472587 ÷ 42 
Let's see how many times 42 fits into 472587.

Moving on to step 1:
42 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 4 and we're left with 4.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 47 / 42

Step 2:
The number 42 fits into 47 1 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 42 from 47, we get 5.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 52 / 42

Step 3:
The number 42 fits into 52 1 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
If we subtract 42 from 52, we get 10.
Bring next digit (5) of the dividend behind the 10 and repeat the process: 105 / 42

Moving on to step 4:
42 goes into 105 2 times with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 112.0
If we take 84 away from 105, we end up with 21.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 21 and repeat the process: 218 / 42

Advancing to step 5:
42 goes into 218 5 times with a remainder of 8.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1125.0
Deduct 210 from 218 and we're left with 8.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 87 / 42

Moving on to step 6:
42 goes into 87 2 times with a remainder of 3.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11252.0
If we take 84 away from 87, we end up with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
If we divide 30 by 42, we get 0 and a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 11252.0
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.

Moving on to step 8:
42 can be fit into 300 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11252.07
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 294 from 300.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
42 goes into 60 1 times with a remainder of 18.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11252.071
The remainder is 18 after subtracting 42 from 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
42 can be fit into 180 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11252.0714
If we take 168 away from 180, we end up with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
42 can be fit into 120 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 36.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 11252.07142
Subtracting 84 from 120 leaves us with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Step 12:
The number 42 fits into 360 8 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11252.071428
Subtracting 336 from 360 leaves us with 24.
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 13:
When dividing 240 by 42, we get 5 with a remainder of 30.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 11252.0714285
Subtracting 210 from 240 leaves us with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
When dividing 300 by 42, we get 7 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11252.07142857
If we subtract 294 from 300, we get 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

The final result is 11252.07142857 with a remainder of 6e-09.