We look at the division of 480978 by 73 
Let's see how many times 73 fits into 480978.

Moving on to step 1:
73 goes into 4 0 times with a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 4 to get 4.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 48 / 73

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 48 by 73, we get 0 with a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 48 and we're left with 48.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 48 and continue with: 480 / 73

Let's proceed to step 3:
480 divided by 73 is 6 with a remainder of 42.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 6.0
Deduct 438 from 480 and we're left with 42.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 42, then repeat: 429 / 73

Moving on to step 4:
73 goes into 429 5 times with a remainder of 64.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 65.0
Deduct 365 from 429 and we're left with 64.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 64, then repeat: 647 / 73

Let's proceed to step 5:
73 can be fit into 647 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 63.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 658.0
The remainder is 63 after subtracting 584 from 647.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 63 and continue with: 638 / 73

On to step 6:
638 divided by 73 is 8 with a remainder of 54.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6588.0
If we take 584 away from 638, we end up with 54.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 540, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 540 by 73, we get 7 with a remainder of 29.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 6588.7
Deduct 511 from 540 and we're left with 29.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 290, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
73 can be fit into 290 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 71.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6588.73
Deduct 219 from 290 and we're left with 71.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 710, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
73 goes into 710 9 times with a remainder of 53.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 6588.739
Deduct 657 from 710 and we're left with 53.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 530, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
The number 73 fits into 530 7 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6588.7397
Subtracting 511 from 530 leaves us with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
73 can be fit into 190 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 44.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6588.73972
Subtract 146 from 190 to get 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
When dividing 440 by 73, we get 6 with a remainder of 2.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6588.739726
If we subtract 438 from 440, we get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
If we divide 20 by 73, we get 0 and a remainder of 20.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 6588.739726
Deduct 0 from 20 and we're left 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.

Advancing to step 14:
The number 73 fits into 200 2 times, leaving a remainder of 54.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6588.73972602
Subtract 146 from 200 to get 54.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 540, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 6588.73972602 with a balance of 5.4e-08.