We look at the division of 260871 by 16 
Our goal is to divide 260871 by 16.

Advancing to step 1:
16 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
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Append the next digit (6) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 26 / 16

Step 2:
26 divided by 16 is 1 with a remainder of 10.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 16 from 26.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 10 and repeat the process: 100 / 16

Step 3:
16 goes into 100 6 times with a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 16.0
Subtract 96 from 100 to get 4.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 4 and continue: 48 / 16

On to step 4:
If we divide 48 by 16, we get 3 and a remainder of 0.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 163.0
If we take 48 away from 48, we end up with 0.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 7 / 16

Advancing to step 5:
16 goes into 7 0 times with a remainder of 7.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1630.0
Deduct 0 from 7 and we're left with 7.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 71 / 16

On to step 6:
The number 16 fits into 71 4 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 16304.0
The remainder is 7 after subtracting 64 from 71.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
70 divided by 16 is 4 with a remainder of 6.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16304.4
Deduct 64 from 70 and we're left with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
The number 16 fits into 60 3 times, leaving a remainder of 12.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16304.43
Subtract 48 from 60 to get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
16 can be fit into 120 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 8.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16304.437
If we take 112 away from 120, we end up 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.

Going ahead to step 10:
If we divide 80 by 16, we get 5 and a remainder of 0.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16304.4375
Deduct 80 from 80 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
The number 16 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 16304.4375
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
The number 16 fits into 0 0 times, leaving a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16304.4375
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 16304.4375 and a remainder of 0.0.