We look at the division of 688546 by 81 
We're looking to find how many times 81 goes into 688546.

Moving on to step 1:
6 divided by 81 is 0 with a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 6, we get 6.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 68 / 81

Going ahead to step 2:
68 divided by 81 is 0 with a remainder of 68.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 68 and we're left with 68.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 68 and continue with: 688 / 81

Let's proceed to step 3:
81 can be fit into 688 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8.0
Subtract 648 from 688 to get 40.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 40, then repeat: 405 / 81

On to step 4:
When dividing 405 by 81, we get 5 with a remainder of 0.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 85.0
Deduct 405 from 405 and we're left with 0.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 4 / 81

Let's proceed to step 5:
81 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 850.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 46 / 81

Moving on to step 6:
81 goes into 46 0 times with a remainder of 46.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8500.0
If we subtract 0 from 46, we get 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
81 can be fit into 460 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 55.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8500.5
Subtract 405 from 460 to get 55.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 550, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
550 divided by 81 is 6 with a remainder of 64.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8500.56
If we subtract 486 from 550, we get 64.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 640 by 81, we get 7 and a remainder of 73.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 8500.567
Subtracting 567 from 640 leaves us with 73.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 730, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
730 divided by 81 is 9 with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8500.5679
If we take 729 away from 730, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
If we divide 10 by 81, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8500.5679
Subtract 0 from 10 to 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.

Advancing to step 12:
When dividing 100 by 81, we get 1 with a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8500.567901
Subtract 81 from 100 to get 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Step 13:
81 goes into 190 2 times with a remainder of 28.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8500.5679012
Subtracting 162 from 190 leaves us with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
When dividing 280 by 81, we get 3 with a remainder of 37.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8500.56790123
Subtract 243 from 280 to get 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 8500.56790123 with a balance of 3.7e-08.