Let's divide 417285 by 87
We're looking to find how many times 87 goes into 417285.

Let's proceed to step 1:
4 divided by 87 is 0 with a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 4 to get 4.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 4, then carry on: 41 / 87

Advancing to step 2:
41 divided by 87 is 0 with a remainder of 41.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 41 leaves us with 41.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 41 and continue with: 417 / 87

Step 3:
If we divide 417 by 87, we get 4 and a remainder of 69.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 348 from 417, we get 69.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 69 and continue with: 692 / 87

Let's proceed to step 4:
If we divide 692 by 87, we get 7 and a remainder of 83.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 47.0
The remainder is 83 after subtracting 609 from 692.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 83, then carry on: 838 / 87

Going ahead to step 5:
87 can be fit into 838 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 55.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 479.0
Subtract 783 from 838 to get 55.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 55, then repeat: 555 / 87

Advancing to step 6:
When dividing 555 by 87, we get 6 with a remainder of 33.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4796.0
Subtract 522 from 555 to get 33.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 330, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 330 by 87, we get 3 with a remainder of 69.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4796.3
If we take 261 away from 330, we end up with 69.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 690, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
690 divided by 87 is 7 with a remainder of 81.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 4796.37
If we take 609 away from 690, we end up with 81.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 810, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
If we divide 810 by 87, we get 9 and a remainder of 27.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4796.379
Subtract 783 from 810 to get 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
87 goes into 270 3 times with a remainder of 9.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4796.3793
Deduct 261 from 270 and we're left 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.

Going ahead to step 11:
90 divided by 87 is 1 with a remainder of 3.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4796.37931
If we take 87 away from 90, 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.

Let's proceed to step 12:
The number 87 fits into 30 0 times, leaving a remainder of 30.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 4796.37931
If we subtract 0 from 30, we get 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
87 goes into 300 3 times with a remainder of 39.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4796.3793103
Deduct 261 from 300 and we're left with 39.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
The number 87 fits into 390 4 times, leaving a remainder of 42.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 4796.37931034
Subtracting 348 from 390 leaves us with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Our division results in 4796.37931034 with a remaining 4.2e-08.