We look at the division of 279544 by 2 
Let's see how many times 2 fits into 279544.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 2 by 2, we get 1 and a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 2 from 2 and we're left with 0.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 7 / 2

On to step 2:
When dividing 7 by 2, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 6 from 7.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 19 / 2

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 2 fits into 19 9 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 139.0
Subtract 18 from 19 to get 1.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 15 / 2

Step 4:
2 can be fit into 15 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1397.0
Subtract 14 from 15 to get 1.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 14 / 2

Step 5:
If we divide 14 by 2, we get 7 and a remainder of 0.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 13977.0
Deduct 14 from 14 and we're left with 0.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 4 / 2

Moving on to step 6:
If we divide 4 by 2, we get 2 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 139772.0
Subtract 4 from 4 to 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.

Advancing to step 7:
The number 2 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 139772.0
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left 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.

On 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: 139772.0
If we subtract 0 from 0, 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.

The final outcome is 139772.0, with a leftover of 0.0.