We look at the division of 444973 by 3 
We want to divide 444973 by 3.

Going ahead to step 1:
3 goes into 4 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 3 from 4.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 14 / 3

On to step 2:
14 divided by 3 is 4 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 14.0
Subtract 12 from 14 to get 2.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 24 / 3

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 24 by 3, we get 8 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 148.0
If we subtract 24 from 24, we get 0.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 9 / 3

Step 4:
3 can be fit into 9 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1483.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 9 from 9.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 7 / 3

Let's proceed to step 5:
If we divide 7 by 3, we get 2 and a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14832.0
If we take 6 away from 7, we end up with 1.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 13 / 3

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 13 by 3, we get 4 with a remainder of 1.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 148324.0
Subtracting 12 from 13 leaves us 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.

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 10 by 3, we get 3 and a remainder of 1.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 148324.3
Subtract 9 from 10 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
The number 3 fits into 10 3 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 148324.33
Deduct 9 from 10 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.

After the division, we end up with 148324.33 and a remainder of 0.001.