Let's divide 542478 by 56
Let's see how many times 56 fits into 542478.

Advancing to step 1:
The number 56 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 5 leaves us with 5.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 54 / 56

On to step 2:
54 divided by 56 is 0 with a remainder of 54.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 54 and we're left with 54.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 54 and repeat the process: 542 / 56

Advancing to step 3:
The number 56 fits into 542 9 times, leaving a remainder of 38.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 9.0
Subtracting 504 from 542 leaves us with 38.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 38 and continue: 384 / 56

Going ahead to step 4:
56 can be fit into 384 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 48.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 96.0
Deduct 336 from 384 and we're left with 48.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 48, then carry on: 487 / 56

On to step 5:
56 goes into 487 8 times with a remainder of 39.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 968.0
Subtracting 448 from 487 leaves us with 39.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 39, then repeat: 398 / 56

Moving on to step 6:
56 goes into 398 7 times with a remainder of 6.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9687.0
Subtracting 392 from 398 leaves us with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
60 divided by 56 is 1 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 9687.1
If we subtract 56 from 60, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
56 can be fit into 40 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9687.1
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 0 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
56 can be fit into 400 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9687.107
If we take 392 away from 400, we end up with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
80 divided by 56 is 1 with a remainder of 24.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 9687.1071
Subtracting 56 from 80 leaves us with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
56 goes into 240 4 times with a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 9687.10714
Deduct 224 from 240 and we're left with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
56 goes into 160 2 times with a remainder of 48.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9687.107142
Subtract 112 from 160 to get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 480 by 56, we get 8 with a remainder of 32.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9687.1071428
Subtracting 448 from 480 leaves us with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
56 can be fit into 320 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 9687.10714285
Deduct 280 from 320 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 9687.10714285, and the remainder is 4e-08.