We're dividing 531909 by 38 
We're looking to find how many times 38 goes into 531909.

On to step 1:
38 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 5 to get 5.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 53 / 38

Step 2:
38 goes into 53 1 times with a remainder of 15.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 38 from 53 to get 15.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 151 / 38

Advancing to step 3:
When dividing 151 by 38, we get 3 with a remainder of 37.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 13.0
Deduct 114 from 151 and we're left with 37.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 37, then repeat: 379 / 38

On to step 4:
379 divided by 38 is 9 with a remainder of 37.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 139.0
If we take 342 away from 379, we end up with 37.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 37 and continue: 370 / 38

On to step 5:
38 can be fit into 370 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 1399.0
If we subtract 342 from 370, we get 28.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 28 and continue with: 289 / 38

On to step 6:
38 goes into 289 7 times with a remainder of 23.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 13997.0
If we subtract 266 from 289, we get 23.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
When dividing 230 by 38, we get 6 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13997.6
Subtract 228 from 230 to get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
The number 38 fits into 20 0 times, leaving a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 13997.6
Subtract 0 from 20 to 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 38 fits into 200 5 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13997.605
If we take 190 away from 200, 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.

Let's proceed to step 10:
When dividing 100 by 38, we get 2 with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 13997.6052
Subtracting 76 from 100 leaves us with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
If we divide 240 by 38, we get 6 and a remainder of 12.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13997.60526
If we take 228 away from 240, we end up 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.

Advancing to step 12:
The number 38 fits into 120 3 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13997.605263
Subtract 114 from 120 to get 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
38 goes into 60 1 times with a remainder of 22.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 13997.6052631
Subtract 38 from 60 to get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
If we divide 220 by 38, we get 5 and a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 13997.60526315
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 190 from 220.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

The final result is 13997.60526315 with a remainder of 3e-08.