278405 ÷ 59 
We're looking to find how many times 59 goes into 278405.

Advancing to step 1:
59 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 27 / 59

Going ahead to step 2:
59 goes into 27 0 times with a remainder of 27.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 27, we get 27.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 27, then repeat: 278 / 59

On to step 3:
59 goes into 278 4 times with a remainder of 42.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4.0
Deduct 236 from 278 and we're left with 42.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 42, then repeat: 424 / 59

On to step 4:
59 goes into 424 7 times with a remainder of 11.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 47.0
Deduct 413 from 424 and we're left with 11.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 11 and continue: 110 / 59

Going ahead to step 5:
110 divided by 59 is 1 with a remainder of 51.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 471.0
Subtracting 59 from 110 leaves us with 51.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 51, then repeat: 515 / 59

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 515 by 59, we get 8 with a remainder of 43.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4718.0
Subtract 472 from 515 to get 43.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 430, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
59 goes into 430 7 times with a remainder of 17.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4718.7
If we subtract 413 from 430, we get 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
170 divided by 59 is 2 with a remainder of 52.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4718.72
Subtract 118 from 170 to 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.

Advancing to step 9:
520 divided by 59 is 8 with a remainder of 48.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4718.728
Subtract 472 from 520 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.

Advancing to step 10:
The number 59 fits into 480 8 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4718.7288
If we take 472 away from 480, we end up 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.

The final outcome is 4718.7288, with a leftover of 8e-05.