144496 ÷ 31 
Our goal is to divide 144496 by 31.

Moving on to step 1:
31 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 14 / 31

Moving on to step 2:
The number 31 fits into 14 0 times, leaving a remainder of 14.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 14 to get 14.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 14 and continue: 144 / 31

Advancing to step 3:
The number 31 fits into 144 4 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
Subtracting 124 from 144 leaves us with 20.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 20, then repeat: 204 / 31

Let's proceed to step 4:
When dividing 204 by 31, we get 6 with a remainder of 18.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 46.0
If we subtract 186 from 204, we get 18.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 18 and continue with: 189 / 31

Going ahead to step 5:
31 can be fit into 189 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 466.0
Subtract 186 from 189 to get 3.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 36 / 31

Step 6:
The number 31 fits into 36 1 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4661.0
Deduct 31 from 36 and we're left with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Step 7:
31 goes into 50 1 times with a remainder of 19.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4661.1
Deduct 31 from 50 and we're left with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
If we divide 190 by 31, we get 6 and a remainder of 4.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4661.16
If we subtract 186 from 190, we 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.

Step 9:
If we divide 40 by 31, we get 1 and a remainder of 9.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4661.161
The remainder is 9 after subtracting 31 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
90 divided by 31 is 2 with a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 4661.1612
If we take 62 away from 90, we end up 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.

Going ahead to step 11:
280 divided by 31 is 9 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 4661.16129
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 279 from 280.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
If we divide 10 by 31, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4661.16129
If we subtract 0 from 10, 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.

Advancing to step 13:
When dividing 100 by 31, we get 3 with a remainder of 7.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4661.1612903
If we take 93 away from 100, 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.

Advancing to step 14:
The number 31 fits into 70 2 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 4661.16129032
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 62 from 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 4661.16129032 with a balance of 8e-09.