Let's divide 378961 by 72
Our goal is to divide 378961 by 72.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 72 fits into 3 0 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 3, we get 3.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 3 and repeat the process: 37 / 72

On to step 2:
72 goes into 37 0 times with a remainder of 37.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 37 and we're left with 37.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 37 and continue with: 378 / 72

Step 3:
378 divided by 72 is 5 with a remainder of 18.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtract 360 from 378 to get 18.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 18 and continue with: 189 / 72

Step 4:
72 goes into 189 2 times with a remainder of 45.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 52.0
Subtract 144 from 189 to get 45.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 45 and continue with: 456 / 72

Moving on to step 5:
456 divided by 72 is 6 with a remainder of 24.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 526.0
Deduct 432 from 456 and we're left with 24.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 24 and continue: 241 / 72

Moving on to step 6:
241 divided by 72 is 3 with a remainder of 25.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 5263.0
Subtracting 216 from 241 leaves us with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Step 7:
72 goes into 250 3 times with a remainder of 34.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5263.3
Deduct 216 from 250 and we're left with 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
72 can be fit into 340 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 52.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5263.34
If we take 288 away from 340, 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.

Let's proceed to step 9:
When dividing 520 by 72, we get 7 with a remainder of 16.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5263.347
Subtracting 504 from 520 leaves us with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
The number 72 fits into 160 2 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5263.3472
If we subtract 144 from 160, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Step 11:
If we divide 160 by 72, we get 2 and a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5263.34722
Subtracting 144 from 160 leaves us with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 5263.34722, and the remainder is 1.6e-05.