We look at the division of 128974 by 74 
We want to divide 128974 by 74.

On to step 1:
74 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 12 / 74

On to step 2:
74 can be fit into 12 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 12 to get 12.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 12, then repeat: 128 / 74

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 74 fits into 128 1 times, leaving a remainder of 54.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 54 after subtracting 74 from 128.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 54, then repeat: 549 / 74

Advancing to step 4:
When dividing 549 by 74, we get 7 with a remainder of 31.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17.0
Deduct 518 from 549 and we're left with 31.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 31, then carry on: 317 / 74

Advancing to step 5:
When dividing 317 by 74, we get 4 with a remainder of 21.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 174.0
Subtracting 296 from 317 leaves us with 21.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 21, then repeat: 214 / 74

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 214 by 74, we get 2 with a remainder of 66.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1742.0
The remainder is 66 after subtracting 148 from 214.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 660 by 74, we get 8 with a remainder of 68.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1742.8
If we take 592 away from 660, we end up with 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
74 goes into 680 9 times with a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 1742.89
If we subtract 666 from 680, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
If we divide 140 by 74, we get 1 and a remainder of 66.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1742.891
If we take 74 away from 140, we end up with 66.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
660 divided by 74 is 8 with a remainder of 68.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 1742.8918
If we subtract 592 from 660, we get 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
The number 74 fits into 680 9 times, leaving a remainder of 14.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1742.89189
If we take 666 away from 680, we end up 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.

Step 12:
74 can be fit into 140 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 66.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1742.891891
Subtracting 74 from 140 leaves us with 66.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
74 can be fit into 660 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 68.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1742.8918918
Subtracting 592 from 660 leaves us with 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
74 can be fit into 680 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1742.89189189
The remainder is 14 after subtracting 666 from 680.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1742.89189189 with a remaining 1.4e-08.