We look at the division of 438041 by 87 
Let's see how many times 87 fits into 438041.

On to step 1:
87 goes into 4 0 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 0 from 4.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 43 / 87

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 43 by 87, we get 0 and a remainder of 43.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 43 after subtracting 0 from 43.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 43 and continue with: 438 / 87

Moving on to step 3:
87 goes into 438 5 times with a remainder of 3.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5.0
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 435 from 438.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 30 / 87

On to step 4:
87 goes into 30 0 times with a remainder of 30.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 50.0
If we take 0 away from 30, we end up with 30.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 30 and continue: 304 / 87

Advancing to step 5:
87 can be fit into 304 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 43.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 503.0
Deduct 261 from 304 and we're left with 43.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 43, then repeat: 431 / 87

Let's proceed to step 6:
If we divide 431 by 87, we get 4 and a remainder of 83.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5034.0
The remainder is 83 after subtracting 348 from 431.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 830, and continue the process.

Step 7:
87 can be fit into 830 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 47.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5034.9
If we subtract 783 from 830, we get 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 470 by 87, we get 5 with a remainder of 35.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5034.95
Subtracting 435 from 470 leaves us with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
350 divided by 87 is 4 with a remainder of 2.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5034.954
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 348 from 350.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
87 can be fit into 20 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5034.954
Subtracting 0 from 20 leaves us with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
87 can be fit into 200 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 26.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5034.95402
Subtract 174 from 200 to get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Step 12:
If we divide 260 by 87, we get 2 and a remainder of 86.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5034.954022
The remainder is 86 after subtracting 174 from 260.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 860, and continue the process.

Our division results in 5034.954022 with a remaining 8.6e-06.