971957 ÷ 2 
Let's see how many times 2 fits into 971957.

Moving on to step 1:
2 can be fit into 9 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4.0
Subtract 8 from 9 to get 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 2

Advancing to step 2:
2 goes into 17 8 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 48.0
If we subtract 16 from 17, we get 1.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 11 / 2

Advancing to step 3:
11 divided by 2 is 5 with a remainder of 1.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 485.0
Deduct 10 from 11 and we're left with 1.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 19 / 2

Moving on to step 4:
2 can be fit into 19 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4859.0
If we subtract 18 from 19, we get 1.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 15 / 2

Moving on to step 5:
The number 2 fits into 15 7 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 48597.0
Deduct 14 from 15 and we're left with 1.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 17 / 2

Step 6:
17 divided by 2 is 8 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 485978.0
Subtract 16 from 17 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
If we divide 10 by 2, we get 5 and a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 485978.5
If we subtract 10 from 10, 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.

Moving on to step 8:
2 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 485978.5
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 9:
When dividing 0 by 2, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 485978.5
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 485978.5 with a balance of 0.0.