87873 ÷ 23 
We want to divide 87873 by 23.

Going ahead to step 1:
If we divide 8 by 23, we get 0 and a remainder of 8.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 8 and we're left with 8.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 87 / 23

Moving on to step 2:
23 can be fit into 87 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtract 69 from 87 to get 18.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 18, then repeat: 188 / 23

Moving on to step 3:
23 can be fit into 188 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 38.0
If we take 184 away from 188, we end up with 4.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 4 and continue with: 47 / 23

Step 4:
The number 23 fits into 47 2 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 382.0
Subtracting 46 from 47 leaves us with 1.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 13 / 23

Advancing to step 5:
The number 23 fits into 13 0 times, leaving a remainder of 13.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3820.0
The remainder is 13 after subtracting 0 from 13.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 6:
130 divided by 23 is 5 with a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3820.5
Subtract 115 from 130 to get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
When dividing 150 by 23, we get 6 with a remainder of 12.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3820.56
Subtracting 138 from 150 leaves us with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Step 8:
120 divided by 23 is 5 with a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 3820.565
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 115 from 120.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
The number 23 fits into 50 2 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3820.5652
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 46 from 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
The number 23 fits into 40 1 times, leaving a remainder of 17.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3820.56521
Subtract 23 from 40 to 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.

Step 11:
170 divided by 23 is 7 with a remainder of 9.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3820.565217
The remainder is 9 after subtracting 161 from 170.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
When dividing 90 by 23, we get 3 with a remainder of 21.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3820.5652173
Subtracting 69 from 90 leaves us with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
23 can be fit into 210 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3820.56521739
If we subtract 207 from 210, we get 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 3820.56521739, and the remainder is 3e-09.