We divide 596218 by 12
We're looking to find how many times 12 goes into 596218.

Advancing to step 1:
12 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 5 leaves us with 5.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 59 / 12

Let's proceed to step 2:
If we divide 59 by 12, we get 4 and a remainder of 11.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4.0
The remainder is 11 after subtracting 48 from 59.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 11 and continue with: 116 / 12

Advancing to step 3:
12 can be fit into 116 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 49.0
If we subtract 108 from 116, we get 8.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 8, then carry on: 82 / 12

On to step 4:
If we divide 82 by 12, we get 6 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 496.0
Deduct 72 from 82 and we're left with 10.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 10 and continue with: 101 / 12

Moving on to step 5:
12 can be fit into 101 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 4968.0
If we subtract 96 from 101, we get 5.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 58 / 12

Step 6:
12 goes into 58 4 times with a remainder of 10.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 49684.0
Subtracting 48 from 58 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
12 goes into 100 8 times with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 49684.8
If we subtract 96 from 100, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
40 divided by 12 is 3 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 49684.83
Deduct 36 from 40 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.

Let's proceed to step 9:
The number 12 fits into 40 3 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 49684.833
Subtract 36 from 40 to get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Our division results in 49684.833 with a remaining 0.0004.