We're dividing 72986148 by 842 
We're looking to find how many times 842 goes into 72986148.

Let's proceed to step 1:
When dividing 7 by 842, we get 0 with a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 7, we get 7.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 72 / 842

Step 2:
842 goes into 72 0 times with a remainder of 72.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 72, we get 72.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 72 and continue: 729 / 842

Let's proceed to step 3:
842 can be fit into 729 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 729.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 729, we end up with 729.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 729 and continue: 7298 / 842

Advancing to step 4:
842 can be fit into 7298 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 562.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8.0
The remainder is 562 after subtracting 6736 from 7298.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 562 and continue with: 5626 / 842

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 5626 by 842, we get 6 and a remainder of 574.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 86.0
If we take 5052 away from 5626, we end up with 574.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 574 and continue: 5741 / 842

On to step 6:
If we divide 5741 by 842, we get 6 and a remainder of 689.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 866.0
Subtracting 5052 from 5741 leaves us with 689.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 689 and continue: 6894 / 842

Going ahead to step 7:
The number 842 fits into 6894 8 times, leaving a remainder of 158.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 8668.0
If we subtract 6736 from 6894, we get 158.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 158 and repeat the process: 1588 / 842

On to step 8:
1588 divided by 842 is 1 with a remainder of 746.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 86681.0
Subtract 842 from 1588 to get 746.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7460, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
7460 divided by 842 is 8 with a remainder of 724.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 86681.8
Subtracting 6736 from 7460 leaves us with 724.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7240, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
When dividing 7240 by 842, we get 8 with a remainder of 504.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 86681.88
Subtract 6736 from 7240 to get 504.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5040, and continue the process.

Our division results in 86681.88 with a remaining 0.504.