We're dividing 488031 by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 488031.

Let's proceed to step 1:
42 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in 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.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 48 / 42

Step 2:
42 can be fit into 48 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 42 away from 48, we end up with 6.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 68 / 42

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 68 by 42, we get 1 with a remainder of 26.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
Deduct 42 from 68 and we're left with 26.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 26 and continue with: 260 / 42

Step 4:
42 can be fit into 260 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 116.0
If we take 252 away from 260, we end up with 8.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 8 and continue with: 83 / 42

Moving on to step 5:
83 divided by 42 is 1 with a remainder of 41.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1161.0
Deduct 42 from 83 and we're left with 41.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 41 and continue with: 411 / 42

Let's proceed to step 6:
If we divide 411 by 42, we get 9 and a remainder of 33.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 11619.0
Subtract 378 from 411 to get 33.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 330, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
42 goes into 330 7 times with a remainder of 36.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11619.7
Subtracting 294 from 330 leaves us with 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 8:
42 can be fit into 360 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11619.78
Deduct 336 from 360 and we're left with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Step 9:
240 divided by 42 is 5 with a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 11619.785
Deduct 210 from 240 and we're left 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.

Step 10:
When dividing 300 by 42, we get 7 with a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 11619.7857
Deduct 294 from 300 and we're left with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
60 divided by 42 is 1 with a remainder of 18.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 11619.78571
Deduct 42 from 60 and we're left with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
42 can be fit into 180 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11619.785714
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 168 from 180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
When dividing 120 by 42, we get 2 with a remainder of 36.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11619.7857142
Subtract 84 from 120 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.

Step 14:
360 divided by 42 is 8 with a remainder of 24.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 11619.78571428
Subtracting 336 from 360 leaves us with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Our division results in 11619.78571428 with a remaining 2.4e-08.