We're dividing 478859 by 16 
We're looking to find how many times 16 goes into 478859.

Advancing to step 1:
16 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 4, we get 4.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 47 / 16

Let's proceed to step 2:
16 can be fit into 47 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 32 from 47 to get 15.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 15 and repeat the process: 158 / 16

Moving on to step 3:
The number 16 fits into 158 9 times, leaving a remainder of 14.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 29.0
If we subtract 144 from 158, we get 14.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 14 and continue with: 148 / 16

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 148 by 16, we get 9 with a remainder of 4.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 299.0
Subtracting 144 from 148 leaves us with 4.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 45 / 16

On to step 5:
45 divided by 16 is 2 with a remainder of 13.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2992.0
If we subtract 32 from 45, we get 13.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 13, then repeat: 139 / 16

Moving on to step 6:
If we divide 139 by 16, we get 8 and a remainder of 11.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 29928.0
Subtracting 128 from 139 leaves us 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.

Let's proceed to step 7:
16 can be fit into 110 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 29928.6
If we subtract 96 from 110, we get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
If we divide 140 by 16, we get 8 and a remainder of 12.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 29928.68
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 128 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
16 can be fit into 120 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 29928.687
Subtracting 112 from 120 leaves us 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.

Step 10:
16 can be fit into 80 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 29928.6875
If we take 80 away from 80, we end up with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
The number 16 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 29928.6875
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 12:
0 divided by 16 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 29928.6875
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Our division results in 29928.6875 with a remaining 0.0.