We're dividing 12940742 by 688 
We're looking to find how many times 688 goes into 12940742.

Advancing to step 1:
If we divide 1 by 688, we get 0 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 1 to get 1.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 12 / 688

Step 2:
The number 688 fits into 12 0 times, leaving a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 0 from 12.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 12 and continue: 129 / 688

On to step 3:
688 goes into 129 0 times with a remainder of 129.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 129 leaves us with 129.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 129 and continue: 1294 / 688

Advancing to step 4:
1294 divided by 688 is 1 with a remainder of 606.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 606 after subtracting 688 from 1294.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 606, then repeat: 6060 / 688

Let's proceed to step 5:
6060 divided by 688 is 8 with a remainder of 556.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 18.0
If we take 5504 away from 6060, we end up with 556.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 556, then repeat: 5567 / 688

Let's proceed to step 6:
688 goes into 5567 8 times with a remainder of 63.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 188.0
Subtracting 5504 from 5567 leaves us with 63.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 63, then repeat: 634 / 688

Advancing to step 7:
When dividing 634 by 688, we get 0 with a remainder of 634.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1880.0
Subtract 0 from 634 to get 634.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 634, then carry on: 6342 / 688

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 6342 by 688, we get 9 with a remainder of 150.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18809.0
If we take 6192 away from 6342, we end up with 150.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1500, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
688 goes into 1500 2 times with a remainder of 124.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 18809.2
The remainder is 124 after subtracting 1376 from 1500.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1240, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
The number 688 fits into 1240 1 times, leaving a remainder of 552.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18809.21
Subtracting 688 from 1240 leaves us with 552.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5520, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
688 goes into 5520 8 times with a remainder of 16.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18809.218
Subtract 5504 from 5520 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
688 can be fit into 160 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 160.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 18809.218
If we take 0 away from 160, we end up with 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1600, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
When dividing 1600 by 688, we get 2 with a remainder of 224.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 18809.21802
Subtract 1376 from 1600 to get 224.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2240, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
The number 688 fits into 2240 3 times, leaving a remainder of 176.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18809.218023
Deduct 2064 from 2240 and we're left with 176.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1760, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 15:
688 can be fit into 1760 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 384.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 18809.2180232
The remainder is 384 after subtracting 1376 from 1760.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3840, and continue the process.

On to step 16:
When dividing 3840 by 688, we get 5 with a remainder of 400.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 18809.21802325
If we take 3440 away from 3840, we end up with 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4000, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 18809.21802325, and the remainder is 4e-07.