We look at the division of 257977 by 40 
Our goal is to divide 257977 by 40.

Let's proceed to step 1:
40 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 25 / 40

On to step 2:
If we divide 25 by 40, we get 0 and a remainder of 25.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 25, we get 25.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 25 and continue: 257 / 40

Let's proceed to step 3:
When dividing 257 by 40, we get 6 with a remainder of 17.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6.0
If we subtract 240 from 257, we get 17.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 17 and continue: 179 / 40

Going ahead to step 4:
40 goes into 179 4 times with a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 64.0
Subtract 160 from 179 to get 19.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 19 and continue with: 197 / 40

Moving on to step 5:
197 divided by 40 is 4 with a remainder of 37.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 644.0
The remainder is 37 after subtracting 160 from 197.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 37 and continue with: 377 / 40

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 377 by 40, we get 9 with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 6449.0
If we subtract 360 from 377, 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.

Advancing to step 7:
170 divided by 40 is 4 with a remainder of 10.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6449.4
If we take 160 away from 170, we end up 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: 6449.42
Subtracting 80 from 100 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:
If we divide 200 by 40, we get 5 and a remainder of 0.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6449.425
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 200 from 200.
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 10:
40 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 6449.425
If we subtract 0 from 0, we 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 11:
0 divided by 40 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6449.425
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up 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.

After the division, we end up with 6449.425 and a remainder of 0.0.