We look at the division of 278747 by 72 
We're looking to find how many times 72 goes into 278747.

Going ahead to step 1:
72 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 2, we end up with 2.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 27 / 72

Advancing to step 2:
27 divided by 72 is 0 with a remainder of 27.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 27 after subtracting 0 from 27.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 27 and continue: 278 / 72

Step 3:
72 goes into 278 3 times with a remainder of 62.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtract 216 from 278 to get 62.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 62 and continue with: 627 / 72

Going ahead to step 4:
72 can be fit into 627 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 51.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 38.0
Deduct 576 from 627 and we're left with 51.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 51, then repeat: 514 / 72

Let's proceed to step 5:
514 divided by 72 is 7 with a remainder of 10.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 387.0
Subtract 504 from 514 to get 10.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 10, then carry on: 107 / 72

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 107 by 72, we get 1 with a remainder of 35.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3871.0
If we take 72 away from 107, we end up with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 350 by 72, we get 4 and a remainder of 62.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3871.4
Deduct 288 from 350 and we're left with 62.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 620, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
72 goes into 620 8 times with a remainder of 44.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3871.48
The remainder is 44 after subtracting 576 from 620.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Step 9:
If we divide 440 by 72, we get 6 and a remainder of 8.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3871.486
Deduct 432 from 440 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
80 divided by 72 is 1 with a remainder of 8.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3871.4861
Subtracting 72 from 80 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
72 can be fit into 80 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3871.48611
Deduct 72 from 80 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 3871.48611, with a leftover of 8e-06.