42236957 ÷ 279 
We're looking to find how many times 279 goes into 42236957.

Advancing to step 1:
When dividing 4 by 279, we get 0 with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 4 and we're left with 4.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 42 / 279

Step 2:
279 can be fit into 42 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 42.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 42 after subtracting 0 from 42.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 42 and repeat the process: 422 / 279

On to step 3:
The number 279 fits into 422 1 times, leaving a remainder of 143.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 143 after subtracting 279 from 422.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 143, then carry on: 1433 / 279

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 1433 by 279, we get 5 and a remainder of 38.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 15.0
If we take 1395 away from 1433, we end up with 38.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 38 and continue with: 386 / 279

Step 5:
The number 279 fits into 386 1 times, leaving a remainder of 107.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 151.0
Subtract 279 from 386 to get 107.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 107 and repeat the process: 1079 / 279

Let's proceed to step 6:
When dividing 1079 by 279, we get 3 with a remainder of 242.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1513.0
The remainder is 242 after subtracting 837 from 1079.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 242, then repeat: 2425 / 279

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 2425 by 279, we get 8 with a remainder of 193.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 15138.0
Deduct 2232 from 2425 and we're left with 193.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 193, then carry on: 1937 / 279

Moving on to step 8:
279 goes into 1937 6 times with a remainder of 263.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 151386.0
Subtracting 1674 from 1937 leaves us with 263.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2630, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
When dividing 2630 by 279, we get 9 with a remainder of 119.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 151386.9
Subtracting 2511 from 2630 leaves us with 119.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1190, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
279 goes into 1190 4 times with a remainder of 74.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 151386.94
Subtract 1116 from 1190 to get 74.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 740, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
If we divide 740 by 279, we get 2 and a remainder of 182.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 151386.942
Subtract 558 from 740 to get 182.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1820, and continue the process.

Step 12:
If we divide 1820 by 279, we get 6 and a remainder of 146.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 151386.9426
Subtracting 1674 from 1820 leaves us with 146.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1460, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
When dividing 1460 by 279, we get 5 with a remainder of 65.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 151386.94265
Subtract 1395 from 1460 to get 65.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 650, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
650 divided by 279 is 2 with a remainder of 92.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 151386.942652
If we subtract 558 from 650, we get 92.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 920, and continue the process.

Step 15:
The number 279 fits into 920 3 times, leaving a remainder of 83.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 151386.9426523
The remainder is 83 after subtracting 837 from 920.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 830, and continue the process.

Step 16:
If we divide 830 by 279, we get 2 and a remainder of 272.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 151386.94265232
Subtracting 558 from 830 leaves us with 272.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2720, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 151386.94265232 with a balance of 2.72e-07.