We look at the division of 972847 by 3 
We want to figure out the number of times 972847 can be divided by 3.

Going ahead to step 1:
If we divide 9 by 3, we get 3 and a remainder of 0.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtract 9 from 9 to get 0.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 0, then repeat: 7 / 3

On to step 2:
When dividing 7 by 3, we get 2 with a remainder of 1.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 32.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 6 from 7.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 12 / 3

Let's proceed to step 3:
3 goes into 12 4 times with a remainder of 0.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 324.0
Subtract 12 from 12 to get 0.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 8 / 3

Let's proceed to step 4:
The number 3 fits into 8 2 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3242.0
Subtract 6 from 8 to get 2.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 24 / 3

Going ahead to step 5:
3 goes into 24 8 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 32428.0
Subtracting 24 from 24 leaves us with 0.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 7 / 3

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 7 by 3, we get 2 with a remainder of 1.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 324282.0
If we subtract 6 from 7, we get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
When dividing 10 by 3, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 324282.3
Subtracting 9 from 10 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 10 by 3, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 324282.33
Subtract 9 from 10 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Our division results in 324282.33 with a remaining 0.001.