278817 ÷ 4 
We want to divide 278817 by 4.

On to step 1:
The number 4 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 27 / 4

Step 2:
27 divided by 4 is 6 with a remainder of 3.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6.0
Deduct 24 from 27 and we're left with 3.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 3, then carry on: 38 / 4

Advancing to step 3:
38 divided by 4 is 9 with a remainder of 2.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 69.0
Deduct 36 from 38 and we're left with 2.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 28 / 4

Moving on to step 4:
28 divided by 4 is 7 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 697.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 28 from 28.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 1 / 4

On to step 5:
4 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6970.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 17 / 4

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 17 by 4, we get 4 with a remainder of 1.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 69704.0
Deduct 16 from 17 and we're left 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.

Step 7:
When dividing 10 by 4, we get 2 with a remainder of 2.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 69704.2
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 8 from 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
20 divided by 4 is 5 with a remainder of 0.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 69704.25
If we subtract 20 from 20, 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.

On to step 9:
The number 4 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 69704.25
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 10:
When dividing 0 by 4, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 69704.25
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up 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.

After the division, we end up with 69704.25 and a remainder of 0.0.