We're dividing 460871 by 31 
Our goal is to divide 460871 by 31.

Let's proceed to step 1:
When dividing 4 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 4 leaves us with 4.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 46 / 31

Advancing to step 2:
31 goes into 46 1 times with a remainder of 15.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 31 from 46 to get 15.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 150 / 31

Step 3:
31 goes into 150 4 times with a remainder of 26.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 14.0
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 124 from 150.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 26 and continue with: 268 / 31

Let's proceed to step 4:
When dividing 268 by 31, we get 8 with a remainder of 20.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 148.0
Deduct 248 from 268 and we're left with 20.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 20 and continue: 207 / 31

Step 5:
31 can be fit into 207 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1486.0
If we take 186 away from 207, we end up with 21.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 21 and continue: 211 / 31

Advancing to step 6:
If we divide 211 by 31, we get 6 and a remainder of 25.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 14866.0
If we subtract 186 from 211, we get 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Step 7:
31 goes into 250 8 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 14866.8
Subtracting 248 from 250 leaves us with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
The number 31 fits into 20 0 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 14866.8
Subtracting 0 from 20 leaves us 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.

Advancing to step 9:
31 goes into 200 6 times with a remainder of 14.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 14866.806
Subtract 186 from 200 to get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
The number 31 fits into 140 4 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14866.8064
If we subtract 124 from 140, 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.

On to step 11:
31 goes into 160 5 times with a remainder of 5.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 14866.80645
Subtract 155 from 160 to get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Step 12:
The number 31 fits into 50 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 14866.806451
If we take 31 away from 50, we end up with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Step 13:
190 divided by 31 is 6 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 14866.8064516
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 186 from 190.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
31 goes into 40 1 times with a remainder of 9.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 14866.80645161
If we subtract 31 from 40, we get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 14866.80645161, with a leftover of 9e-09.