879949 ÷ 17 
We're looking to find how many times 17 goes into 879949.

Going ahead to step 1:
When dividing 8 by 17, we get 0 with a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 8, we get 8.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 87 / 17

Going ahead to step 2:
87 divided by 17 is 5 with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we subtract 85 from 87, we get 2.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 29 / 17

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 29 by 17, we get 1 with a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 51.0
If we subtract 17 from 29, we get 12.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 12, then carry on: 129 / 17

Going ahead to step 4:
If we divide 129 by 17, we get 7 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 517.0
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 119 from 129.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 10, then carry on: 104 / 17

Moving on to step 5:
17 goes into 104 6 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5176.0
Subtract 102 from 104 to get 2.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 29 / 17

Advancing to step 6:
The number 17 fits into 29 1 times, leaving a remainder of 12.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 51761.0
If we take 17 away from 29, we end up with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 120 by 17, we get 7 and a remainder of 1.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 51761.7
Subtracting 119 from 120 leaves us 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 8:
If we divide 10 by 17, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 51761.7
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
When dividing 100 by 17, we get 5 with a remainder of 15.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 51761.705
If we subtract 85 from 100, 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.

On to step 10:
When dividing 150 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 14.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 51761.7058
If we take 136 away from 150, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
When dividing 140 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 51761.70588
Deduct 136 from 140 and we're left with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 51761.70588, with a leftover of 4e-06.