Let's divide 78971 by 72
Let's see how many times 72 fits into 78971.

Going ahead to step 1:
When dividing 7 by 72, we get 0 with a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 7, we end up with 7.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 7 and repeat the process: 78 / 72

Moving on to step 2:
72 can be fit into 78 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 72 from 78 leaves us with 6.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 69 / 72

Moving on to step 3:
69 divided by 72 is 0 with a remainder of 69.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 10.0
If we subtract 0 from 69, we get 69.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 69, then carry on: 697 / 72

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 697 by 72, we get 9 with a remainder of 49.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 109.0
Subtracting 648 from 697 leaves us with 49.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 49 and continue: 491 / 72

Advancing to step 5:
When dividing 491 by 72, we get 6 with a remainder of 59.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1096.0
If we take 432 away from 491, we end up with 59.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 590, and continue the process.

On to step 6:
When dividing 590 by 72, we get 8 with a remainder of 14.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1096.8
If we subtract 576 from 590, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
The number 72 fits into 140 1 times, leaving a remainder of 68.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1096.81
If we subtract 72 from 140, we get 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
72 goes into 680 9 times with a remainder of 32.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1096.819
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 648 from 680.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Step 9:
72 goes into 320 4 times with a remainder of 32.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1096.8194
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 288 from 320.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
If we divide 320 by 72, we get 4 and a remainder of 32.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1096.81944
If we subtract 288 from 320, we get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 1096.81944, with a leftover of 3.2e-05.