Let's divide 538453 by 48
We're looking to find how many times 48 goes into 538453.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 48 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 take 0 away from 5, we end up with 5.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 53 / 48

Step 2:
The number 48 fits into 53 1 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 48 away from 53, we end up with 5.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 58 / 48

Advancing to step 3:
48 can be fit into 58 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11.0
Deduct 48 from 58 and we're left with 10.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 10 and continue: 104 / 48

Moving on to step 4:
The number 48 fits into 104 2 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 112.0
Subtracting 96 from 104 leaves us with 8.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 8, then carry on: 85 / 48

Advancing to step 5:
48 goes into 85 1 times with a remainder of 37.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1121.0
The remainder is 37 after subtracting 48 from 85.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 37, then repeat: 373 / 48

Moving on to step 6:
373 divided by 48 is 7 with a remainder of 37.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 11217.0
Deduct 336 from 373 and we're left with 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
48 goes into 370 7 times with a remainder of 34.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 11217.7
Subtract 336 from 370 to get 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
The number 48 fits into 340 7 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 11217.77
Subtracting 336 from 340 leaves us 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.

After the division, we end up with 11217.77 and a remainder of 0.004.