We divide 61697 by 52
We're looking to find how many times 52 goes into 61697.

On to step 1:
52 goes into 6 0 times with a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 6 and we're left with 6.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 6 and continue: 61 / 52

On to step 2:
When dividing 61 by 52, we get 1 with a remainder of 9.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 52 from 61, we get 9.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 9, then carry on: 96 / 52

On to step 3:
96 divided by 52 is 1 with a remainder of 44.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
Deduct 52 from 96 and we're left with 44.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 44 and continue: 449 / 52

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 449 by 52, we get 8 and a remainder of 33.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 118.0
Subtract 416 from 449 to get 33.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 33, then repeat: 337 / 52

Advancing to step 5:
337 divided by 52 is 6 with a remainder of 25.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1186.0
Subtracting 312 from 337 leaves us with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Step 6:
52 goes into 250 4 times with a remainder of 42.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1186.4
If we subtract 208 from 250, we get 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
52 goes into 420 8 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1186.48
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 416 from 420.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
40 divided by 52 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 1186.48
Subtract 0 from 40 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
400 divided by 52 is 7 with a remainder of 36.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1186.4807
Subtracting 364 from 400 leaves us with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
The number 52 fits into 360 6 times, leaving a remainder of 48.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1186.48076
If we subtract 312 from 360, we get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
52 goes into 480 9 times with a remainder of 12.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1186.480769
Deduct 468 from 480 and we're left with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
If we divide 120 by 52, we get 2 and a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 1186.4807692
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 104 from 120.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
When dividing 160 by 52, we get 3 with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1186.48076923
If we take 156 away from 160, we end up with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 1186.48076923 and a remainder of 4e-09.