44588 ÷ 3 = 14862 R2
We're going to perform division on 44588 with 3 as the divisor.

Step 1:
3 goes into 4 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1
Subtract 3 from 4 to get 1.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 14 / 3

Step 2:
3 goes into 14 4 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 14
Subtract 12 from 14 to get 2.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 25 / 3

Step 3:
3 goes into 25 8 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 8 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 148
Subtract 24 from 25 to get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 3

Step 4:
3 goes into 18 6 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 6 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1486
Subtract 18 from 18 to get 0.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 8 / 3

Step 5:
3 goes into 8 2 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 2 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 14862
Subtract 6 from 8 to get 2.

The final result is 14862 with a remainder of 2.