Let's divide 187708 by 85
We're looking to find how many times 85 goes into 187708.

Step 1:
The number 85 fits into 1 0 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 0 from 1.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 1, then repeat: 18 / 85

Advancing to step 2:
85 can be fit into 18 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 18, we end up with 18.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 18 and continue: 187 / 85

Going ahead to step 3:
85 can be fit into 187 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtracting 170 from 187 leaves us with 17.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 17 and continue: 177 / 85

On to step 4:
The number 85 fits into 177 2 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 22.0
If we subtract 170 from 177, we get 7.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 7 and continue: 70 / 85

Going ahead to step 5:
85 goes into 70 0 times with a remainder of 70.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 220.0
The remainder is 70 after subtracting 0 from 70.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 70 and repeat the process: 708 / 85

Advancing to step 6:
85 goes into 708 8 times with a remainder of 28.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2208.0
Deduct 680 from 708 and we're left with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
When dividing 280 by 85, we get 3 with a remainder of 25.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2208.3
If we take 255 away from 280, we end up with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
The number 85 fits into 250 2 times, leaving a remainder of 80.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2208.32
Subtract 170 from 250 to get 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 800, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
800 divided by 85 is 9 with a remainder of 35.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2208.329
Subtract 765 from 800 to get 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 350 by 85, we get 4 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 2208.3294
Subtract 340 from 350 to get 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 11:
85 goes into 100 1 times with a remainder of 15.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2208.32941
Deduct 85 from 100 and we're left with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
The number 85 fits into 150 1 times, leaving a remainder of 65.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2208.329411
If we take 85 away from 150, we end up with 65.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 650, and continue the process.

The final result is 2208.329411 with a remainder of 6.5e-06.