72969 divided by 71 
Our goal is to divide 72969 by 71.

On to step 1:
7 divided by 71 is 0 with a remainder of 7.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 7 and we're left with 7.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 7 and repeat the process: 72 / 71

Advancing to step 2:
71 can be fit into 72 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 71 from 72 leaves us with 1.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 19 / 71

Step 3:
19 divided by 71 is 0 with a remainder of 19.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 10.0
Deduct 0 from 19 and we're left with 19.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 19 and repeat the process: 196 / 71

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 196 by 71, we get 2 with a remainder of 54.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 102.0
The remainder is 54 after subtracting 142 from 196.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 54, then carry on: 549 / 71

Advancing to step 5:
71 can be fit into 549 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 52.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 1027.0
The remainder is 52 after subtracting 497 from 549.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 520, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 6:
When dividing 520 by 71, we get 7 with a remainder of 23.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1027.7
Subtract 497 from 520 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.

Going ahead to step 7:
71 can be fit into 230 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1027.73
Subtract 213 from 230 to get 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
When dividing 170 by 71, we get 2 with a remainder of 28.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1027.732
Subtracting 142 from 170 leaves us 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.

Going ahead to step 9:
280 divided by 71 is 3 with a remainder of 67.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1027.7323
If we subtract 213 from 280, we get 67.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 670, and continue the process.

Step 10:
71 goes into 670 9 times with a remainder of 31.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1027.73239
Subtracting 639 from 670 leaves us with 31.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 310, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
When dividing 310 by 71, we get 4 with a remainder of 26.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1027.732394
Deduct 284 from 310 and we're left with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
71 can be fit into 260 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 47.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1027.7323943
The remainder is 47 after subtracting 213 from 260.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
71 goes into 470 6 times with a remainder of 44.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1027.73239436
If we subtract 426 from 470, we get 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1027.73239436 with a remaining 4.4e-08.