We're dividing 72709046 by 31 
Our goal is to divide 72709046 by 31.

Moving on to step 1:
31 can be fit into 7 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 7 leaves us with 7.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 7, then repeat: 72 / 31

On to step 2:
31 can be fit into 72 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 62 from 72 to get 10.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 10, then repeat: 107 / 31

Advancing to step 3:
31 goes into 107 3 times with a remainder of 14.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 23.0
If we take 93 away from 107, we end up with 14.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 14, then repeat: 140 / 31

Going ahead to step 4:
If we divide 140 by 31, we get 4 and a remainder of 16.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 234.0
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 124 from 140.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 16 and repeat the process: 169 / 31

On to step 5:
31 can be fit into 169 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 14.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2345.0
Deduct 155 from 169 and we're left with 14.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 14 and continue with: 140 / 31

Going ahead to step 6:
31 goes into 140 4 times with a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 23454.0
Subtracting 124 from 140 leaves us with 16.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 16, then repeat: 164 / 31

On to step 7:
If we divide 164 by 31, we get 5 and a remainder of 9.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 234545.0
Deduct 155 from 164 and we're left with 9.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 9 and repeat the process: 96 / 31

Step 8:
The number 31 fits into 96 3 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2345453.0
Deduct 93 from 96 and we're left with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
If we divide 30 by 31, we get 0 and a remainder of 30.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2345453.0
Deduct 0 from 30 and we're left 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.

On to step 10:
The number 31 fits into 300 9 times, leaving a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2345453.09
Subtract 279 from 300 to get 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
If we divide 210 by 31, we get 6 and a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2345453.096
If we take 186 away from 210, we end up with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
The number 31 fits into 240 7 times, leaving a remainder of 23.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2345453.0967
Subtract 217 from 240 to get 23.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Step 13:
The number 31 fits into 230 7 times, leaving a remainder of 13.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2345453.09677
If we take 217 away from 230, we end up 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.

The quotient of the division is 2345453.09677, and the remainder is 1.3e-05.