We look at the division of 280348 by 42 
Our goal is to divide 280348 by 42.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 42 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 28 / 42

On to step 2:
42 can be fit into 28 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 28.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 28 and we're left with 28.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 28, then carry on: 280 / 42

Advancing to step 3:
The number 42 fits into 280 6 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 6.0
If we subtract 252 from 280, we get 28.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 28, then repeat: 283 / 42

Going ahead to step 4:
283 divided by 42 is 6 with a remainder of 31.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 66.0
Subtract 252 from 283 to get 31.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 31 and continue with: 314 / 42

Let's proceed to step 5:
If we divide 314 by 42, we get 7 and a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 667.0
If we take 294 away from 314, we end up with 20.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 20 and continue with: 208 / 42

Going ahead to step 6:
208 divided by 42 is 4 with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 6674.0
If we take 168 away from 208, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 400 by 42, we get 9 with a remainder of 22.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 6674.9
Deduct 378 from 400 and we're left with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
If we divide 220 by 42, we get 5 and a remainder of 10.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6674.95
Subtract 210 from 220 to get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
42 can be fit into 100 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 6674.952
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 84 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 160 by 42, we get 3 and a remainder of 34.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6674.9523
The remainder is 34 after subtracting 126 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
42 can be fit into 340 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 6674.95238
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 336 from 340.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
If we divide 40 by 42, we get 0 and a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 6674.95238
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 0 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
The number 42 fits into 400 9 times, leaving a remainder of 22.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6674.9523809
Subtracting 378 from 400 leaves us with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
220 divided by 42 is 5 with a remainder of 10.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6674.95238095
Subtracting 210 from 220 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 6674.95238095 and a remainder of 1e-08.