We divide 172859 by 34
We're looking to find how many times 34 goes into 172859.

Let's proceed to step 1:
34 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 34

Advancing to step 2:
34 can be fit into 17 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 0 from 17.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 17 and repeat the process: 172 / 34

Moving on to step 3:
172 divided by 34 is 5 with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtracting 170 from 172 leaves us with 2.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 28 / 34

Advancing to step 4:
28 divided by 34 is 0 with a remainder of 28.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 50.0
The remainder is 28 after subtracting 0 from 28.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 28, then repeat: 285 / 34

Step 5:
34 can be fit into 285 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 13.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 508.0
Subtract 272 from 285 to get 13.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 13, then carry on: 139 / 34

On to step 6:
34 can be fit into 139 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5084.0
Deduct 136 from 139 and we're left with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 30 by 34, we get 0 and a remainder of 30.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5084.0
If we take 0 away from 30, we end up with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
The number 34 fits into 300 8 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 5084.08
Deduct 272 from 300 and we're left with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
280 divided by 34 is 8 with a remainder of 8.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5084.088
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 272 from 280.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 5084.088, with a leftover of 0.0008.