We look at the division of 538742 by 38 
We're looking to find how many times 38 goes into 538742.

On to step 1:
38 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 0 from 5.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 5, then repeat: 53 / 38

Step 2:
When dividing 53 by 38, we get 1 with a remainder of 15.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 38 away from 53, we end up with 15.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 15, then carry on: 158 / 38

Going ahead to step 3:
38 can be fit into 158 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14.0
Deduct 152 from 158 and we're left with 6.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 6, then repeat: 67 / 38

Advancing to step 4:
38 can be fit into 67 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 29.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 141.0
Subtract 38 from 67 to get 29.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 29, then carry on: 294 / 38

Let's proceed to step 5:
The number 38 fits into 294 7 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1417.0
Subtract 266 from 294 to get 28.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 28, then repeat: 282 / 38

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 282 by 38, we get 7 with a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14177.0
Deduct 266 from 282 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.

On to step 7:
If we divide 160 by 38, we get 4 and a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14177.4
Subtracting 152 from 160 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 38 fits into 80 2 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14177.42
Subtract 76 from 80 to get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
The number 38 fits into 40 1 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 14177.421
Deduct 38 from 40 and we're left with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
38 can be fit into 20 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 14177.421
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 0 from 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
38 goes into 200 5 times with a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 14177.42105
If we subtract 190 from 200, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
The number 38 fits into 100 2 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 14177.421052
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 76 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
240 divided by 38 is 6 with a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14177.4210526
Subtract 228 from 240 to get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
If we divide 120 by 38, we get 3 and a remainder of 6.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 14177.42105263
If we subtract 114 from 120, we get 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Our division results in 14177.42105263 with a remaining 6e-09.