55856 ÷ 5 = 11171 R1
We're going to perform division on 55856 with 5 as the divisor.

Step 1:
5 goes into 5 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 5 / 5

Step 2:
5 goes into 5 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 11
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 8 / 5

Step 3:
5 goes into 8 1 times with a remainder of 3.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 111
Subtract 5 from 8 to get 3.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 3 and repeat the process: 35 / 5

Step 4:
5 goes into 35 7 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 7 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1117
Subtract 35 from 35 to get 0.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 6 / 5

Step 5:
5 goes into 6 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 11171
Subtract 5 from 6 to get 1.

The final result is 11171 with a remainder of 1.