We divide 972601 by 8
Our goal is to divide 972601 by 8.

Let's proceed to step 1:
8 goes into 9 1 times with a remainder of 1.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 8 from 9 and we're left with 1.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 8

Step 2:
When dividing 17 by 8, we get 2 with a remainder of 1.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12.0
If we subtract 16 from 17, we get 1.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 12 / 8

Going ahead to step 3:
8 goes into 12 1 times with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 121.0
Subtracting 8 from 12 leaves us with 4.
Take the next digit (6) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 46 / 8

Advancing to step 4:
The number 8 fits into 46 5 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1215.0
If we subtract 40 from 46, we get 6.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 6 and repeat the process: 60 / 8

Going ahead to step 5:
8 goes into 60 7 times with a remainder of 4.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12157.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 56 from 60.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 41 / 8

Moving on to step 6:
8 can be fit into 41 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 121575.0
If we take 40 away from 41, we end up 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.

On to step 7:
The number 8 fits into 10 1 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 121575.1
Deduct 8 from 10 and we're left with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
8 goes into 20 2 times with a remainder of 4.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 121575.12
Subtracting 16 from 20 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
8 can be fit into 40 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 121575.125
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 40 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 10:
8 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 121575.125
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.

Moving on to step 11:
If we divide 0 by 8, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 121575.125
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.

The final result is 121575.125 with a remainder of 0.0.