We're dividing 54981 by 13 
Let's see how many times 13 fits into 54981.

On to step 1:
13 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 0 from 5.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 54 / 13

Step 2:
The number 13 fits into 54 4 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 52 from 54, we get 2.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 29 / 13

Going ahead to step 3:
The number 13 fits into 29 2 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 42.0
Subtracting 26 from 29 leaves us with 3.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 38 / 13

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 38 by 13, we get 2 and a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 422.0
Subtracting 26 from 38 leaves us with 12.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 12, then repeat: 121 / 13

Moving on to step 5:
The number 13 fits into 121 9 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4229.0
Subtract 117 from 121 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.

Advancing to step 6:
13 can be fit into 40 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 4229.3
If we take 39 away from 40, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 10 by 13, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4229.3
Subtract 0 from 10 to 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.

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 100 by 13, we get 7 and a remainder of 9.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4229.307
Subtract 91 from 100 to get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
When dividing 90 by 13, we get 6 with a remainder of 12.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4229.3076
If we subtract 78 from 90, we get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 120 by 13, we get 9 and a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 4229.30769
Subtracting 117 from 120 leaves us with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
13 can be fit into 30 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4229.307692
Subtract 26 from 30 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.

Moving on to step 12:
When dividing 40 by 13, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4229.3076923
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 39 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
When dividing 10 by 13, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4229.3076923
Subtracting 0 from 10 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.

The final result is 4229.3076923 with a remainder of 1e-08.