We look at the division of 501871 by 85 
We're looking to find how many times 85 goes into 501871.

Advancing to step 1:
85 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 0 from 5.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 50 / 85

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 50 by 85, we get 0 with a remainder of 50.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 50 leaves us with 50.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 50, then carry on: 501 / 85

Let's proceed to step 3:
85 can be fit into 501 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 76.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we subtract 425 from 501, we get 76.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 76 and continue with: 768 / 85

Moving on to step 4:
768 divided by 85 is 9 with a remainder of 3.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 59.0
Subtracting 765 from 768 leaves us with 3.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 37 / 85

Going ahead to step 5:
If we divide 37 by 85, we get 0 and a remainder of 37.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 590.0
Deduct 0 from 37 and we're left with 37.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 37, then repeat: 371 / 85

Moving on to step 6:
85 can be fit into 371 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 31.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5904.0
Deduct 340 from 371 and we're left with 31.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 310, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
85 can be fit into 310 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 55.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5904.3
Deduct 255 from 310 and we're left with 55.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 550, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
550 divided by 85 is 6 with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 5904.36
Deduct 510 from 550 and we're left 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.

Let's proceed to step 9:
When dividing 400 by 85, we get 4 with a remainder of 60.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5904.364
Deduct 340 from 400 and we're left with 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 600, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
85 can be fit into 600 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5904.3647
Subtract 595 from 600 to get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
85 goes into 50 0 times with a remainder of 50.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5904.3647
Deduct 0 from 50 and we're left with 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Step 12:
500 divided by 85 is 5 with a remainder of 75.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5904.364705
Subtracting 425 from 500 leaves us with 75.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 750, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
The number 85 fits into 750 8 times, leaving a remainder of 70.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5904.3647058
The remainder is 70 after subtracting 680 from 750.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
The number 85 fits into 700 8 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5904.36470588
Deduct 680 from 700 and we're left with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 5904.36470588, with a leftover of 2e-08.