We're dividing 971838 by 45 
Our goal is to divide 971838 by 45.

Moving on to step 1:
45 can be fit into 9 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 9 leaves us with 9.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 97 / 45

Advancing to step 2:
The number 45 fits into 97 2 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 90 away from 97, we end up with 7.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 71 / 45

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 71 by 45, we get 1 with a remainder of 26.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 21.0
If we take 45 away from 71, we end up with 26.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 26, then repeat: 268 / 45

Step 4:
If we divide 268 by 45, we get 5 and a remainder of 43.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 215.0
Deduct 225 from 268 and we're left with 43.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 43, then repeat: 433 / 45

Going ahead to step 5:
45 goes into 433 9 times with a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 2159.0
Subtracting 405 from 433 leaves us with 28.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 28 and continue with: 288 / 45

Let's proceed to step 6:
45 can be fit into 288 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 21596.0
If we take 270 away from 288, we end up with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 180 by 45, we get 4 and a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 21596.4
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 180 from 180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
45 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 21596.4
If we subtract 0 from 0, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
45 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 21596.4
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 21596.4, with a leftover of 0.0.