We look at the division of 472579 by 3 
We want to divide 472579 by 3.

Moving on to step 1:
3 goes into 4 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 3 from 4 leaves us with 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 3

On to step 2:
The number 3 fits into 17 5 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 15.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 15 from 17.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 22 / 3

Advancing to step 3:
22 divided by 3 is 7 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 157.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 21 from 22.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 15 / 3

Advancing to step 4:
When dividing 15 by 3, we get 5 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 1575.0
If we subtract 15 from 15, we get 0.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 7 / 3

Moving on to step 5:
If we divide 7 by 3, we get 2 and a remainder of 1.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 15752.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 6 from 7.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 19 / 3

Advancing to step 6:
19 divided by 3 is 6 with a remainder of 1.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 157526.0
If we take 18 away from 19, 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.

Moving on to step 7:
When dividing 10 by 3, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 157526.3
Subtracting 9 from 10 leaves us 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 8:
3 goes into 10 3 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 157526.33
Subtracting 9 from 10 leaves us 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.

Our division results in 157526.33 with a remaining 0.001.