We look at the division of 996697 by 4 
We're looking to find how many times 4 goes into 996697.

On to step 1:
If we divide 9 by 4, we get 2 and a remainder of 1.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtracting 8 from 9 leaves us with 1.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 19 / 4

Step 2:
When dividing 19 by 4, we get 4 with a remainder of 3.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 24.0
If we take 16 away from 19, we end up with 3.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 36 / 4

On to step 3:
36 divided by 4 is 9 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 249.0
Subtract 36 from 36 to get 0.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 0, then carry on: 6 / 4

Moving on to step 4:
6 divided by 4 is 1 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 2491.0
Deduct 4 from 6 and we're left with 2.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 29 / 4

Step 5:
The number 4 fits into 29 7 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 24917.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 28 from 29.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 4

Advancing to step 6:
The number 4 fits into 17 4 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 249174.0
Subtract 16 from 17 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
When dividing 10 by 4, we get 2 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 249174.2
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 8 from 10.
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:
4 goes into 20 5 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 249174.25
Subtracting 20 from 20 leaves us with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
4 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 249174.25
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
When dividing 0 by 4, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 249174.25
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 249174.25, and the remainder is 0.0.