We look at the division of 879231 by 17 
We're looking to find how many times 17 goes into 879231.

Advancing to step 1:
If we divide 8 by 17, we get 0 and a remainder of 8.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 8 and we're left with 8.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 87 / 17

Advancing to step 2:
87 divided by 17 is 5 with a remainder of 2.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Deduct 85 from 87 and we're left with 2.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 29 / 17

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 17 fits into 29 1 times, leaving a remainder of 12.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 51.0
Deduct 17 from 29 and we're left with 12.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 12 and repeat the process: 122 / 17

Let's proceed to step 4:
17 can be fit into 122 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 517.0
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 119 from 122.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 33 / 17

Going ahead to step 5:
When dividing 33 by 17, we get 1 with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5171.0
Subtracting 17 from 33 leaves us with 16.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 16, then carry on: 161 / 17

Step 6:
17 goes into 161 9 times with a remainder of 8.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 51719.0
Subtracting 153 from 161 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.

Advancing to step 7:
17 can be fit into 80 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 51719.4
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 68 from 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
The number 17 fits into 120 7 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 51719.47
Deduct 119 from 120 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
When dividing 10 by 17, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 51719.47
If we subtract 0 from 10, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
17 goes into 100 5 times with a remainder of 15.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 51719.4705
If we subtract 85 from 100, we 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.

Advancing to step 11:
17 can be fit into 150 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 51719.47058
Subtracting 136 from 150 leaves us with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
17 can be fit into 140 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 51719.470588
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.

Our division results in 51719.470588 with a remaining 4e-07.