725970 divided by 42 
We're looking to find how many times 42 goes into 725970.

Step 1:
42 can be fit into 7 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 7 to get 7.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 72 / 42

Moving on to step 2:
72 divided by 42 is 1 with a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 42 from 72.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 30 and continue: 305 / 42

Moving on to step 3:
If we divide 305 by 42, we get 7 and a remainder of 11.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17.0
If we subtract 294 from 305, we get 11.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 11, then carry on: 119 / 42

Moving on to step 4:
42 goes into 119 2 times with a remainder of 35.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 172.0
Subtract 84 from 119 to get 35.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 35 and repeat the process: 357 / 42

Going ahead to step 5:
42 can be fit into 357 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1728.0
Subtract 336 from 357 to get 21.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 21, then carry on: 210 / 42

Going ahead to step 6:
The number 42 fits into 210 5 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17285.0
Subtracting 210 from 210 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.

On to step 7:
The number 42 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17285.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 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 8:
If we divide 0 by 42, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17285.0
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.

Our division results in 17285.0 with a remaining 0.0.