We look at the division of 278671 by 79 
We're looking to find how many times 79 goes into 278671.

On to step 1:
2 divided by 79 is 0 with a remainder of 2.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 27 / 79

Let's proceed to step 2:
If we divide 27 by 79, we get 0 and a remainder of 27.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 27 to get 27.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 27, then carry on: 278 / 79

Step 3:
278 divided by 79 is 3 with a remainder of 41.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 237 from 278 leaves us with 41.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 41, then carry on: 416 / 79

Advancing to step 4:
If we divide 416 by 79, we get 5 and a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 35.0
Subtracting 395 from 416 leaves us with 21.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 21 and continue: 217 / 79

Let's proceed to step 5:
79 can be fit into 217 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 59.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 352.0
If we subtract 158 from 217, we get 59.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 59 and continue: 591 / 79

Step 6:
79 goes into 591 7 times with a remainder of 38.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3527.0
If we take 553 away from 591, we end up with 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Step 7:
79 goes into 380 4 times with a remainder of 64.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3527.4
The remainder is 64 after subtracting 316 from 380.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
640 divided by 79 is 8 with a remainder of 8.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3527.48
Deduct 632 from 640 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
If we divide 80 by 79, we get 1 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3527.481
Subtract 79 from 80 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 10 by 79, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 3527.481
If we subtract 0 from 10, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
100 divided by 79 is 1 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3527.48101
If we subtract 79 from 100, we get 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
79 goes into 210 2 times with a remainder of 52.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3527.481012
The remainder is 52 after subtracting 158 from 210.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
79 goes into 520 6 times with a remainder of 46.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3527.4810126
If we take 474 away from 520, we end up with 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
The number 79 fits into 460 5 times, leaving a remainder of 65.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3527.48101265
Subtracting 395 from 460 leaves us with 65.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 650, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 3527.48101265 with a balance of 6.5e-08.