196974 divided by 78 
We're looking to find how many times 78 goes into 196974.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 78 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 19 / 78

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 19 by 78, we get 0 with a remainder of 19.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 19, we end up with 19.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 19 and continue with: 196 / 78

Let's proceed to step 3:
If we divide 196 by 78, we get 2 and a remainder of 40.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 156 from 196 to get 40.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 40, then repeat: 409 / 78

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 409 by 78, we get 5 and a remainder of 19.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 25.0
If we subtract 390 from 409, we get 19.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 19, then carry on: 197 / 78

Advancing to step 5:
78 goes into 197 2 times with a remainder of 41.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 252.0
The remainder is 41 after subtracting 156 from 197.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 41 and continue: 414 / 78

Step 6:
78 can be fit into 414 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2525.0
If we subtract 390 from 414, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 240 by 78, we get 3 and a remainder of 6.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2525.3
Deduct 234 from 240 and we're left 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
60 divided by 78 is 0 with a remainder of 60.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2525.3
If we take 0 away from 60, we end up with 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 600, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 78 fits into 600 7 times, leaving a remainder of 54.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2525.307
Subtract 546 from 600 to 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.

Let's proceed to step 10:
The number 78 fits into 540 6 times, leaving a remainder of 72.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2525.3076
Subtracting 468 from 540 leaves us with 72.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 720, and continue the process.

Step 11:
78 can be fit into 720 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2525.30769
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 702 from 720.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
78 can be fit into 180 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2525.307692
Subtracting 156 from 180 leaves us with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
When dividing 240 by 78, we get 3 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2525.3076923
If we take 234 away from 240, we end up 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.

Step 14:
When dividing 60 by 78, we get 0 with a remainder of 60.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2525.3076923
If we subtract 0 from 60, we get 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 600, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 2525.3076923, with a leftover of 6e-08.