21849 ÷ 4 = 5462 R1
We're going to perform division on 21849 with 4 as the divisor.

Step 1:
4 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 21 / 4

Step 2:
4 goes into 21 5 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 5 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 5
Subtract 20 from 21 to get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 4

Step 3:
4 goes into 18 4 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 54
Subtract 16 from 18 to get 2.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 24 / 4

Step 4:
4 goes into 24 6 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 6 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 546
Subtract 24 from 24 to get 0.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 9 / 4

Step 5:
4 goes into 9 2 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 2 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 5462
Subtract 8 from 9 to get 1.

The final result is 5462 with a remainder of 1.