Let's divide 577988 by 74
Let's see how many times 74 fits into 577988.

Let's proceed to step 1:
74 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 5 to get 5.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 57 / 74

Advancing to step 2:
57 divided by 74 is 0 with a remainder of 57.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 57 to get 57.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 57, then carry on: 577 / 74

Going ahead to step 3:
The number 74 fits into 577 7 times, leaving a remainder of 59.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7.0
The remainder is 59 after subtracting 518 from 577.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 59, then repeat: 599 / 74

Advancing to step 4:
The number 74 fits into 599 8 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 78.0
If we take 592 away from 599, we end up with 7.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 7 and continue with: 78 / 74

Going ahead to step 5:
74 can be fit into 78 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 781.0
If we subtract 74 from 78, we get 4.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 48 / 74

Let's proceed to step 6:
74 goes into 48 0 times with a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 7810.0
The remainder is 48 after subtracting 0 from 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
If we divide 480 by 74, we get 6 and a remainder of 36.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7810.6
Subtracting 444 from 480 leaves us with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
360 divided by 74 is 4 with a remainder of 64.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7810.64
If we take 296 away from 360, we end up with 64.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 74 fits into 640 8 times, leaving a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 7810.648
If we take 592 away from 640, we end up with 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 480 by 74, we get 6 and a remainder of 36.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 7810.6486
The remainder is 36 after subtracting 444 from 480.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 360 by 74, we get 4 with a remainder of 64.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7810.64864
If we take 296 away from 360, we end up with 64.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
74 goes into 640 8 times with a remainder of 48.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7810.648648
Subtracting 592 from 640 leaves us with 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
The number 74 fits into 480 6 times, leaving a remainder of 36.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7810.6486486
The remainder is 36 after subtracting 444 from 480.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
When dividing 360 by 74, we get 4 with a remainder of 64.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7810.64864864
The remainder is 64 after subtracting 296 from 360.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

Our division results in 7810.64864864 with a remaining 6.4e-08.