Let's divide 593978 by 17
Let's see how many times 17 fits into 593978.

Advancing to step 1:
The number 17 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 5, we get 5.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 59 / 17

Advancing to step 2:
17 can be fit into 59 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 51 from 59 leaves us with 8.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 8, then carry on: 83 / 17

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 17 fits into 83 4 times, leaving a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 34.0
Subtracting 68 from 83 leaves us with 15.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 15, then repeat: 159 / 17

Let's proceed to step 4:
The number 17 fits into 159 9 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 349.0
Subtracting 153 from 159 leaves us with 6.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 67 / 17

Advancing to step 5:
When dividing 67 by 17, we get 3 with a remainder of 16.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3493.0
If we take 51 away from 67, we end up with 16.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 16, then repeat: 168 / 17

Step 6:
17 can be fit into 168 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 34939.0
Subtract 153 from 168 to get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
If we divide 150 by 17, we get 8 and a remainder of 14.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 34939.8
Deduct 136 from 150 and we're left with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Step 8:
140 divided by 17 is 8 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 34939.88
Subtracting 136 from 140 leaves us 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 34939.88 and a remainder of 0.004.