Let's divide 39478877 by 499
We're looking to find how many times 499 goes into 39478877.

On to step 1:
499 goes into 3 0 times with a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 3, we get 3.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 39 / 499

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 39 by 499, we get 0 with a remainder of 39.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 39, we end up with 39.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 39 and continue: 394 / 499

On to step 3:
394 divided by 499 is 0 with a remainder of 394.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 394 to get 394.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 394 and continue with: 3947 / 499

On to step 4:
The number 499 fits into 3947 7 times, leaving a remainder of 454.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7.0
Subtracting 3493 from 3947 leaves us with 454.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 454 and continue with: 4548 / 499

Going ahead to step 5:
4548 divided by 499 is 9 with a remainder of 57.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 79.0
Subtract 4491 from 4548 to get 57.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 57, then carry on: 578 / 499

Advancing to step 6:
The number 499 fits into 578 1 times, leaving a remainder of 79.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 791.0
Deduct 499 from 578 and we're left with 79.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 79 and repeat the process: 797 / 499

Moving on to step 7:
499 can be fit into 797 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 298.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7911.0
The remainder is 298 after subtracting 499 from 797.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 298, then repeat: 2987 / 499

Let's proceed to step 8:
499 can be fit into 2987 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 492.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 79115.0
Subtract 2495 from 2987 to get 492.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4920, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
499 goes into 4920 9 times with a remainder of 429.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 79115.9
The remainder is 429 after subtracting 4491 from 4920.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4290, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
4290 divided by 499 is 8 with a remainder of 298.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 79115.98
The remainder is 298 after subtracting 3992 from 4290.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2980, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
499 goes into 2980 5 times with a remainder of 485.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 79115.985
Subtract 2495 from 2980 to get 485.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4850, and continue the process.

Step 12:
4850 divided by 499 is 9 with a remainder of 359.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 79115.9859
Subtracting 4491 from 4850 leaves us with 359.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3590, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
If we divide 3590 by 499, we get 7 and a remainder of 97.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 79115.98597
Subtract 3493 from 3590 to get 97.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 970, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
If we divide 970 by 499, we get 1 and a remainder of 471.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 79115.985971
Deduct 499 from 970 and we're left with 471.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4710, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 15:
The number 499 fits into 4710 9 times, leaving a remainder of 219.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 79115.9859719
Subtracting 4491 from 4710 leaves us with 219.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2190, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 16:
If we divide 2190 by 499, we get 4 and a remainder of 194.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 79115.98597194
Deduct 1996 from 2190 and we're left with 194.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1940, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 79115.98597194 with a balance of 1.94e-07.