50978 ÷ 7 = 7282 R4
We're going to perform division on 50978 with 7 as the divisor.

Step 1:
7 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Write down 0 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 0
Subtract 0 from 5 to get 5.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 50 / 7

Step 2:
7 goes into 50 7 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 7 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 7
Subtract 49 from 50 to get 1.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 19 / 7

Step 3:
7 goes into 19 2 times with a remainder of 5.
Write down 2 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 72
Subtract 14 from 19 to get 5.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 57 / 7

Step 4:
7 goes into 57 8 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 8 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 728
Subtract 56 from 57 to get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 7

Step 5:
7 goes into 18 2 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 2 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 7282
Subtract 14 from 18 to get 4.

The final result is 7282 with a remainder of 4.