We're dividing 218982 by 39 
We want to divide 218982 by 39.

Going ahead to step 1:
39 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 2, then repeat: 21 / 39

On to step 2:
The number 39 fits into 21 0 times, leaving a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 21 to get 21.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 21 and continue with: 218 / 39

Going ahead to step 3:
The number 39 fits into 218 5 times, leaving a remainder of 23.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5.0
Subtracting 195 from 218 leaves us with 23.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 23 and continue: 239 / 39

Going ahead to step 4:
39 goes into 239 6 times with a remainder of 5.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 56.0
If we take 234 away from 239, we end up with 5.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 58 / 39

Step 5:
The number 39 fits into 58 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 561.0
If we subtract 39 from 58, we get 19.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 19, then repeat: 192 / 39

On to step 6:
192 divided by 39 is 4 with a remainder of 36.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5614.0
Subtracting 156 from 192 leaves us 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.

Going ahead to step 7:
When dividing 360 by 39, we get 9 with a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 5614.9
Subtract 351 from 360 to get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
When dividing 90 by 39, we get 2 with a remainder of 12.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5614.92
If we take 78 away from 90, 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 9:
The number 39 fits into 120 3 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 5614.923
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 117 from 120.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
39 goes into 30 0 times with a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 5614.923
Subtracting 0 from 30 leaves us with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Step 11:
The number 39 fits into 300 7 times, leaving a remainder of 27.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 5614.92307
If we take 273 away from 300, we end up with 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 12:
When dividing 270 by 39, we get 6 with a remainder of 36.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5614.923076
The remainder is 36 after subtracting 234 from 270.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
If we divide 360 by 39, we get 9 and a remainder of 9.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5614.9230769
Deduct 351 from 360 and we're left with 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
If we divide 90 by 39, we get 2 and a remainder of 12.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5614.92307692
If we take 78 away from 90, 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.

Our division results in 5614.92307692 with a remaining 1.2e-08.