Let's divide 487820 by 42
Let's see how many times 42 fits into 487820.

Let's proceed to step 1:
42 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 48 / 42

Step 2:
48 divided by 42 is 1 with a remainder of 6.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 42 from 48 to get 6.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 67 / 42

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 67 by 42, we get 1 with a remainder of 25.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
Deduct 42 from 67 and we're left with 25.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 25, then repeat: 258 / 42

On to step 4:
When dividing 258 by 42, we get 6 with a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 116.0
Subtract 252 from 258 to get 6.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 6 and continue: 62 / 42

On to step 5:
The number 42 fits into 62 1 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1161.0
Deduct 42 from 62 and we're left with 20.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 20 and continue with: 200 / 42

Step 6:
42 goes into 200 4 times with a remainder of 32.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11614.0
If we subtract 168 from 200, we get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
If we divide 320 by 42, we get 7 and a remainder of 26.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11614.7
Subtracting 294 from 320 leaves us with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
260 divided by 42 is 6 with a remainder of 8.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11614.76
If we take 252 away from 260, we end up with 8.
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 9:
80 divided by 42 is 1 with a remainder of 38.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11614.761
If we subtract 42 from 80, we get 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
The number 42 fits into 380 9 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11614.7619
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 378 from 380.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
20 divided by 42 is 0 with a remainder of 20.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11614.7619
Deduct 0 from 20 and we're left with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Step 12:
42 goes into 200 4 times with a remainder of 32.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11614.761904
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 168 from 200.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Step 13:
When dividing 320 by 42, we get 7 with a remainder of 26.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11614.7619047
Subtract 294 from 320 to get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Step 14:
When dividing 260 by 42, we get 6 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11614.76190476
Subtract 252 from 260 to get 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The final result is 11614.76190476 with a remainder of 8e-09.