Let's divide 259482 by 74
Our goal is to divide 259482 by 74.

Advancing to step 1:
74 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 25 / 74

Let's proceed to step 2:
74 can be fit into 25 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 25.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 25 and we're left with 25.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 25 and continue: 259 / 74

Let's proceed to step 3:
If we divide 259 by 74, we get 3 and a remainder of 37.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 222 from 259 leaves us with 37.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 37, then repeat: 374 / 74

Moving on to step 4:
374 divided by 74 is 5 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 35.0
Deduct 370 from 374 and we're left with 4.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 48 / 74

Step 5:
The number 74 fits into 48 0 times, leaving a remainder of 48.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 350.0
Subtracting 0 from 48 leaves us with 48.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 48, then repeat: 482 / 74

Going ahead to step 6:
74 can be fit into 482 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3506.0
Subtract 444 from 482 to get 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
74 goes into 380 5 times with a remainder of 10.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3506.5
Subtract 370 from 380 to get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
If we divide 100 by 74, we get 1 and a remainder of 26.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 3506.51
If we subtract 74 from 100, we get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Step 9:
74 can be fit into 260 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3506.513
Subtract 222 from 260 to get 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
74 can be fit into 380 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3506.5135
If we take 370 away from 380, we end up with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
If we divide 100 by 74, we get 1 and a remainder of 26.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3506.51351
Subtracting 74 from 100 leaves us with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
74 goes into 260 3 times with a remainder of 38.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3506.513513
Subtract 222 from 260 to get 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
74 can be fit into 380 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3506.5135135
If we take 370 away from 380, we end up with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
When dividing 100 by 74, we get 1 with a remainder of 26.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3506.51351351
If we subtract 74 from 100, we get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 3506.51351351, with a leftover of 2.6e-08.