42589 ÷ 3 = 14196 R1
We're going to perform division on 42589 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 (2) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 12 / 3

Step 2:
3 goes into 12 4 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 14
Subtract 12 from 12 to get 0.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 5 / 3

Step 3:
3 goes into 5 1 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 141
Subtract 3 from 5 to get 2.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 28 / 3

Step 4:
3 goes into 28 9 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 9 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1419
Subtract 27 from 28 to get 1.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 19 / 3

Step 5:
3 goes into 19 6 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 6 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 14196
Subtract 18 from 19 to get 1.

The final result is 14196 with a remainder of 1.