We look at the division of 179241 by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 179241.

On to step 1:
42 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 0 from 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 42

Moving on to step 2:
17 divided by 42 is 0 with a remainder of 17.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 17 to get 17.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 17 and continue with: 179 / 42

Step 3:
When dividing 179 by 42, we get 4 with a remainder of 11.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 168 from 179, we get 11.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 11 and repeat the process: 112 / 42

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 42 fits into 112 2 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 42.0
If we take 84 away from 112, we end up with 28.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 28, then repeat: 284 / 42

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 284 by 42, we get 6 and a remainder of 32.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 426.0
If we take 252 away from 284, we end up with 32.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 32 and repeat the process: 321 / 42

On to step 6:
321 divided by 42 is 7 with a remainder of 27.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4267.0
Subtract 294 from 321 to get 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
The number 42 fits into 270 6 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4267.6
Subtract 252 from 270 to get 18.
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 8:
42 goes into 180 4 times with a remainder of 12.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4267.64
Subtracting 168 from 180 leaves us with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Step 9:
42 can be fit into 120 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 36.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4267.642
Subtracting 84 from 120 leaves us with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
When dividing 360 by 42, we get 8 with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4267.6428
If we take 336 away from 360, we end up 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 11:
When dividing 240 by 42, we get 5 with a remainder of 30.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4267.64285
If we subtract 210 from 240, we get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
If we divide 300 by 42, we get 7 and a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 4267.642857
If we take 294 away from 300, 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.

Moving on to step 13:
42 goes into 60 1 times with a remainder of 18.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4267.6428571
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 42 from 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
If we divide 180 by 42, we get 4 and a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4267.64285714
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 168 from 180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 4267.64285714, and the remainder is 1.2e-08.