We're dividing 500872 by 98 
We're looking to find how many times 98 goes into 500872.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 98 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 50 / 98

Advancing to step 2:
The number 98 fits into 50 0 times, leaving a remainder of 50.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 50, we get 50.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 50 and repeat the process: 500 / 98

Moving on to step 3:
If we divide 500 by 98, we get 5 and a remainder of 10.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtracting 490 from 500 leaves us with 10.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 10 and continue with: 108 / 98

Moving on to step 4:
108 divided by 98 is 1 with a remainder of 10.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 51.0
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 98 from 108.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 10 and continue: 107 / 98

Let's proceed to step 5:
98 goes into 107 1 times with a remainder of 9.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 511.0
Subtract 98 from 107 to get 9.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 92 / 98

Step 6:
If we divide 92 by 98, we get 0 and a remainder of 92.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5110.0
The remainder is 92 after subtracting 0 from 92.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 920, and continue the process.

Step 7:
98 can be fit into 920 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 5110.9
Subtracting 882 from 920 leaves us with 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Step 8:
98 can be fit into 380 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 86.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5110.93
Subtracting 294 from 380 leaves us with 86.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 860, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
When dividing 860 by 98, we get 8 with a remainder of 76.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5110.938
If we take 784 away from 860, we end up with 76.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 760, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
760 divided by 98 is 7 with a remainder of 74.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5110.9387
Subtract 686 from 760 to get 74.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 740, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
740 divided by 98 is 7 with a remainder of 54.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5110.93877
If we subtract 686 from 740, we get 54.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 540, and continue the process.

The final result is 5110.93877 with a remainder of 5.4e-05.