Let's divide 279079 by 87
We want to divide 279079 by 87.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 2 by 87, we get 0 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 27 / 87

Step 2:
If we divide 27 by 87, we get 0 and a remainder of 27.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 27 after subtracting 0 from 27.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 27, then carry on: 279 / 87

Moving on to step 3:
279 divided by 87 is 3 with a remainder of 18.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtract 261 from 279 to get 18.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 18, then carry on: 180 / 87

Going ahead to step 4:
180 divided by 87 is 2 with a remainder of 6.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 32.0
Subtracting 174 from 180 leaves us with 6.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 67 / 87

Advancing to step 5:
67 divided by 87 is 0 with a remainder of 67.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 320.0
Deduct 0 from 67 and we're left with 67.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 67, then carry on: 679 / 87

Advancing to step 6:
87 goes into 679 7 times with a remainder of 70.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3207.0
Subtract 609 from 679 to get 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
The number 87 fits into 700 8 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3207.8
Deduct 696 from 700 and we're left with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Step 8:
87 goes into 40 0 times with a remainder of 40.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3207.8
If we subtract 0 from 40, we get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
87 goes into 400 4 times with a remainder of 52.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 3207.804
Subtracting 348 from 400 leaves us with 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Step 10:
87 can be fit into 520 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 85.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3207.8045
Subtract 435 from 520 to get 85.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 850, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 850 by 87, we get 9 with a remainder of 67.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3207.80459
If we take 783 away from 850, we end up with 67.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 670, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
When dividing 670 by 87, we get 7 with a remainder of 61.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3207.804597
Subtract 609 from 670 to get 61.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 610, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 610 by 87, we get 7 with a remainder of 1.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3207.8045977
Subtracting 609 from 610 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 3207.8045977 and a remainder of 1e-08.