538998 ÷ 2 
We want to divide 538998 by 2.

Let's proceed to step 1:
5 divided by 2 is 2 with a remainder of 1.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 4 away from 5, we end up with 1.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 13 / 2

Moving on to step 2:
When dividing 13 by 2, we get 6 with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 26.0
Subtract 12 from 13 to get 1.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 18 / 2

On to step 3:
When dividing 18 by 2, we get 9 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 269.0
Deduct 18 from 18 and we're left with 0.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 9 / 2

On to step 4:
9 divided by 2 is 4 with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2694.0
Deduct 8 from 9 and we're left with 1.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 19 / 2

Going ahead to step 5:
If we divide 19 by 2, we get 9 and a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 26949.0
Deduct 18 from 19 and we're left with 1.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 18 / 2

Moving on to step 6:
If we divide 18 by 2, we get 9 and a remainder of 0.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 269499.0
If we subtract 18 from 18, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 0 by 2, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 269499.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 2 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 269499.0
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The final result is 269499.0 with a remainder of 0.0.