901688 divided by 72 
Let's see how many times 72 fits into 901688.

Step 1:
The number 72 fits into 9 0 times, leaving a remainder of 9.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 9 and we're left with 9.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 90 / 72

Moving on to step 2:
72 goes into 90 1 times with a remainder of 18.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 72 from 90, we get 18.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 18, then repeat: 181 / 72

On to step 3:
181 divided by 72 is 2 with a remainder of 37.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 12.0
If we take 144 away from 181, we end up with 37.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 37, then carry on: 376 / 72

Let's proceed to step 4:
72 can be fit into 376 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 125.0
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 360 from 376.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 16, then carry on: 168 / 72

Going ahead to step 5:
72 can be fit into 168 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1252.0
If we subtract 144 from 168, we get 24.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 24, then carry on: 248 / 72

Step 6:
When dividing 248 by 72, we get 3 with a remainder of 32.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12523.0
Deduct 216 from 248 and we're left with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 320 by 72, we get 4 with a remainder of 32.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 12523.4
If we subtract 288 from 320, 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.

Going ahead to step 8:
320 divided by 72 is 4 with a remainder of 32.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12523.44
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 288 from 320.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

The final result is 12523.44 with a remainder of 0.032.