508040 divided by 56 
We want to figure out the number of times 508040 can be divided by 56.

On to step 1:
56 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 5, we end up with 5.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 50 / 56

Let's proceed to step 2:
50 divided by 56 is 0 with a remainder of 50.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 50 to get 50.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 50 and continue: 508 / 56

Going ahead to step 3:
508 divided by 56 is 9 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 9.0
Deduct 504 from 508 and we're left with 4.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 40 / 56

Advancing to step 4:
40 divided by 56 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 90.0
If we take 0 away from 40, we end up with 40.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 40 and repeat the process: 404 / 56

On to step 5:
56 goes into 404 7 times with a remainder of 12.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 907.0
If we take 392 away from 404, we end up with 12.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 12 and continue with: 120 / 56

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 120 by 56, we get 2 with a remainder of 8.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9072.0
Subtracting 112 from 120 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:
56 can be fit into 80 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 9072.1
If we take 56 away from 80, we end up with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 240 by 56, we get 4 and a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9072.14
Subtracting 224 from 240 leaves us with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
160 divided by 56 is 2 with a remainder of 48.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 9072.142
If we subtract 112 from 160, we get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
When dividing 480 by 56, we get 8 with a remainder of 32.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 9072.1428
Subtract 448 from 480 to get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
The number 56 fits into 320 5 times, leaving a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 9072.14285
If we take 280 away from 320, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
When dividing 400 by 56, we get 7 with a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 9072.142857
Subtracting 392 from 400 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 13:
When dividing 80 by 56, we get 1 with a remainder of 24.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 9072.1428571
Deduct 56 from 80 and we're left with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
If we divide 240 by 56, we get 4 and a remainder of 16.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9072.14285714
If we subtract 224 from 240, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 9072.14285714, with a leftover of 1.6e-08.