We look at the division of 551687 by 85 
We want to divide 551687 by 85.

Advancing to step 1:
85 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 5, then carry on: 55 / 85

On to step 2:
The number 85 fits into 55 0 times, leaving a remainder of 55.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 55 leaves us with 55.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 55, then carry on: 551 / 85

Moving on to step 3:
551 divided by 85 is 6 with a remainder of 41.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6.0
Subtracting 510 from 551 leaves us with 41.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 41 and repeat the process: 416 / 85

Moving on to step 4:
85 can be fit into 416 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 76.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 64.0
If we take 340 away from 416, we end up with 76.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 76 and continue: 768 / 85

On to step 5:
The number 85 fits into 768 9 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 649.0
If we subtract 765 from 768, we get 3.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 3, then carry on: 37 / 85

Advancing to step 6:
If we divide 37 by 85, we get 0 and a remainder of 37.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 6490.0
If we take 0 away from 37, we end up with 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
If we divide 370 by 85, we get 4 and a remainder of 30.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 6490.4
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 340 from 370.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Step 8:
300 divided by 85 is 3 with a remainder of 45.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 6490.43
Subtracting 255 from 300 leaves us with 45.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 450, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
When dividing 450 by 85, we get 5 with a remainder of 25.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 6490.435
Subtract 425 from 450 to get 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 250 by 85, we get 2 and a remainder of 80.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6490.4352
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.

Step 11:
800 divided by 85 is 9 with a remainder of 35.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6490.43529
If we take 765 away from 800, we end up with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Step 12:
85 can be fit into 350 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6490.435294
Subtracting 340 from 350 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.

Moving on to step 13:
When dividing 100 by 85, we get 1 with a remainder of 15.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 6490.4352941
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 85 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
If we divide 150 by 85, we get 1 and a remainder of 65.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 6490.43529411
The remainder is 65 after subtracting 85 from 150.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 650, and continue the process.

Our division results in 6490.43529411 with a remaining 6.5e-08.