101978 ÷ 56 
Let's see how many times 56 fits into 101978.

On to step 1:
The number 56 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 10 / 56

Step 2:
10 divided by 56 is 0 with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 10 and continue with: 101 / 56

Let's proceed to step 3:
If we divide 101 by 56, we get 1 and a remainder of 45.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 45 after subtracting 56 from 101.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 45 and continue with: 459 / 56

On to step 4:
The number 56 fits into 459 8 times, leaving a remainder of 11.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 18.0
The remainder is 11 after subtracting 448 from 459.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 11, then carry on: 117 / 56

On to step 5:
117 divided by 56 is 2 with a remainder of 5.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 182.0
Subtracting 112 from 117 leaves us with 5.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 58 / 56

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 58 by 56, we get 1 with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1821.0
Subtracting 56 from 58 leaves us with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
20 divided by 56 is 0 with a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1821.0
If we take 0 away from 20, we end up 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 8:
The number 56 fits into 200 3 times, leaving a remainder of 32.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1821.03
Deduct 168 from 200 and we're left with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Step 9:
56 can be fit into 320 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1821.035
Deduct 280 from 320 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
When dividing 400 by 56, we get 7 with a remainder of 8.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1821.0357
Subtracting 392 from 400 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
80 divided by 56 is 1 with a remainder of 24.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1821.03571
Deduct 56 from 80 and we're left with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
56 goes into 240 4 times with a remainder of 16.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1821.035714
If we subtract 224 from 240, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
56 goes into 160 2 times with a remainder of 48.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1821.0357142
Subtract 112 from 160 to get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
480 divided by 56 is 8 with a remainder of 32.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1821.03571428
Deduct 448 from 480 and we're left with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 1821.03571428 and a remainder of 3.2e-08.