We look at the division of 272867 by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 272867.

Going ahead to step 1:
42 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 2, we get 2.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 27 / 42

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 27 by 42, we get 0 with a remainder of 27.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 27, we end up with 27.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 27 and repeat the process: 272 / 42

Advancing to step 3:
42 can be fit into 272 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6.0
If we take 252 away from 272, we end up with 20.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 20, then repeat: 208 / 42

Step 4:
The number 42 fits into 208 4 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 64.0
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 168 from 208.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 40, then carry on: 406 / 42

Going ahead to step 5:
The number 42 fits into 406 9 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 649.0
The remainder is 28 after subtracting 378 from 406.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 28, then repeat: 287 / 42

Let's proceed to step 6:
42 goes into 287 6 times with a remainder of 35.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6496.0
The remainder is 35 after subtracting 252 from 287.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
The number 42 fits into 350 8 times, leaving a remainder of 14.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6496.8
Deduct 336 from 350 and we're left with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
140 divided by 42 is 3 with a remainder of 14.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 6496.83
If we take 126 away from 140, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
42 goes into 140 3 times with a remainder of 14.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6496.833
The remainder is 14 after subtracting 126 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Our division results in 6496.833 with a remaining 0.0014.