Let's divide 278864 by 71
Our goal is to divide 278864 by 71.

Advancing to step 1:
When dividing 2 by 71, we get 0 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 27 / 71

Going ahead to step 2:
27 divided by 71 is 0 with a remainder of 27.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 27 and we're left with 27.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 27, then repeat: 278 / 71

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 278 by 71, we get 3 with a remainder of 65.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 213 from 278 leaves us with 65.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 65 and continue: 658 / 71

Let's proceed to step 4:
658 divided by 71 is 9 with a remainder of 19.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 39.0
The remainder is 19 after subtracting 639 from 658.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 19, then repeat: 196 / 71

Step 5:
71 can be fit into 196 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 54.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 392.0
Deduct 142 from 196 and we're left with 54.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 54 and continue: 544 / 71

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 544 by 71, we get 7 with a remainder of 47.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3927.0
If we take 497 away from 544, we end up with 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
470 divided by 71 is 6 with a remainder of 44.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 3927.6
Subtracting 426 from 470 leaves us with 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 440 by 71, we get 6 and a remainder of 14.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3927.66
Subtracting 426 from 440 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.

After the division, we end up with 3927.66 and a remainder of 0.014.