551237 divided by 47 
Our goal is to divide 551237 by 47.

On to step 1:
5 divided by 47 is 0 with a remainder of 5.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 55 / 47

Going ahead to step 2:
47 goes into 55 1 times with a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 47 from 55.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 81 / 47

Going ahead to step 3:
If we divide 81 by 47, we get 1 and a remainder of 34.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11.0
Subtract 47 from 81 to get 34.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 34, then carry on: 342 / 47

On to step 4:
47 goes into 342 7 times with a remainder of 13.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 117.0
Subtract 329 from 342 to get 13.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 13, then repeat: 133 / 47

On to step 5:
When dividing 133 by 47, we get 2 with a remainder of 39.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1172.0
Deduct 94 from 133 and we're left with 39.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 39 and continue with: 397 / 47

On to step 6:
When dividing 397 by 47, we get 8 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11728.0
Deduct 376 from 397 and we're left with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
47 goes into 210 4 times with a remainder of 22.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 11728.4
If we subtract 188 from 210, we get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
The number 47 fits into 220 4 times, leaving a remainder of 32.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11728.44
Subtract 188 from 220 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.

After the division, we end up with 11728.44 and a remainder of 0.032.