We divide 178262 by 51
We're looking to find how many times 51 goes into 178262.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 51 fits into 1 0 times, leaving 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 (7) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 17 / 51

Advancing to step 2:
51 goes into 17 0 times with a remainder of 17.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 17 leaves us with 17.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 17 and continue: 178 / 51

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 178 by 51, we get 3 with a remainder of 25.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
Deduct 153 from 178 and we're left with 25.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 25, then repeat: 252 / 51

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 252 by 51, we get 4 and a remainder of 48.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 34.0
Subtracting 204 from 252 leaves us with 48.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 48, then repeat: 486 / 51

Moving on to step 5:
486 divided by 51 is 9 with a remainder of 27.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 349.0
Subtracting 459 from 486 leaves us with 27.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 27, then repeat: 272 / 51

Advancing to step 6:
272 divided by 51 is 5 with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 3495.0
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 255 from 272.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
If we divide 170 by 51, we get 3 and a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3495.3
If we take 153 away from 170, we end up with 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 51 fits into 170 3 times, leaving a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3495.33
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 153 from 170.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 3495.33 with a balance of 0.017.