218876 divided by 17 
We want to divide 218876 by 17.

Let's proceed to step 1:
17 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 2, we end up with 2.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 21 / 17

Moving on to step 2:
When dividing 21 by 17, we get 1 with a remainder of 4.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 17 from 21 and we're left with 4.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 48 / 17

Step 3:
If we divide 48 by 17, we get 2 and a remainder of 14.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12.0
If we subtract 34 from 48, we get 14.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 14, then carry on: 148 / 17

On to step 4:
17 can be fit into 148 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 12.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 128.0
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 136 from 148.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 12, then carry on: 127 / 17

Advancing to step 5:
127 divided by 17 is 7 with a remainder of 8.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1287.0
Subtracting 119 from 127 leaves us with 8.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 8 and continue: 86 / 17

On to step 6:
17 can be fit into 86 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 12875.0
If we subtract 85 from 86, we 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.

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 10 by 17, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 12875.0
Subtract 0 from 10 to 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
17 can be fit into 100 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12875.05
Subtracting 85 from 100 leaves us with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
17 goes into 150 8 times with a remainder of 14.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 12875.058
If we take 136 away from 150, we end up with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
17 goes into 140 8 times with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 12875.0588
Deduct 136 from 140 and we're left 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.

After the division, we end up with 12875.0588 and a remainder of 4e-05.