We're dividing 540989 by 41 
Our goal is to divide 540989 by 41.

Moving on to step 1:
41 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 5 leaves us with 5.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 54 / 41

Advancing to step 2:
41 can be fit into 54 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 13.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 13 after subtracting 41 from 54.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 13 and continue: 130 / 41

Moving on to step 3:
41 goes into 130 3 times with a remainder of 7.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 13.0
Subtracting 123 from 130 leaves us with 7.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 7 and continue: 79 / 41

Step 4:
41 can be fit into 79 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 131.0
If we take 41 away from 79, we end up with 38.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 38 and continue: 388 / 41

Moving on to step 5:
When dividing 388 by 41, we get 9 with a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1319.0
Subtract 369 from 388 to get 19.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 19, then carry on: 199 / 41

Moving on to step 6:
If we divide 199 by 41, we get 4 and a remainder of 35.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13194.0
If we take 164 away from 199, we end up with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
350 divided by 41 is 8 with a remainder of 22.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 13194.8
Deduct 328 from 350 and we're left with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Step 8:
220 divided by 41 is 5 with a remainder of 15.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13194.85
If we take 205 away from 220, we end up with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Step 9:
41 goes into 150 3 times with a remainder of 27.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 13194.853
Subtracting 123 from 150 leaves us with 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
If we divide 270 by 41, we get 6 and a remainder of 24.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 13194.8536
If we subtract 246 from 270, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Step 11:
240 divided by 41 is 5 with a remainder of 35.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13194.85365
Subtracting 205 from 240 leaves us with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
If we divide 350 by 41, we get 8 and a remainder of 22.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 13194.853658
Subtracting 328 from 350 leaves us with 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
41 can be fit into 220 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 13194.8536585
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 205 from 220.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
41 can be fit into 150 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 27.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 13194.85365853
Deduct 123 from 150 and we're left with 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 13194.85365853 and a remainder of 2.7e-08.