We're dividing 26023171 by 972 
We're looking to find how many times 972 goes into 26023171.

Step 1:
972 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Include the next digit (6) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 26 / 972

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 26 by 972, we get 0 with a remainder of 26.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 26 and we're left with 26.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 26 and continue: 260 / 972

On to step 3:
260 divided by 972 is 0 with a remainder of 260.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 260 and we're left with 260.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 260, then carry on: 2602 / 972

Let's proceed to step 4:
When dividing 2602 by 972, we get 2 with a remainder of 658.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 1944 away from 2602, we end up with 658.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 658, then repeat: 6583 / 972

Moving on to step 5:
972 can be fit into 6583 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 751.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 26.0
If we subtract 5832 from 6583, we get 751.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 751, then carry on: 7511 / 972

Advancing to step 6:
If we divide 7511 by 972, we get 7 and a remainder of 707.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 267.0
Deduct 6804 from 7511 and we're left with 707.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 707, then repeat: 7077 / 972

Step 7:
7077 divided by 972 is 7 with a remainder of 273.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2677.0
Subtract 6804 from 7077 to get 273.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 273 and repeat the process: 2731 / 972

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 2731 by 972, we get 2 and a remainder of 787.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 26772.0
If we subtract 1944 from 2731, we get 787.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7870, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
7870 divided by 972 is 8 with a remainder of 94.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 26772.8
If we take 7776 away from 7870, we end up with 94.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 940, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 940 by 972, we get 0 and a remainder of 940.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 26772.8
The remainder is 940 after subtracting 0 from 940.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 9400, and continue the process.

Step 11:
If we divide 9400 by 972, we get 9 and a remainder of 652.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 26772.809
If we take 8748 away from 9400, we end up with 652.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6520, and continue the process.

Step 12:
If we divide 6520 by 972, we get 6 and a remainder of 688.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 26772.8096
If we subtract 5832 from 6520, we get 688.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6880, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 6880 by 972, we get 7 with a remainder of 76.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 26772.80967
The remainder is 76 after subtracting 6804 from 6880.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 760, and continue the process.

Step 14:
If we divide 760 by 972, we get 0 and a remainder of 760.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 26772.80967
Subtracting 0 from 760 leaves us with 760.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7600, and continue the process.

Step 15:
If we divide 7600 by 972, we get 7 and a remainder of 796.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 26772.8096707
The remainder is 796 after subtracting 6804 from 7600.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7960, and continue the process.

On to step 16:
7960 divided by 972 is 8 with a remainder of 184.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 26772.80967078
The remainder is 184 after subtracting 7776 from 7960.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1840, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 26772.80967078 and a remainder of 1.84e-07.