51462 divided by 3 
We want to divide 51462 by 3.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 5 by 3, we get 1 and a remainder of 2.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 3 from 5, we get 2.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 21 / 3

Let's proceed to step 2:
If we divide 21 by 3, we get 7 and a remainder of 0.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17.0
Subtracting 21 from 21 leaves us with 0.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 4 / 3

On to step 3:
When dividing 4 by 3, we get 1 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 171.0
Deduct 3 from 4 and we're left with 1.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 16 / 3

On to step 4:
16 divided by 3 is 5 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1715.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 15 from 16.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 12 / 3

Step 5:
3 goes into 12 4 times with a remainder of 0.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17154.0
If we subtract 12 from 12, 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.

On to step 6:
If we divide 0 by 3, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 17154.0
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up 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:
When dividing 0 by 3, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17154.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 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 17154.0 with a remainder of 0.0.