We look at the division of 977840 by 72 
We're looking to find how many times 72 goes into 977840.

Moving on to step 1:
9 divided by 72 is 0 with a remainder of 9.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 9 leaves us with 9.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 97 / 72

On to step 2:
The number 72 fits into 97 1 times, leaving a remainder of 25.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 72 from 97 and we're left with 25.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 25, then repeat: 257 / 72

Step 3:
257 divided by 72 is 3 with a remainder of 41.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 13.0
Subtract 216 from 257 to get 41.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 41, then repeat: 418 / 72

Moving on to step 4:
418 divided by 72 is 5 with a remainder of 58.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 135.0
If we subtract 360 from 418, we get 58.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 58, then carry on: 584 / 72

Step 5:
72 goes into 584 8 times with a remainder of 8.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1358.0
Subtracting 576 from 584 leaves us with 8.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 8 and continue: 80 / 72

On to step 6:
When dividing 80 by 72, we get 1 with a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 13581.0
Subtracting 72 from 80 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
The number 72 fits into 80 1 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 13581.1
Subtracting 72 from 80 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 80 by 72, we get 1 and a remainder of 8.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 13581.11
Deduct 72 from 80 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 13581.11, and the remainder is 0.008.