We're dividing 494881 by 12 
We're looking to find how many times 12 goes into 494881.

On to step 1:
4 divided by 12 is 0 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 0 from 4.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 49 / 12

Going ahead to step 2:
When dividing 49 by 12, we get 4 with a remainder of 1.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 48 from 49.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 14 / 12

On to step 3:
The number 12 fits into 14 1 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 41.0
Deduct 12 from 14 and we're left with 2.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 28 / 12

Moving on to step 4:
28 divided by 12 is 2 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 412.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 24 from 28.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 48 / 12

On to step 5:
48 divided by 12 is 4 with a remainder of 0.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4124.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 48 from 48.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 0, then repeat: 1 / 12

On to step 6:
The number 12 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 41240.0
Subtract 0 from 1 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 10 by 12, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 41240.0
If we subtract 0 from 10, we 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.

Step 8:
100 divided by 12 is 8 with a remainder of 4.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 41240.08
Subtract 96 from 100 to get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Step 9:
12 can be fit into 40 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 41240.083
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 36 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
12 can be fit into 40 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 41240.0833
Subtracting 36 from 40 leaves us 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.

The quotient of the division is 41240.0833, and the remainder is 4e-05.