We look at the division of 168981 by 48 
The aim is to understand the frequency of 48 in 168981.

Step 1:
48 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 16 / 48

Let's proceed to step 2:
48 can be fit into 16 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 16 and we're left with 16.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 16, then repeat: 168 / 48

Moving on to step 3:
48 can be fit into 168 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3.0
If we take 144 away from 168, we end up with 24.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 24 and continue with: 249 / 48

Let's proceed to step 4:
When dividing 249 by 48, we get 5 with a remainder of 9.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 35.0
Subtract 240 from 249 to get 9.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 98 / 48

Let's proceed to step 5:
48 can be fit into 98 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 352.0
If we subtract 96 from 98, we get 2.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 21 / 48

Going ahead to step 6:
The number 48 fits into 21 0 times, leaving a remainder of 21.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3520.0
Subtract 0 from 21 to get 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Step 7:
210 divided by 48 is 4 with a remainder of 18.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3520.4
Subtract 192 from 210 to get 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 180 by 48, we get 3 with a remainder of 36.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3520.43
If we subtract 144 from 180, we get 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
48 can be fit into 360 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3520.437
Deduct 336 from 360 and we're left with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
48 goes into 240 5 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3520.4375
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 240 from 240.
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:
0 divided by 48 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3520.4375
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.

On to step 12:
48 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3520.4375
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us 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.

The quotient of the division is 3520.4375, and the remainder is 0.0.