We're dividing 232686 by 53 
We're looking to find how many times 53 goes into 232686.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 53 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 23 / 53

On to step 2:
23 divided by 53 is 0 with a remainder of 23.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 0 from 23.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 23, then repeat: 232 / 53

On to step 3:
53 goes into 232 4 times with a remainder of 20.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4.0
Deduct 212 from 232 and we're left with 20.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 20, then repeat: 206 / 53

Let's proceed to step 4:
The number 53 fits into 206 3 times, leaving a remainder of 47.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 43.0
Subtracting 159 from 206 leaves us with 47.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 47 and continue with: 478 / 53

Let's proceed to step 5:
53 goes into 478 9 times with a remainder of 1.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 439.0
Subtracting 477 from 478 leaves us with 1.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 16 / 53

Advancing to step 6:
53 goes into 16 0 times with a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 4390.0
If we subtract 0 from 16, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
53 can be fit into 160 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4390.3
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 159 from 160.
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 8:
The number 53 fits into 10 0 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4390.3
If we subtract 0 from 10, we 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.

On to step 9:
If we divide 100 by 53, we get 1 and a remainder of 47.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4390.301
Subtracting 53 from 100 leaves us with 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
470 divided by 53 is 8 with a remainder of 46.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 4390.3018
The remainder is 46 after subtracting 424 from 470.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
When dividing 460 by 53, we get 8 with a remainder of 36.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4390.30188
Subtract 424 from 460 to get 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 4390.30188 with a balance of 3.6e-05.