156979 divided by 8 
We're looking to find how many times 8 goes into 156979.

On to step 1:
When dividing 1 by 8, we get 0 with a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Take the next digit (5) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 15 / 8

Let's proceed to step 2:
15 divided by 8 is 1 with a remainder of 7.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we subtract 8 from 15, we get 7.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 7 and continue with: 76 / 8

Advancing to step 3:
When dividing 76 by 8, we get 9 with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19.0
Subtract 72 from 76 to get 4.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 49 / 8

On to step 4:
The number 8 fits into 49 6 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 196.0
Subtract 48 from 49 to get 1.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 8

Moving on to step 5:
The number 8 fits into 17 2 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 1962.0
Subtracting 16 from 17 leaves us with 1.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 19 / 8

Step 6:
The number 8 fits into 19 2 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 19622.0
If we subtract 16 from 19, we 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.

Going ahead to step 7:
8 goes into 30 3 times with a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19622.3
Subtract 24 from 30 to 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.

Advancing to step 8:
The number 8 fits into 60 7 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19622.37
Deduct 56 from 60 and we're left with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
If we divide 40 by 8, we get 5 and a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19622.375
Deduct 40 from 40 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
When dividing 0 by 8, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 19622.375
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 11:
8 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 19622.375
If we subtract 0 from 0, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 19622.375, and the remainder is 0.0.