Let's divide 38698 by 3
We're looking to find how many times 3 goes into 38698.

Advancing to step 1:
3 can be fit into 3 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 3 from 3, we get 0.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 8 / 3

Going ahead to step 2:
8 divided by 3 is 2 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12.0
Deduct 6 from 8 and we're left with 2.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 26 / 3

Let's proceed to step 3:
3 goes into 26 8 times with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 128.0
If we subtract 24 from 26, we get 2.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 29 / 3

Moving on to step 4:
When dividing 29 by 3, we get 9 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1289.0
Deduct 27 from 29 and we're left with 2.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 28 / 3

Step 5:
If we divide 28 by 3, we get 9 and a remainder of 1.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12899.0
If we take 27 away from 28, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 10 by 3, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12899.3
Deduct 9 from 10 and we're left with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
3 goes into 10 3 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12899.33
Subtract 9 from 10 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

The final result is 12899.33 with a remainder of 0.001.