240687 divided by 17 
We're looking to find how many times 17 goes into 240687.

Step 1:
If we divide 2 by 17, we get 0 and a remainder of 2.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 24 / 17

Let's proceed to step 2:
17 goes into 24 1 times with a remainder of 7.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 7 after subtracting 17 from 24.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 70 / 17

Advancing to step 3:
70 divided by 17 is 4 with a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 14.0
Subtract 68 from 70 to get 2.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 26 / 17

Moving on to step 4:
17 can be fit into 26 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 141.0
Subtracting 17 from 26 leaves us with 9.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 9, then repeat: 98 / 17

Step 5:
98 divided by 17 is 5 with a remainder of 13.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1415.0
Subtract 85 from 98 to get 13.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 13, then repeat: 137 / 17

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 137 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 14158.0
If we take 136 away from 137, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
17 goes into 10 0 times with a remainder of 10.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 14158.0
If we subtract 0 from 10, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 100 by 17, we get 5 with a remainder of 15.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 14158.05
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 85 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
When dividing 150 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 14158.058
If we subtract 136 from 150, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
17 goes into 140 8 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 14158.0588
Subtract 136 from 140 to 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.

The final result is 14158.0588 with a remainder of 4e-05.