We look at the division of 371724 by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 371724.

Let's proceed to step 1:
42 goes into 3 0 times with a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 3 and we're left with 3.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 3, then carry on: 37 / 42

Advancing to step 2:
42 can be fit into 37 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 37.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 37 and we're left with 37.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 37, then repeat: 371 / 42

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 42 fits into 371 8 times, leaving a remainder of 35.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8.0
Subtract 336 from 371 to get 35.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 35 and continue: 357 / 42

Step 4:
When dividing 357 by 42, we get 8 with a remainder of 21.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 88.0
The remainder is 21 after subtracting 336 from 357.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 21, then repeat: 212 / 42

Step 5:
212 divided by 42 is 5 with a remainder of 2.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 885.0
Deduct 210 from 212 and we're left with 2.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 24 / 42

On to step 6:
When dividing 24 by 42, we get 0 with a remainder of 24.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8850.0
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 0 from 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
The number 42 fits into 240 5 times, leaving a remainder of 30.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8850.5
If we subtract 210 from 240, we get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
42 goes into 300 7 times with a remainder of 6.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8850.57
If we subtract 294 from 300, we get 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 42 fits into 60 1 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8850.571
Subtracting 42 from 60 leaves us with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
When dividing 180 by 42, we get 4 with a remainder of 12.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8850.5714
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 168 from 180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
When dividing 120 by 42, we get 2 with a remainder of 36.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8850.57142
If we take 84 away from 120, we end up with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
360 divided by 42 is 8 with a remainder of 24.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8850.571428
Subtract 336 from 360 to get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Step 13:
42 can be fit into 240 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 8850.5714285
Subtract 210 from 240 to get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
The number 42 fits into 300 7 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8850.57142857
Deduct 294 from 300 and we're left with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Our division results in 8850.57142857 with a remaining 6e-09.