Let's divide 879866 by 47
We're looking to find how many times 47 goes into 879866.

On to step 1:
When dividing 8 by 47, we get 0 with a remainder of 8.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 8, we end up with 8.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 8 and repeat the process: 87 / 47

Step 2:
The number 47 fits into 87 1 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 47 from 87.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 40, then carry on: 409 / 47

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 409 by 47, we get 8 with a remainder of 33.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 18.0
Subtract 376 from 409 to get 33.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 33, then carry on: 338 / 47

Advancing to step 4:
47 can be fit into 338 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 187.0
Subtracting 329 from 338 leaves us with 9.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 9, then carry on: 96 / 47

Moving on to step 5:
47 can be fit into 96 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1872.0
Subtracting 94 from 96 leaves us with 2.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 26 / 47

Moving on to step 6:
47 can be fit into 26 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 26.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18720.0
Subtracting 0 from 26 leaves us with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
47 goes into 260 5 times with a remainder of 25.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 18720.5
If we subtract 235 from 260, we get 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
When dividing 250 by 47, we get 5 with a remainder of 15.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 18720.55
If we take 235 away from 250, we end up with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Our division results in 18720.55 with a remaining 0.015.