17956 ÷ 5 = 3591 R1
We're going to perform division on 17956 with 5 as the divisor.

Step 1:
5 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 0
Subtract 0 from 1 to get 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 5

Step 2:
5 goes into 17 3 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 3 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 3
Subtract 15 from 17 to get 2.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 29 / 5

Step 3:
5 goes into 29 5 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 5 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 35
Subtract 25 from 29 to get 4.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 45 / 5

Step 4:
5 goes into 45 9 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 9 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 359
Subtract 45 from 45 to get 0.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 6 / 5

Step 5:
5 goes into 6 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 3591
Subtract 5 from 6 to get 1.

The final result is 3591 with a remainder of 1.