We look at the division of 235971 by 87 
We want to figure out the number of times 235971 can be divided by 87.

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
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 23 / 87

Step 2:
The number 87 fits into 23 0 times, leaving a remainder of 23.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 23 to get 23.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 23, then carry on: 235 / 87

Moving on to step 3:
87 can be fit into 235 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 61.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtracting 174 from 235 leaves us with 61.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 61, then carry on: 619 / 87

Moving on to step 4:
619 divided by 87 is 7 with a remainder of 10.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 27.0
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 609 from 619.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 10 and continue: 107 / 87

Step 5:
107 divided by 87 is 1 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 271.0
Deduct 87 from 107 and we're left with 20.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 20 and repeat the process: 201 / 87

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 201 by 87, we get 2 with a remainder of 27.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2712.0
Subtracting 174 from 201 leaves us with 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
87 goes into 270 3 times with a remainder of 9.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2712.3
If we subtract 261 from 270, we get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Step 8:
90 divided by 87 is 1 with a remainder of 3.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2712.31
Deduct 87 from 90 and we're left with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
When dividing 30 by 87, we get 0 with a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2712.31
Subtract 0 from 30 to get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 300 by 87, we get 3 and a remainder of 39.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2712.3103
The remainder is 39 after subtracting 261 from 300.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
When dividing 390 by 87, we get 4 with a remainder of 42.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2712.31034
Subtracting 348 from 390 leaves us with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
The number 87 fits into 420 4 times, leaving a remainder of 72.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2712.310344
The remainder is 72 after subtracting 348 from 420.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 720, and continue the process.

The final result is 2712.310344 with a remainder of 7.2e-06.