131259 divided by 74 
We want to divide 131259 by 74.

Moving on to step 1:
If we divide 1 by 74, we get 0 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 13 / 74

Moving on to step 2:
If we divide 13 by 74, we get 0 and a remainder of 13.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 13 and we're left with 13.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 13 and repeat the process: 131 / 74

Advancing to step 3:
If we divide 131 by 74, we get 1 and a remainder of 57.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 74 from 131 to get 57.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 57, then repeat: 572 / 74

Step 4:
572 divided by 74 is 7 with a remainder of 54.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17.0
Deduct 518 from 572 and we're left with 54.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 54, then carry on: 545 / 74

On to step 5:
If we divide 545 by 74, we get 7 and a remainder of 27.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 177.0
Subtract 518 from 545 to get 27.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 27, then repeat: 279 / 74

Let's proceed to step 6:
If we divide 279 by 74, we get 3 and a remainder of 57.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1773.0
Subtract 222 from 279 to get 57.
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:
When dividing 570 by 74, we get 7 with a remainder of 52.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1773.7
If we take 518 away from 570, we end up with 52.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
74 goes into 520 7 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1773.77
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 518 from 520.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1773.77 with a remaining 0.002.