We're dividing 262542 by 79 
Let's see how many times 79 fits into 262542.

Step 1:
79 goes into 2 0 times with 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.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 26 / 79

Advancing to step 2:
26 divided by 79 is 0 with a remainder of 26.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 26, we get 26.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 26, then repeat: 262 / 79

Step 3:
262 divided by 79 is 3 with a remainder of 25.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 237 from 262 leaves us with 25.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 25, then carry on: 255 / 79

Let's proceed to step 4:
79 goes into 255 3 times with a remainder of 18.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 33.0
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 237 from 255.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 18 and repeat the process: 184 / 79

Advancing to step 5:
79 can be fit into 184 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 26.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 332.0
If we subtract 158 from 184, we get 26.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 26, then repeat: 262 / 79

Going ahead to step 6:
If we divide 262 by 79, we get 3 and a remainder of 25.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3323.0
If we take 237 away from 262, we end up with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 250 by 79, we get 3 with a remainder of 13.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3323.3
The remainder is 13 after subtracting 237 from 250.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
79 goes into 130 1 times with a remainder of 51.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 3323.31
Subtracting 79 from 130 leaves us with 51.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 510, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
79 can be fit into 510 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 36.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3323.316
If we take 474 away from 510, we end up with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
79 can be fit into 360 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 44.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 3323.3164
Subtracting 316 from 360 leaves us with 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
440 divided by 79 is 5 with a remainder of 45.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3323.31645
If we subtract 395 from 440, we get 45.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 450, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
When dividing 450 by 79, we get 5 with a remainder of 55.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3323.316455
If we subtract 395 from 450, we get 55.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 550, and continue the process.

The final result is 3323.316455 with a remainder of 5.5e-06.