We look at the division of 311985 by 59 
Our goal is to divide 311985 by 59.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 59 fits into 3 0 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 3 and we're left with 3.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 3 and repeat the process: 31 / 59

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 31 by 59, we get 0 with a remainder of 31.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 31 after subtracting 0 from 31.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 31 and repeat the process: 311 / 59

Advancing to step 3:
311 divided by 59 is 5 with a remainder of 16.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we take 295 away from 311, we end up with 16.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 16, then carry on: 169 / 59

Advancing to step 4:
The number 59 fits into 169 2 times, leaving a remainder of 51.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 52.0
Subtracting 118 from 169 leaves us with 51.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 51 and repeat the process: 518 / 59

Advancing to step 5:
The number 59 fits into 518 8 times, leaving a remainder of 46.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 528.0
Subtract 472 from 518 to get 46.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 46, then carry on: 465 / 59

Advancing to step 6:
59 goes into 465 7 times with a remainder of 52.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5287.0
The remainder is 52 after subtracting 413 from 465.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
If we divide 520 by 59, we get 8 and a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 5287.8
Subtracting 472 from 520 leaves us with 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 480 by 59, we get 8 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5287.88
Subtracting 472 from 480 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 5287.88, and the remainder is 0.008.