We divide 506959 by 72
Our goal is to divide 506959 by 72.

Step 1:
72 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 50 / 72

Going ahead to step 2:
72 can be fit into 50 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 50.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 50 leaves us with 50.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 50, then carry on: 506 / 72

Step 3:
72 goes into 506 7 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7.0
Subtract 504 from 506 to get 2.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 29 / 72

Let's proceed to step 4:
72 goes into 29 0 times with a remainder of 29.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 70.0
If we subtract 0 from 29, we get 29.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 29 and repeat the process: 295 / 72

Advancing to step 5:
72 can be fit into 295 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 704.0
Subtracting 288 from 295 leaves us with 7.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 79 / 72

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 79 by 72, we get 1 with a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 7041.0
Deduct 72 from 79 and we're left 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.

Moving on to step 7:
70 divided by 72 is 0 with a remainder of 70.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7041.0
If we subtract 0 from 70, we get 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
If we divide 700 by 72, we get 9 and a remainder of 52.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7041.09
Deduct 648 from 700 and we're left with 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
72 goes into 520 7 times with a remainder of 16.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7041.097
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 504 from 520.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
72 can be fit into 160 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7041.0972
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 144 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Step 11:
The number 72 fits into 160 2 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7041.09722
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 144 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 7041.09722 and a remainder of 1.6e-05.