53871 ÷ 17 
Our goal is to divide 53871 by 17.

Advancing to step 1:
17 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 0 from 5.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 53 / 17

Step 2:
17 goes into 53 3 times with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 51 from 53 leaves us with 2.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 28 / 17

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 28 by 17, we get 1 with a remainder of 11.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 31.0
Subtract 17 from 28 to get 11.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 11 and continue: 117 / 17

Step 4:
When dividing 117 by 17, we get 6 with a remainder of 15.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 316.0
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 102 from 117.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 15, then repeat: 151 / 17

On to step 5:
The number 17 fits into 151 8 times, leaving a remainder of 15.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3168.0
If we subtract 136 from 151, we get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 6:
17 goes into 150 8 times with a remainder of 14.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3168.8
If we subtract 136 from 150, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
17 goes into 140 8 times with a remainder of 4.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3168.88
If we subtract 136 from 140, 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.

Our division results in 3168.88 with a remaining 0.004.