985721 divided by 74 
We're looking to find how many times 74 goes into 985721.

On to step 1:
74 can be fit into 9 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 9 leaves us with 9.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 9 and repeat the process: 98 / 74

Advancing to step 2:
74 goes into 98 1 times with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 74 away from 98, we end up with 24.
Append the next digit (5) from the dividend to 24 and continue with: 245 / 74

Let's proceed to step 3:
If we divide 245 by 74, we get 3 and a remainder of 23.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 13.0
If we subtract 222 from 245, we get 23.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 23 and continue: 237 / 74

Going ahead to step 4:
237 divided by 74 is 3 with a remainder of 15.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 133.0
Subtracting 222 from 237 leaves us with 15.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 15 and repeat the process: 152 / 74

Step 5:
The number 74 fits into 152 2 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1332.0
Subtracting 148 from 152 leaves us with 4.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 41 / 74

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 41 by 74, we get 0 with a remainder of 41.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 13320.0
Subtracting 0 from 41 leaves us with 41.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 410, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
410 divided by 74 is 5 with a remainder of 40.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 13320.5
If we take 370 away from 410, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Step 8:
The number 74 fits into 400 5 times, leaving a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 13320.55
If we take 370 away from 400, we end up with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Our division results in 13320.55 with a remaining 0.03.