We're dividing 8259464 by 974 
We're looking to find how many times 974 goes into 8259464.

Advancing to step 1:
8 divided by 974 is 0 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 8 to get 8.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 8 and continue with: 82 / 974

On to step 2:
The number 974 fits into 82 0 times, leaving a remainder of 82.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 82 leaves us with 82.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 82 and continue: 825 / 974

Step 3:
The number 974 fits into 825 0 times, leaving a remainder of 825.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 825, we end up with 825.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 825 and continue: 8259 / 974

Let's proceed to step 4:
8259 divided by 974 is 8 with a remainder of 467.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 8.0
If we take 7792 away from 8259, we end up with 467.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 467 and continue with: 4674 / 974

Step 5:
974 can be fit into 4674 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 778.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 84.0
Subtracting 3896 from 4674 leaves us with 778.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 778, then carry on: 7786 / 974

Going ahead to step 6:
When dividing 7786 by 974, we get 7 with a remainder of 968.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 847.0
The remainder is 968 after subtracting 6818 from 7786.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 968, then repeat: 9684 / 974

On to step 7:
9684 divided by 974 is 9 with a remainder of 918.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8479.0
If we subtract 8766 from 9684, we get 918.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 9180, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 9180 by 974, we get 9 and a remainder of 414.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8479.9
The remainder is 414 after subtracting 8766 from 9180.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4140, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
4140 divided by 974 is 4 with a remainder of 244.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8479.94
Deduct 3896 from 4140 and we're left with 244.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2440, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 2440 by 974, we get 2 and a remainder of 492.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8479.942
Deduct 1948 from 2440 and we're left with 492.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4920, and continue the process.

Step 11:
974 goes into 4920 5 times with a remainder of 50.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8479.9425
If we subtract 4870 from 4920, we get 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
The number 974 fits into 500 0 times, leaving a remainder of 500.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8479.9425
If we subtract 0 from 500, we get 500.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5000, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
If we divide 5000 by 974, we get 5 and a remainder of 130.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8479.942505
Deduct 4870 from 5000 and we're left with 130.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1300, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
The number 974 fits into 1300 1 times, leaving a remainder of 326.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8479.9425051
The remainder is 326 after subtracting 974 from 1300.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3260, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 15:
If we divide 3260 by 974, we get 3 and a remainder of 338.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 8479.94250513
Subtract 2922 from 3260 to get 338.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3380, and continue the process.

Our division results in 8479.94250513 with a remaining 3.38e-07.