We divide 598908 by 17
We're looking to find how many times 17 goes into 598908.

Let's proceed to step 1:
17 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 5 to get 5.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 59 / 17

Step 2:
17 goes into 59 3 times with a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3.0
If we take 51 away from 59, we end up with 8.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 8 and repeat the process: 88 / 17

Step 3:
When dividing 88 by 17, we get 5 with a remainder of 3.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 35.0
Deduct 85 from 88 and we're left with 3.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 3 and repeat the process: 39 / 17

On to step 4:
When dividing 39 by 17, we get 2 with a remainder of 5.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 352.0
Deduct 34 from 39 and we're left with 5.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 50 / 17

On to step 5:
17 can be fit into 50 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3522.0
Subtract 34 from 50 to get 16.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 16 and continue with: 168 / 17

Going ahead to step 6:
168 divided by 17 is 9 with a remainder of 15.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 35229.0
If we take 153 away from 168, we end up with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
17 can be fit into 150 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 35229.8
Subtract 136 from 150 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.

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 140 by 17, we get 8 and a remainder of 4.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 35229.88
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 136 from 140.
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 35229.88, with a leftover of 0.004.