131740 ÷ 53 
We want to divide 131740 by 53.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 53 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 13 / 53

On to step 2:
53 goes into 13 0 times with a remainder of 13.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 13 to get 13.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 13, then carry on: 131 / 53

Going ahead to step 3:
131 divided by 53 is 2 with a remainder of 25.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 106 from 131 to get 25.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 25 and repeat the process: 257 / 53

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 257 by 53, we get 4 with a remainder of 45.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 24.0
If we take 212 away from 257, we end up with 45.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 45 and continue with: 454 / 53

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 454 by 53, we get 8 and a remainder of 30.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 248.0
Subtract 424 from 454 to get 30.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 30, then repeat: 300 / 53

Advancing to step 6:
53 goes into 300 5 times with a remainder of 35.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2485.0
If we subtract 265 from 300, we get 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
If we divide 350 by 53, we get 6 and a remainder of 32.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 2485.6
Subtract 318 from 350 to get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
53 goes into 320 6 times with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2485.66
Subtract 318 from 320 to 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.

After the division, we end up with 2485.66 and a remainder of 0.002.