988736 divided by 40 
Let's see how many times 40 fits into 988736.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 40 fits into 9 0 times, leaving a remainder of 9.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 9 and we're left with 9.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 98 / 40

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 98 by 40, we get 2 with a remainder of 18.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 80 away from 98, we end up with 18.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 18, then repeat: 188 / 40

Advancing to step 3:
If we divide 188 by 40, we get 4 and a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 24.0
Subtracting 160 from 188 leaves us with 28.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 28, then repeat: 287 / 40

Moving on to step 4:
The number 40 fits into 287 7 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 247.0
Deduct 280 from 287 and we're left with 7.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 7, then repeat: 73 / 40

Moving on to step 5:
40 goes into 73 1 times with a remainder of 33.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 2471.0
If we take 40 away from 73, we end up with 33.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 33 and continue with: 336 / 40

Moving on to step 6:
If we divide 336 by 40, we get 8 and a remainder of 16.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 24718.0
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 320 from 336.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
160 divided by 40 is 4 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 24718.4
Subtract 160 from 160 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.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 0 by 40, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 24718.4
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
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: 24718.4
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.

The final result is 24718.4 with a remainder of 0.0.