We divide 40734 by 23
Let's see how many times 23 fits into 40734.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 23 fits into 4 0 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 4 to get 4.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 40 / 23

Let's proceed to step 2:
23 goes into 40 1 times with a remainder of 17.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 23 from 40 leaves us with 17.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 17, then repeat: 177 / 23

On to step 3:
23 goes into 177 7 times with a remainder of 16.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 17.0
If we take 161 away from 177, we end up with 16.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 16, then carry on: 163 / 23

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 163 by 23, we get 7 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 177.0
Subtracting 161 from 163 leaves us with 2.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 24 / 23

Step 5:
23 goes into 24 1 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1771.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 23 from 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Step 6:
When dividing 10 by 23, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1771.0
Subtract 0 from 10 to get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
The number 23 fits into 100 4 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1771.04
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 92 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
If we divide 80 by 23, we get 3 and a remainder of 11.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1771.043
If we subtract 69 from 80, we get 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Step 9:
The number 23 fits into 110 4 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1771.0434
Deduct 92 from 110 and we're left with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
The number 23 fits into 180 7 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1771.04347
If we take 161 away from 180, 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.

Moving on to step 11:
When dividing 190 by 23, we get 8 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1771.043478
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.

Going ahead to step 12:
23 goes into 60 2 times with a remainder of 14.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1771.0434782
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.

Let's proceed to step 13:
140 divided by 23 is 6 with a remainder of 2.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1771.04347826
Deduct 138 from 140 and we're left with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1771.04347826 with a remaining 2e-09.