55909 ÷ 5 = 11181 R4
We're going to perform division on 55909 with 5 as the divisor.

Step 1:
5 goes into 5 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 5 / 5

Step 2:
5 goes into 5 1 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 11
Subtract 5 from 5 to get 0.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 9 / 5

Step 3:
5 goes into 9 1 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 111
Subtract 5 from 9 to get 4.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 40 / 5

Step 4:
5 goes into 40 8 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 8 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 1118
Subtract 40 from 40 to get 0.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 9 / 5

Step 5:
5 goes into 9 1 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 1 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 11181
Subtract 5 from 9 to get 4.

The final result is 11181 with a remainder of 4.