Let's divide 186996 by 31
Let's see how many times 31 fits into 186996.

On to step 1:
When dividing 1 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 18 / 31

Let's proceed to step 2:
18 divided by 31 is 0 with a remainder of 18.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 18, we end up with 18.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 18 and continue with: 186 / 31

Going ahead to step 3:
When dividing 186 by 31, we get 6 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 6.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 186 from 186.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 9 / 31

Going ahead to step 4:
31 can be fit into 9 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 60.0
If we take 0 away from 9, we end up with 9.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 99 / 31

Moving on to step 5:
31 goes into 99 3 times with a remainder of 6.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 603.0
If we take 93 away from 99, we end up with 6.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 66 / 31

Moving on to step 6:
31 goes into 66 2 times with a remainder of 4.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6032.0
Deduct 62 from 66 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.

Moving on to step 7:
When dividing 40 by 31, we get 1 with a remainder of 9.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6032.1
If we take 31 away from 40, we end up 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 31 fits into 90 2 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6032.12
If we take 62 away from 90, we end up with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
The number 31 fits into 280 9 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 6032.129
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 279 from 280.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Step 10:
31 goes into 10 0 times with a remainder of 10.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 6032.129
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 0 from 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 11:
The number 31 fits into 100 3 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 6032.12903
If we subtract 93 from 100, we get 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
70 divided by 31 is 2 with a remainder of 8.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6032.129032
Subtracting 62 from 70 leaves us with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Step 13:
31 can be fit into 80 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 6032.1290322
Subtracting 62 from 80 leaves us with 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Our division results in 6032.1290322 with a remaining 1.8e-07.