724885 ÷ 44 
Our goal is to divide 724885 by 44.

Moving on to step 1:
When dividing 7 by 44, we get 0 with a remainder of 7.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 7 to get 7.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 7 and continue: 72 / 44

Moving on to step 2:
When dividing 72 by 44, we get 1 with a remainder of 28.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 44 from 72, we get 28.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 28 and continue: 284 / 44

Let's proceed to step 3:
When dividing 284 by 44, we get 6 with a remainder of 20.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16.0
If we take 264 away from 284, we end up with 20.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 20 and continue with: 208 / 44

On to step 4:
If we divide 208 by 44, we get 4 and a remainder of 32.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 164.0
Deduct 176 from 208 and we're left with 32.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 32 and repeat the process: 328 / 44

Going ahead to step 5:
328 divided by 44 is 7 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1647.0
Subtracting 308 from 328 leaves us with 20.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 20, then repeat: 205 / 44

Let's proceed to step 6:
44 goes into 205 4 times with a remainder of 29.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 16474.0
The remainder is 29 after subtracting 176 from 205.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 290, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
When dividing 290 by 44, we get 6 with a remainder of 26.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16474.6
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 264 from 290.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
260 divided by 44 is 5 with a remainder of 40.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16474.65
If we subtract 220 from 260, we 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:
The number 44 fits into 400 9 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16474.659
If we subtract 396 from 400, we get 4.
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 10:
40 divided by 44 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 16474.659
If we take 0 away from 40, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
44 can be fit into 400 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 16474.65909
If we subtract 396 from 400, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
44 can be fit into 40 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 16474.65909
If we take 0 away from 40, we end up with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
When dividing 400 by 44, we get 9 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16474.6590909
Subtracting 396 from 400 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.

Moving on to step 14:
When dividing 40 by 44, we get 0 with a remainder of 40.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16474.6590909
Deduct 0 from 40 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

The final result is 16474.6590909 with a remainder of 4e-08.