We look at the division of 178429 by 87 
Our goal is to divide 178429 by 87.

Going ahead to step 1:
87 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 87

Let's proceed to step 2:
17 divided by 87 is 0 with a remainder of 17.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 17 leaves us with 17.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 17 and continue with: 178 / 87

Advancing to step 3:
The number 87 fits into 178 2 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 174 from 178 to get 4.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 44 / 87

Going ahead to step 4:
If we divide 44 by 87, we get 0 and a remainder of 44.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 20.0
The remainder is 44 after subtracting 0 from 44.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 44, then repeat: 442 / 87

Going ahead to step 5:
87 can be fit into 442 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 205.0
If we take 435 away from 442, we end up with 7.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 7, then repeat: 79 / 87

Let's proceed to step 6:
87 goes into 79 0 times with a remainder of 79.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2050.0
If we take 0 away from 79, we end up with 79.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 790, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
87 goes into 790 9 times with a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2050.9
If we take 783 away from 790, we end up with 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 70 by 87, we get 0 with a remainder of 70.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2050.9
Subtract 0 from 70 to get 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 700 by 87, we get 8 and a remainder of 4.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2050.908
Subtract 696 from 700 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.

Moving on to step 10:
When dividing 40 by 87, we get 0 with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2050.908
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
87 goes into 400 4 times with a remainder of 52.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2050.90804
Subtract 348 from 400 to get 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
When dividing 520 by 87, we get 5 with a remainder of 85.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2050.908045
Subtracting 435 from 520 leaves us with 85.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 850, and continue the process.

Step 13:
When dividing 850 by 87, we get 9 with a remainder of 67.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2050.9080459
If we subtract 783 from 850, we get 67.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 670, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
87 goes into 670 7 times with a remainder of 61.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2050.90804597
Subtracting 609 from 670 leaves us with 61.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 610, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 2050.90804597, with a leftover of 6.1e-08.