a remainder of 255.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 27.0
Deduct 3297 from 3552 and we're left with 255.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 255 and continue: 2557 / 471

Advancing to step 6:
471 can be fit into 2557 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 202.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 275.0
If we take 2355 away from 2557, we end up with 202.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 202, then repeat: 2021 / 471

Going ahead to step 7:
When dividing 2021 by 471, we get 4 with a remainder of 137.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2754.0
If we take 1884 away from 2021, we end up with 137.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 137 and repeat the process: 1377 / 471

Step 8:
If we divide 1377 by 471, we get 2 and a remainder of 435.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 27542.0
The remainder is 435 after subtracting 942 from 1377.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4350, and continue the process.

Step 9:
When dividing 4350 by 471, we get 9 with a remainder of 111.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 27542.9
Subtract 4239 from 4350 to get 111.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1110, and continue the process.

Step 10:
When dividing 1110 by 471, we get 2 with a remainder of 168.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 27542.92
Subtracting 942 from 1110 leaves us with 168.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1680, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
When dividing 1680 by 471, we get 3 with a remainder of 267.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 27542.923
If we take 1413 away from 1680, we end up with 267.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2670, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
471 can be fit into 2670 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 315.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 27542.9235
Subtracting 2355 from 2670 leaves us with 315.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3150, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
471 can be fit into 3150 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 324.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 27542.92356
The remainder is 324 after subtracting 2826 from 3150.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3240, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
If we divide 3240 by 471, we get 6 and a remainder of 414.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 27542.923566
If we take 2826 away from 3240, we end up with 414.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4140, and continue the process.

Our division results in 27542.923566 with a remaining 4.14e-05.