We look at the division of 524486 by 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 524486.

Moving on to step 1:
31 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 52 / 31

On to step 2:
When dividing 52 by 31, we get 1 with a remainder of 21.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 31 from 52 leaves us with 21.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 21, then carry on: 214 / 31

Advancing to step 3:
31 can be fit into 214 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 28.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16.0
Deduct 186 from 214 and we're left with 28.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 28 and continue: 284 / 31

Advancing to step 4:
31 goes into 284 9 times with a remainder of 5.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 169.0
Subtracting 279 from 284 leaves us with 5.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 58 / 31

Moving on to step 5:
31 can be fit into 58 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 27.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1691.0
If we take 31 away from 58, we end up with 27.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 27, then carry on: 276 / 31

Advancing to step 6:
31 goes into 276 8 times with a remainder of 28.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16918.0
If we subtract 248 from 276, we get 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
31 goes into 280 9 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16918.9
Subtracting 279 from 280 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Step 8:
31 can be fit into 10 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 16918.9
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
31 can be fit into 100 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16918.903
If we subtract 93 from 100, we get 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
The number 31 fits into 70 2 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16918.9032
If we take 62 away from 70, 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.

Going ahead to step 11:
31 can be fit into 80 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16918.90322
If we take 62 away from 80, we end up with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 16918.90322 with a balance of 1.8e-05.