We look at the division of 178746 by 51 
We're looking to find how many times 51 goes into 178746.

Advancing to step 1:
51 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 17 / 51

Step 2:
51 goes into 17 0 times with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 17 leaves us with 17.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 17 and continue with: 178 / 51

Advancing to step 3:
51 can be fit into 178 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 25.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtract 153 from 178 to get 25.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 25 and continue: 257 / 51

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 257 by 51, we get 5 and a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 35.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 255 from 257.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 24 / 51

Going ahead to step 5:
51 goes into 24 0 times with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 350.0
If we take 0 away from 24, we end up with 24.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 24, then carry on: 246 / 51

Step 6:
The number 51 fits into 246 4 times, leaving a remainder of 42.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3504.0
Subtract 204 from 246 to get 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Step 7:
51 goes into 420 8 times with a remainder of 12.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3504.8
Subtract 408 from 420 to 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
51 goes into 120 2 times with a remainder of 18.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3504.82
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 102 from 120.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
51 can be fit into 180 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 27.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3504.823
The remainder is 27 after subtracting 153 from 180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
If we divide 270 by 51, we get 5 and a remainder of 15.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 3504.8235
If we take 255 away from 270, we end up with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
When dividing 150 by 51, we get 2 with a remainder of 48.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3504.82352
Subtract 102 from 150 to get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Step 12:
When dividing 480 by 51, we get 9 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3504.823529
If we take 459 away from 480, we end up with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
When dividing 210 by 51, we get 4 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3504.8235294
Subtract 204 from 210 to get 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
51 can be fit into 60 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3504.82352941
If we subtract 51 from 60, we 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.

In conclusion, the division gives 3504.82352941 with a balance of 9e-09.