46959 ÷ 3 = 15653 R0
We're going to perform division on 46959 with 3 as the divisor.

Step 1:
3 goes into 4 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1
Subtract 3 from 4 to get 1.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 16 / 3

Step 2:
3 goes into 16 5 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 5 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 15
Subtract 15 from 16 to get 1.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 19 / 3

Step 3:
3 goes into 19 6 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 6 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 156
Subtract 18 from 19 to get 1.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 15 / 3

Step 4:
3 goes into 15 5 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 5 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1565
Subtract 15 from 15 to get 0.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 9 / 3

Step 5:
3 goes into 9 3 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 3 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 15653
Subtract 9 from 9 to get 0.

The final result is 15653 with a remainder of 0.