We're dividing 98431 by 18 
We're looking to find how many times 18 goes into 98431.

Advancing to step 1:
When dividing 9 by 18, we get 0 with a remainder of 9.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 9 to get 9.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 9, then carry on: 98 / 18

Let's proceed to step 2:
98 divided by 18 is 5 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Deduct 90 from 98 and we're left with 8.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 8 and continue: 84 / 18

Let's proceed to step 3:
If we divide 84 by 18, we get 4 and a remainder of 12.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 54.0
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 72 from 84.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 12 and continue: 123 / 18

Step 4:
When dividing 123 by 18, we get 6 with a remainder of 15.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 546.0
Deduct 108 from 123 and we're left with 15.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 15, then carry on: 151 / 18

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 151 by 18, we get 8 and a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5468.0
If we take 144 away from 151, we end up with 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 70 by 18, we get 3 with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5468.3
Subtract 54 from 70 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.

Step 7:
If we divide 160 by 18, we get 8 and a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5468.38
Subtract 144 from 160 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 8:
18 can be fit into 160 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5468.388
Deduct 144 from 160 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.

Our division results in 5468.388 with a remaining 0.0016.