We're dividing 478971 by 46 
We want to divide 478971 by 46.

Advancing to step 1:
46 goes into 4 0 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 4, we get 4.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 47 / 46

Step 2:
46 goes into 47 1 times with a remainder of 1.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 46 away from 47, we end up with 1.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 18 / 46

Advancing to step 3:
18 divided by 46 is 0 with a remainder of 18.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 10.0
If we subtract 0 from 18, we get 18.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 18 and repeat the process: 189 / 46

Moving on to step 4:
46 goes into 189 4 times with a remainder of 5.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 104.0
Subtract 184 from 189 to get 5.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 57 / 46

On to step 5:
46 goes into 57 1 times with a remainder of 11.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1041.0
If we subtract 46 from 57, we get 11.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 11 and continue: 111 / 46

Let's proceed to step 6:
46 goes into 111 2 times with a remainder of 19.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10412.0
If we take 92 away from 111, we end up with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
The number 46 fits into 190 4 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10412.4
Subtracting 184 from 190 leaves us with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
If we divide 60 by 46, we get 1 and a remainder of 14.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 10412.41
Deduct 46 from 60 and we're left with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Step 9:
If we divide 140 by 46, we get 3 and a remainder of 2.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 10412.413
If we subtract 138 from 140, we get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 20 by 46, we get 0 and a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 10412.413
If we subtract 0 from 20, we get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
If we divide 200 by 46, we get 4 and a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10412.41304
If we subtract 184 from 200, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
46 goes into 160 3 times with a remainder of 22.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 10412.413043
If we take 138 away from 160, we end up with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
If we divide 220 by 46, we get 4 and a remainder of 36.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 10412.4130434
Subtract 184 from 220 to get 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
46 can be fit into 360 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10412.41304347
If we take 322 away from 360, we end up 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.

The final outcome is 10412.41304347, with a leftover of 3.8e-08.