We're dividing 53840374 by 971 
We're looking to find how many times 971 goes into 53840374.

Moving on to step 1:
971 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 5 leaves us with 5.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 53 / 971

Step 2:
When dividing 53 by 971, we get 0 with a remainder of 53.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 53 to get 53.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 53, then repeat: 538 / 971

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 538 by 971, we get 0 with a remainder of 538.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 538 after subtracting 0 from 538.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 538 and repeat the process: 5384 / 971

Moving on to step 4:
971 can be fit into 5384 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 529.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we subtract 4855 from 5384, we get 529.
Include the next digit (0) from the dividend after 529, then repeat: 5290 / 971

Moving on to step 5:
The number 971 fits into 5290 5 times, leaving a remainder of 435.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 55.0
If we subtract 4855 from 5290, we get 435.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 435 and continue: 4353 / 971

Moving on to step 6:
4353 divided by 971 is 4 with a remainder of 469.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 554.0
The remainder is 469 after subtracting 3884 from 4353.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 469 and repeat the process: 4697 / 971

Advancing to step 7:
The number 971 fits into 4697 4 times, leaving a remainder of 813.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5544.0
Subtracting 3884 from 4697 leaves us with 813.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 813, then repeat: 8134 / 971

On to step 8:
971 can be fit into 8134 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 366.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 55448.0
If we take 7768 away from 8134, we end up with 366.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3660, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
3660 divided by 971 is 3 with a remainder of 747.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 55448.3
If we subtract 2913 from 3660, we get 747.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7470, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
7470 divided by 971 is 7 with a remainder of 673.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 55448.37
The remainder is 673 after subtracting 6797 from 7470.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6730, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
971 goes into 6730 6 times with a remainder of 904.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 55448.376
If we take 5826 away from 6730, we end up with 904.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 9040, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
The number 971 fits into 9040 9 times, leaving a remainder of 301.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 55448.3769
The remainder is 301 after subtracting 8739 from 9040.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3010, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
971 goes into 3010 3 times with a remainder of 97.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 55448.37693
If we take 2913 away from 3010, we end up with 97.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 970, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
The number 971 fits into 970 0 times, leaving a remainder of 970.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 55448.37693
Subtract 0 from 970 to get 970.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 9700, and continue the process.

Step 15:
If we divide 9700 by 971, we get 9 and a remainder of 961.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 55448.3769309
If we take 8739 away from 9700, we end up with 961.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 9610, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 16:
9610 divided by 971 is 9 with a remainder of 871.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 55448.37693099
Subtract 8739 from 9610 to get 871.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 8710, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 55448.37693099 and a remainder of 8.71e-07.