We divide 272938 by 21
We're looking to find how many times 21 goes into 272938.

On to step 1:
21 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 27 / 21

Moving on to step 2:
The number 21 fits into 27 1 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 21 from 27.
Grab the next digit (2) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 62 / 21

Moving on to step 3:
62 divided by 21 is 2 with a remainder of 20.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 12.0
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 42 from 62.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 20, then carry on: 209 / 21

Step 4:
When dividing 209 by 21, we get 9 with a remainder of 20.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 129.0
Deduct 189 from 209 and we're left with 20.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 20 and continue: 203 / 21

On to step 5:
When dividing 203 by 21, we get 9 with a remainder of 14.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1299.0
Subtract 189 from 203 to get 14.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 14 and repeat the process: 148 / 21

Step 6:
148 divided by 21 is 7 with a remainder of 1.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12997.0
Subtracting 147 from 148 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
The number 21 fits into 10 0 times, leaving a remainder of 10.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12997.0
If we subtract 0 from 10, we get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
21 can be fit into 100 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 12997.04
If we take 84 away from 100, we end up with 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 9:
21 can be fit into 160 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 13.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12997.047
Deduct 147 from 160 and we're left with 13.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
The number 21 fits into 130 6 times, leaving a remainder of 4.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12997.0476
Subtracting 126 from 130 leaves us 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 11:
The number 21 fits into 40 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 12997.04761
The remainder is 19 after subtracting 21 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
21 goes into 190 9 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12997.047619
Subtract 189 from 190 to get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
21 can be fit into 10 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 12997.047619
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
21 goes into 100 4 times with a remainder of 16.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 12997.04761904
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 84 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 12997.04761904, and the remainder is 1.6e-08.