Let's divide 55986 by 16
We want to figure out the number of times 55986 can be divided by 16.

Advancing to step 1:
5 divided by 16 is 0 with a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 55 / 16

Step 2:
16 goes into 55 3 times with a remainder of 7.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 48 from 55 leaves us with 7.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 7 and repeat the process: 79 / 16

Let's proceed to step 3:
79 divided by 16 is 4 with a remainder of 15.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 34.0
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 64 from 79.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 15 and repeat the process: 158 / 16

Let's proceed to step 4:
158 divided by 16 is 9 with a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 349.0
If we take 144 away from 158, we end up with 14.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 14 and continue with: 146 / 16

On to step 5:
When dividing 146 by 16, we get 9 with a remainder of 2.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3499.0
If we subtract 144 from 146, we get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 6:
20 divided by 16 is 1 with a remainder of 4.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3499.1
If we take 16 away from 20, we end up with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
When dividing 40 by 16, we get 2 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3499.12
If we subtract 32 from 40, we get 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
If we divide 80 by 16, we get 5 and a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3499.125
Subtract 80 from 80 to 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.

Step 9:
The number 16 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3499.125
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.

Going ahead to step 10:
0 divided by 16 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3499.125
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 3499.125 with a balance of 0.0.