722979 divided by 16 
Our goal is to divide 722979 by 16.

Let's proceed to step 1:
16 goes into 7 0 times with a remainder of 7.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 7 to get 7.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 72 / 16

Advancing to step 2:
16 can be fit into 72 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
Deduct 64 from 72 and we're left with 8.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 8 and repeat the process: 82 / 16

Going ahead to step 3:
82 divided by 16 is 5 with a remainder of 2.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 45.0
Subtracting 80 from 82 leaves us with 2.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 29 / 16

Advancing to step 4:
The number 16 fits into 29 1 times, leaving a remainder of 13.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 451.0
If we subtract 16 from 29, we get 13.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 13, then repeat: 137 / 16

Let's proceed to step 5:
137 divided by 16 is 8 with a remainder of 9.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4518.0
The remainder is 9 after subtracting 128 from 137.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 9 and continue with: 99 / 16

Let's proceed to step 6:
99 divided by 16 is 6 with a remainder of 3.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 45186.0
Deduct 96 from 99 and we're left with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
16 goes into 30 1 times with a remainder of 14.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 45186.1
The remainder is 14 after subtracting 16 from 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
16 can be fit into 140 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 45186.18
If we subtract 128 from 140, 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.

Advancing to step 9:
16 can be fit into 120 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 45186.187
If we take 112 away from 120, 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.

Going ahead to step 10:
When dividing 80 by 16, we get 5 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 45186.1875
Deduct 80 from 80 and we're left 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.

Advancing to step 11:
16 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 45186.1875
Subtract 0 from 0 to 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.

Going ahead to step 12:
If we divide 0 by 16, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 45186.1875
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us 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 quotient of the division is 45186.1875, and the remainder is 0.0.