We're dividing 478865 by 87 
We're looking to find how many times 87 goes into 478865.

Advancing to step 1:
87 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 4 and we're left with 4.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 47 / 87

On to step 2:
When dividing 47 by 87, we get 0 with a remainder of 47.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 47 and we're left with 47.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 47, then repeat: 478 / 87

Step 3:
87 goes into 478 5 times with a remainder of 43.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtracting 435 from 478 leaves us with 43.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 43 and repeat the process: 438 / 87

Advancing to step 4:
The number 87 fits into 438 5 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 55.0
If we subtract 435 from 438, we get 3.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 3, then carry on: 36 / 87

Advancing to step 5:
87 can be fit into 36 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 36.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 550.0
Subtract 0 from 36 to get 36.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 36, then carry on: 365 / 87

Moving on to step 6:
365 divided by 87 is 4 with a remainder of 17.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5504.0
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 348 from 365.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
170 divided by 87 is 1 with a remainder of 83.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5504.1
Deduct 87 from 170 and we're left with 83.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 830, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
If we divide 830 by 87, we get 9 and a remainder of 47.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5504.19
If we subtract 783 from 830, we get 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
The number 87 fits into 470 5 times, leaving a remainder of 35.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5504.195
Subtracting 435 from 470 leaves us with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
87 goes into 350 4 times with a remainder of 2.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5504.1954
Subtract 348 from 350 to get 2.
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:
The number 87 fits into 20 0 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 5504.1954
If we subtract 0 from 20, we get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
87 goes into 200 2 times with a remainder of 26.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5504.195402
Subtracting 174 from 200 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.

Going ahead to step 13:
87 goes into 260 2 times with a remainder of 86.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5504.1954022
Subtracting 174 from 260 leaves us with 86.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 860, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 5504.1954022 with a balance of 8.6e-07.