118996 divided by 23 
We're looking to find how many times 23 goes into 118996.

Step 1:
1 divided by 23 is 0 with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 11 / 23

Going ahead to step 2:
The number 23 fits into 11 0 times, leaving a remainder of 11.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 11 leaves us with 11.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 11, then repeat: 118 / 23

On to step 3:
23 goes into 118 5 times with a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtract 115 from 118 to get 3.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 39 / 23

Going ahead to step 4:
39 divided by 23 is 1 with a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 51.0
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 23 from 39.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 16, then repeat: 169 / 23

Moving on to step 5:
169 divided by 23 is 7 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 517.0
Subtract 161 from 169 to get 8.
Include the next digit (6) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 86 / 23

Moving on to step 6:
The number 23 fits into 86 3 times, leaving a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5173.0
If we subtract 69 from 86, we get 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
23 can be fit into 170 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5173.7
If we take 161 away from 170, we end up with 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
23 can be fit into 90 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5173.73
If we take 69 away from 90, we end up with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
210 divided by 23 is 9 with a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 5173.739
If we take 207 away from 210, we end up with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 30 by 23, we get 1 and a remainder of 7.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5173.7391
The remainder is 7 after subtracting 23 from 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
23 can be fit into 70 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5173.73913
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 69 from 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
10 divided by 23 is 0 with a remainder of 10.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5173.73913
Subtract 0 from 10 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.

Advancing to step 13:
23 can be fit into 100 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5173.7391304
Deduct 92 from 100 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
If we divide 80 by 23, we get 3 and a remainder of 11.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5173.73913043
Deduct 69 from 80 and we're left with 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 5173.73913043 with a balance of 1.1e-08.