We're dividing 478311 by 59 
We want to divide 478311 by 59.

Going ahead to step 1:
59 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 0 from 4.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 47 / 59

Advancing to step 2:
When dividing 47 by 59, we get 0 with a remainder of 47.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 47, we end up with 47.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 47, then repeat: 478 / 59

Step 3:
59 can be fit into 478 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8.0
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 472 from 478.
Append the next digit (3) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 63 / 59

Going ahead to step 4:
59 can be fit into 63 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 81.0
Subtract 59 from 63 to get 4.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 41 / 59

Moving on to step 5:
59 goes into 41 0 times with a remainder of 41.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 810.0
Subtracting 0 from 41 leaves us with 41.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 41 and continue: 411 / 59

Moving on to step 6:
The number 59 fits into 411 6 times, leaving a remainder of 57.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8106.0
The remainder is 57 after subtracting 354 from 411.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 570, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
59 goes into 570 9 times with a remainder of 39.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 8106.9
If we subtract 531 from 570, we get 39.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
When dividing 390 by 59, we get 6 with a remainder of 36.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 8106.96
The remainder is 36 after subtracting 354 from 390.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
360 divided by 59 is 6 with a remainder of 6.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8106.966
If we take 354 away from 360, we end up with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Our division results in 8106.966 with a remaining 0.0006.