117973 ÷ 61 
Our goal is to divide 117973 by 61.

Let's proceed to step 1:
61 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 11 / 61

Step 2:
11 divided by 61 is 0 with a remainder of 11.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 11 leaves us with 11.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 11 and continue: 117 / 61

Advancing to step 3:
61 goes into 117 1 times with a remainder of 56.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 61 from 117 leaves us with 56.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 56 and repeat the process: 569 / 61

Advancing to step 4:
569 divided by 61 is 9 with a remainder of 20.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 19.0
If we take 549 away from 569, we end up with 20.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 20 and continue: 207 / 61

Advancing to step 5:
207 divided by 61 is 3 with a remainder of 24.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 193.0
Subtracting 183 from 207 leaves us with 24.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 24 and repeat the process: 243 / 61

Step 6:
The number 61 fits into 243 3 times, leaving a remainder of 60.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1933.0
If we take 183 away from 243, we end up with 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 600, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
61 can be fit into 600 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 51.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1933.9
Deduct 549 from 600 and we're left with 51.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 510, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
61 goes into 510 8 times with a remainder of 22.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1933.98
Subtract 488 from 510 to get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
220 divided by 61 is 3 with a remainder of 37.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1933.983
The remainder is 37 after subtracting 183 from 220.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 370 by 61, we get 6 and a remainder of 4.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1933.9836
If we subtract 366 from 370, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
40 divided by 61 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1933.9836
Deduct 0 from 40 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
400 divided by 61 is 6 with a remainder of 34.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 1933.983606
If we take 366 away from 400, we end up with 34.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Step 13:
61 goes into 340 5 times with a remainder of 35.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 1933.9836065
If we subtract 305 from 340, we get 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
61 goes into 350 5 times with a remainder of 45.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1933.98360655
Deduct 305 from 350 and we're left with 45.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 450, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1933.98360655 with a remaining 4.5e-08.