We divide 254686 by 85
Let's see how many times 85 fits into 254686.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 85 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 25 / 85

Advancing to step 2:
25 divided by 85 is 0 with a remainder of 25.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 25, we get 25.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 25, then repeat: 254 / 85

Going ahead to step 3:
85 goes into 254 2 times with a remainder of 84.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
The remainder is 84 after subtracting 170 from 254.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 84, then repeat: 846 / 85

Advancing to step 4:
When dividing 846 by 85, we get 9 with a remainder of 81.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 29.0
If we take 765 away from 846, we end up with 81.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 81 and repeat the process: 818 / 85

Let's proceed to step 5:
818 divided by 85 is 9 with a remainder of 53.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 299.0
Subtract 765 from 818 to get 53.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 53 and continue with: 536 / 85

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 536 by 85, we get 6 with a remainder of 26.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2996.0
Subtract 510 from 536 to get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
85 can be fit into 260 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2996.3
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 255 from 260.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 50 by 85, we get 0 and a remainder of 50.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2996.3
Subtracting 0 from 50 leaves us with 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
85 goes into 500 5 times with a remainder of 75.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 2996.305
The remainder is 75 after subtracting 425 from 500.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 750, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
750 divided by 85 is 8 with a remainder of 70.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2996.3058
If we take 680 away from 750, we end up with 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Step 11:
85 can be fit into 700 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 2996.30588
Subtracting 680 from 700 leaves us with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 2996.30588 with a balance of 2e-05.