Let's divide 212873 by 6
Our goal is to divide 212873 by 6.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 6 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 2 leaves us with 2.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 21 / 6

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 21 by 6, we get 3 and a remainder of 3.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Deduct 18 from 21 and we're left with 3.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 32 / 6

Going ahead to step 3:
6 goes into 32 5 times with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 35.0
Subtracting 30 from 32 leaves us with 2.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 28 / 6

Step 4:
The number 6 fits into 28 4 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 354.0
If we subtract 24 from 28, we get 4.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 4, then repeat: 47 / 6

Going ahead to step 5:
If we divide 47 by 6, we get 7 and a remainder of 5.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3547.0
If we subtract 42 from 47, we get 5.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 53 / 6

Let's proceed to step 6:
6 goes into 53 8 times with a remainder of 5.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 35478.0
If we take 48 away from 53, we end up with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
When dividing 50 by 6, we get 8 with a remainder of 2.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 35478.8
Deduct 48 from 50 and we're left with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
20 divided by 6 is 3 with a remainder of 2.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 35478.83
Subtract 18 from 20 to get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
6 goes into 20 3 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 35478.833
Subtracting 18 from 20 leaves us with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 35478.833 and a remainder of 0.0002.