We're dividing 488357 by 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 488357.

On to step 1:
The number 31 fits into 4 0 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 48 / 31

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 48 by 31, we get 1 with a remainder of 17.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 31 away from 48, we end up with 17.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 17, then carry on: 178 / 31

On to step 3:
31 goes into 178 5 times with a remainder of 23.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 15.0
Deduct 155 from 178 and we're left with 23.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 23, then repeat: 233 / 31

Moving on to step 4:
When dividing 233 by 31, we get 7 with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 157.0
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 217 from 233.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 16, then repeat: 165 / 31

Let's proceed to step 5:
165 divided by 31 is 5 with a remainder of 10.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1575.0
Subtracting 155 from 165 leaves us with 10.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 10 and continue with: 107 / 31

On to step 6:
If we divide 107 by 31, we get 3 and a remainder of 14.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15753.0
Deduct 93 from 107 and we're left 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.

Step 7:
If we divide 140 by 31, we get 4 and a remainder of 16.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15753.4
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 124 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
31 can be fit into 160 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 15753.45
Deduct 155 from 160 and we're left with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
50 divided by 31 is 1 with a remainder of 19.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 15753.451
Subtracting 31 from 50 leaves us with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 190 by 31, we get 6 and a remainder of 4.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 15753.4516
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 186 from 190.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Step 11:
31 can be fit into 40 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 15753.45161
Subtract 31 from 40 to get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
The number 31 fits into 90 2 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 15753.451612
Subtracting 62 from 90 leaves us with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
280 divided by 31 is 9 with a remainder of 1.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 15753.4516129
If we take 279 away from 280, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
If we divide 10 by 31, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15753.4516129
Subtract 0 from 10 to get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 15753.4516129 with a balance of 1e-08.