985696 ÷ 31 
Let's see how many times 31 fits into 985696.

Advancing to step 1:
When dividing 9 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 9.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 9 and we're left with 9.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 9 and continue: 98 / 31

Step 2:
98 divided by 31 is 3 with a remainder of 5.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 93 from 98.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 55 / 31

Moving on to step 3:
31 can be fit into 55 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 31.0
If we take 31 away from 55, we end up with 24.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 24 and continue: 246 / 31

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 31 fits into 246 7 times, leaving a remainder of 29.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 317.0
If we subtract 217 from 246, we get 29.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 29, then repeat: 299 / 31

On to step 5:
31 goes into 299 9 times with a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 3179.0
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 279 from 299.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 20, then carry on: 206 / 31

Step 6:
31 can be fit into 206 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 31796.0
Subtract 186 from 206 to 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.

Going ahead to step 7:
31 can be fit into 200 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 31796.6
Subtract 186 from 200 to get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
31 can be fit into 140 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 31796.64
Subtract 124 from 140 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 31 fits into 160 5 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 31796.645
Subtracting 155 from 160 leaves us with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Step 10:
The number 31 fits into 50 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 31796.6451
If we take 31 away from 50, we end up with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
31 can be fit into 190 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 31796.64516
Subtract 186 from 190 to get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
When dividing 40 by 31, we get 1 with a remainder of 9.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 31796.645161
Deduct 31 from 40 and we're left 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.

Let's proceed to step 13:
When dividing 90 by 31, we get 2 with a remainder of 28.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 31796.6451612
The remainder is 28 after subtracting 62 from 90.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Step 14:
The number 31 fits into 280 9 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 31796.64516129
Subtract 279 from 280 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 31796.64516129 and a remainder of 1e-09.