We're dividing 745697 by 40 
We want to divide 745697 by 40.

Going ahead to step 1:
40 can be fit into 7 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 7, we get 7.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 74 / 40

Going ahead to step 2:
40 can be fit into 74 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 34.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 40 from 74 and we're left with 34.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 34, then repeat: 345 / 40

Moving on to step 3:
40 can be fit into 345 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 25.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 18.0
Deduct 320 from 345 and we're left with 25.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 25 and repeat the process: 256 / 40

Going ahead to step 4:
The number 40 fits into 256 6 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 186.0
Subtract 240 from 256 to get 16.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 16 and continue: 169 / 40

Moving on to step 5:
When dividing 169 by 40, we get 4 with a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 1864.0
Subtracting 160 from 169 leaves us with 9.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 9, then carry on: 97 / 40

Going ahead to step 6:
40 can be fit into 97 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18642.0
If we subtract 80 from 97, we get 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
40 can be fit into 170 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18642.4
Deduct 160 from 170 and we're left with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
40 can be fit into 100 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 18642.42
If we take 80 away from 100, we end up with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
When dividing 200 by 40, we get 5 with a remainder of 0.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18642.425
Subtract 200 from 200 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
0 divided by 40 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 18642.425
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 11:
If we divide 0 by 40, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 18642.425
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 18642.425 with a balance of 0.0.