Let's divide 72965 by 23
We're looking to find how many times 23 goes into 72965.

Going ahead to step 1:
When dividing 7 by 23, we get 0 with a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 7, we end up with 7.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 7 and repeat the process: 72 / 23

On to step 2:
72 divided by 23 is 3 with a remainder of 3.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 69 from 72 leaves us with 3.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 3, then repeat: 39 / 23

On to step 3:
39 divided by 23 is 1 with a remainder of 16.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 31.0
Deduct 23 from 39 and we're left with 16.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 16 and continue: 166 / 23

Going ahead to step 4:
166 divided by 23 is 7 with a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 317.0
Deduct 161 from 166 and we're left with 5.
Append the next digit (5) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 55 / 23

On to step 5:
23 can be fit into 55 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3172.0
If we take 46 away from 55, we end up with 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 6:
23 goes into 90 3 times with a remainder of 21.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3172.3
If we subtract 69 from 90, we get 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
23 can be fit into 210 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3172.39
Deduct 207 from 210 and we're left with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Step 8:
The number 23 fits into 30 1 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3172.391
Subtract 23 from 30 to get 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 70 by 23, we get 3 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3172.3913
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 69 from 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
When dividing 10 by 23, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3172.3913
Subtract 0 from 10 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.

Going ahead to step 11:
When dividing 100 by 23, we get 4 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3172.391304
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 92 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
23 can be fit into 80 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 11.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3172.3913043
Subtract 69 from 80 to get 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Step 13:
23 can be fit into 110 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3172.39130434
Subtracting 92 from 110 leaves us with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Our division results in 3172.39130434 with a remaining 1.8e-08.