Let's divide 72374 by 40
Let's see how many times 40 fits into 72374.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 7 by 40, we get 0 and a remainder of 7.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 7 and we're left with 7.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 72 / 40

Moving on to step 2:
40 goes into 72 1 times with a remainder of 32.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 40 away from 72, we end up with 32.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 32, then repeat: 323 / 40

Step 3:
If we divide 323 by 40, we get 8 and a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 18.0
If we subtract 320 from 323, we get 3.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 37 / 40

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 37 by 40, we get 0 and a remainder of 37.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 180.0
Deduct 0 from 37 and we're left with 37.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 37, then repeat: 374 / 40

Step 5:
40 can be fit into 374 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1809.0
The remainder is 14 after subtracting 360 from 374.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 6:
40 goes into 140 3 times with a remainder of 20.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1809.3
If we subtract 120 from 140, we get 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
200 divided by 40 is 5 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1809.35
Deduct 200 from 200 and we're left 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.

Step 8:
When dividing 0 by 40, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1809.35
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.

On to step 9:
40 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1809.35
Subtract 0 from 0 to 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.

The quotient of the division is 1809.35, and the remainder is 0.0.