Let's divide 55874 by 47
Let's see how many times 47 fits into 55874.

Advancing to step 1:
The number 47 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 5, we get 5.
Append the next digit (5) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 55 / 47

Let's proceed to step 2:
If we divide 55 by 47, we get 1 and a remainder of 8.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 47 from 55 to get 8.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 8, then repeat: 88 / 47

On to step 3:
47 goes into 88 1 times with a remainder of 41.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
Deduct 47 from 88 and we're left with 41.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 41, then repeat: 417 / 47

Advancing to step 4:
If we divide 417 by 47, we get 8 and a remainder of 41.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 118.0
Deduct 376 from 417 and we're left with 41.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 41 and repeat the process: 414 / 47

Going ahead to step 5:
When dividing 414 by 47, we get 8 with a remainder of 38.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1188.0
If we take 376 away from 414, we end up with 38.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 380, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 6:
If we divide 380 by 47, we get 8 and a remainder of 4.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1188.8
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 376 from 380.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
When dividing 40 by 47, we get 0 with a remainder of 40.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1188.8
If we subtract 0 from 40, we get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
The number 47 fits into 400 8 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1188.808
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 376 from 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
47 goes into 240 5 times with a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1188.8085
If we subtract 235 from 240, we get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
The number 47 fits into 50 1 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1188.80851
Subtract 47 from 50 to get 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
30 divided by 47 is 0 with a remainder of 30.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1188.80851
Subtract 0 from 30 to get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
The number 47 fits into 300 6 times, leaving a remainder of 18.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1188.8085106
Deduct 282 from 300 and we're left with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
47 goes into 180 3 times with a remainder of 39.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1188.80851063
If we take 141 away from 180, we end up with 39.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

The final result is 1188.80851063 with a remainder of 3.9e-08.