1999587 divided by 497 
We're looking to find how many times 497 goes into 1999587.

Going ahead to step 1:
497 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 19 / 497

Let's proceed to step 2:
497 can be fit into 19 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 19.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 19 and we're left with 19.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 19, then carry on: 199 / 497

Step 3:
If we divide 199 by 497, we get 0 and a remainder of 199.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 199 leaves us with 199.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 199 and repeat the process: 1999 / 497

Going ahead to step 4:
If we divide 1999 by 497, we get 4 and a remainder of 11.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
Subtracting 1988 from 1999 leaves us with 11.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 11, then repeat: 115 / 497

Moving on to step 5:
If we divide 115 by 497, we get 0 and a remainder of 115.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 40.0
Subtract 0 from 115 to get 115.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 115, then carry on: 1158 / 497

On to step 6:
When dividing 1158 by 497, we get 2 with a remainder of 164.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 402.0
If we subtract 994 from 1158, we get 164.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 164 and continue: 1647 / 497

Let's proceed to step 7:
1647 divided by 497 is 3 with a remainder of 156.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4023.0
If we take 1491 away from 1647, we end up with 156.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1560, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 1560 by 497, we get 3 with a remainder of 69.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4023.3
If we subtract 1491 from 1560, we get 69.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 690, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
497 can be fit into 690 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 193.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4023.31
If we subtract 497 from 690, we get 193.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1930, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
When dividing 1930 by 497, we get 3 with a remainder of 439.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4023.313
Subtract 1491 from 1930 to get 439.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4390, and continue the process.

Step 11:
4390 divided by 497 is 8 with a remainder of 414.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4023.3138
Subtracting 3976 from 4390 leaves us with 414.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
If we divide 4140 by 497, we get 8 and a remainder of 164.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 4023.31388
Subtracting 3976 from 4140 leaves us with 164.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1640, and continue the process.

The final result is 4023.31388 with a remainder of 0.000164.