159878 ÷ 52 
Let's see how many times 52 fits into 159878.

Step 1:
When dividing 1 by 52, we get 0 with 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.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 15 / 52

Moving on to step 2:
52 can be fit into 15 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 15 to get 15.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 159 / 52

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 159 by 52, we get 3 with a remainder of 3.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
If we take 156 away from 159, we end up with 3.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 38 / 52

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 38 by 52, we get 0 with a remainder of 38.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 30.0
The remainder is 38 after subtracting 0 from 38.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 38, then carry on: 387 / 52

Going ahead to step 5:
52 can be fit into 387 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 23.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 307.0
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 364 from 387.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 23 and continue: 238 / 52

Moving on to step 6:
52 goes into 238 4 times with a remainder of 30.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3074.0
If we take 208 away from 238, we end up with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
52 can be fit into 300 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3074.5
Deduct 260 from 300 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.

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 400 by 52, we get 7 and a remainder of 36.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3074.57
If we subtract 364 from 400, we get 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
When dividing 360 by 52, we get 6 with a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 3074.576
Deduct 312 from 360 and we're left with 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
52 can be fit into 480 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3074.5769
Deduct 468 from 480 and we're left with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
When dividing 120 by 52, we get 2 with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3074.57692
Subtract 104 from 120 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.

On to step 12:
52 can be fit into 160 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3074.576923
If we take 156 away from 160, we end up with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Step 13:
40 divided by 52 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3074.576923
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
The number 52 fits into 400 7 times, leaving a remainder of 36.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3074.57692307
Subtract 364 from 400 to get 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

The final result is 3074.57692307 with a remainder of 3.6e-08.