281987 divided by 52 
We're looking to find how many times 52 goes into 281987.

On to step 1:
52 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 28 / 52

On to step 2:
When dividing 28 by 52, we get 0 with a remainder of 28.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 28 leaves us with 28.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 28, then repeat: 281 / 52

Let's proceed to step 3:
281 divided by 52 is 5 with a remainder of 21.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we take 260 away from 281, we end up with 21.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 21 and repeat the process: 219 / 52

Going ahead to step 4:
219 divided by 52 is 4 with a remainder of 11.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 54.0
Deduct 208 from 219 and we're left with 11.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 11, then repeat: 118 / 52

Moving on to step 5:
52 can be fit into 118 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 542.0
Subtract 104 from 118 to get 14.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 14 and continue: 147 / 52

Going ahead to step 6:
If we divide 147 by 52, we get 2 and a remainder of 43.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 5422.0
The remainder is 43 after subtracting 104 from 147.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 430, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
430 divided by 52 is 8 with a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5422.8
The remainder is 14 after subtracting 416 from 430.
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:
52 can be fit into 140 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 36.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 5422.82
Subtract 104 from 140 to get 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
If we divide 360 by 52, we get 6 and a remainder of 48.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5422.826
If we subtract 312 from 360, we get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
When dividing 480 by 52, we get 9 with a remainder of 12.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5422.8269
If we take 468 away from 480, we end up with 12.
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 11:
52 goes into 120 2 times with a remainder of 16.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5422.82692
Subtract 104 from 120 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
52 goes into 160 3 times with a remainder of 4.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5422.826923
If we take 156 away from 160, we end up with 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
52 can be fit into 40 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5422.826923
If we subtract 0 from 40, we get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
If we divide 400 by 52, we get 7 and a remainder of 36.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5422.82692307
Deduct 364 from 400 and we're left with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

The final result is 5422.82692307 with a remainder of 3.6e-08.