We're dividing 56985 by 17 
Our goal is to divide 56985 by 17.

Step 1:
When dividing 5 by 17, we get 0 with a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 0 from 5.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 56 / 17

Advancing to step 2:
The number 17 fits into 56 3 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 51 from 56 leaves us with 5.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 59 / 17

Going ahead to step 3:
17 can be fit into 59 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 33.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 51 from 59.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 8, then repeat: 88 / 17

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 88 by 17, we get 5 and a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 335.0
If we take 85 away from 88, we end up with 3.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 3, then repeat: 35 / 17

On to step 5:
The number 17 fits into 35 2 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3352.0
Deduct 34 from 35 and we're left with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

On to step 6:
When dividing 10 by 17, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3352.0
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 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 7:
The number 17 fits into 100 5 times, leaving a remainder of 15.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3352.05
Subtract 85 from 100 to get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 150 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3352.058
If we subtract 136 from 150, we 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
140 divided by 17 is 8 with a remainder of 4.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3352.0588
If we take 136 away from 140, we end up with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 3352.0588, with a leftover of 4e-05.