578978 divided by 74 
Let's see how many times 74 fits into 578978.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 74 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 57 / 74

Moving on to step 2:
57 divided by 74 is 0 with a remainder of 57.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 57, we get 57.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 57 and repeat the process: 578 / 74

Advancing to step 3:
If we divide 578 by 74, we get 7 and a remainder of 60.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7.0
Deduct 518 from 578 and we're left with 60.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 60 and continue with: 609 / 74

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 609 by 74, we get 8 and a remainder of 17.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 78.0
Deduct 592 from 609 and we're left with 17.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 17 and continue with: 177 / 74

On to step 5:
177 divided by 74 is 2 with a remainder of 29.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 782.0
If we take 148 away from 177, we end up with 29.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 29, then repeat: 298 / 74

On to step 6:
When dividing 298 by 74, we get 4 with a remainder of 2.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7824.0
If we take 296 away from 298, we end up 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.

Step 7:
74 can be fit into 20 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7824.0
If we subtract 0 from 20, we get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Step 8:
If we divide 200 by 74, we get 2 and a remainder of 52.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 7824.02
Subtracting 148 from 200 leaves us with 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
520 divided by 74 is 7 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7824.027
If we take 518 away from 520, we end up 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.

Step 10:
74 can be fit into 20 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7824.027
If we subtract 0 from 20, we get 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:
The number 74 fits into 200 2 times, leaving a remainder of 52.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7824.02702
If we subtract 148 from 200, we get 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Step 12:
If we divide 520 by 74, we get 7 and a remainder of 2.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7824.027027
If we take 518 away from 520, we end up 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 13:
74 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: 7824.027027
Subtract 0 from 20 to get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
200 divided by 74 is 2 with a remainder of 52.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7824.02702702
If we subtract 148 from 200, we get 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Our division results in 7824.02702702 with a remaining 5.2e-08.