Let's divide 978187 by 1
Our goal is to divide 978187 by 1.

Step 1:
1 can be fit into 9 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9.0
Subtracting 9 from 9 leaves us with 0.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 0, then carry on: 7 / 1

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 7 by 1, we get 7 and a remainder of 0.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 97.0
If we subtract 7 from 7, we get 0.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 0, then carry on: 8 / 1

Going ahead to step 3:
The number 1 fits into 8 8 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 978.0
If we take 8 away from 8, we end up with 0.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 1 / 1

Moving on to step 4:
When dividing 1 by 1, we get 1 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 9781.0
Subtract 1 from 1 to get 0.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 8 / 1

Advancing to step 5:
1 goes into 8 8 times with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 97818.0
Subtracting 8 from 8 leaves us with 0.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 7 / 1

Step 6:
1 goes into 7 7 times with a remainder of 0.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 978187.0
Subtracting 7 from 7 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.

Moving on to step 7:
0 divided by 1 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 978187.0
If we subtract 0 from 0, we 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
When dividing 0 by 1, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 978187.0
If we subtract 0 from 0, we 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.

The final result is 978187.0 with a remainder of 0.0.