Let's divide 217046 by 38
We're looking to find how many times 38 goes into 217046.

Let's proceed to step 1:
2 divided by 38 is 0 with a remainder of 2.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 21 / 38

Step 2:
When dividing 21 by 38, we get 0 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 21 and we're left with 21.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 21 and continue with: 217 / 38

On to step 3:
38 can be fit into 217 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 27.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5.0
Deduct 190 from 217 and we're left with 27.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 27, then carry on: 270 / 38

Moving on to step 4:
38 can be fit into 270 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 57.0
Subtracting 266 from 270 leaves us with 4.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 4, then repeat: 44 / 38

Advancing to step 5:
If we divide 44 by 38, we get 1 and a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 571.0
Subtract 38 from 44 to get 6.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 6 and repeat the process: 66 / 38

Advancing to step 6:
If we divide 66 by 38, we get 1 and a remainder of 28.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5711.0
The remainder is 28 after subtracting 38 from 66.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 280 by 38, we get 7 and a remainder of 14.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5711.7
Subtract 266 from 280 to get 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
140 divided by 38 is 3 with a remainder of 26.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5711.73
If we take 114 away from 140, we end up 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.

Step 9:
If we divide 260 by 38, we get 6 and a remainder of 32.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 5711.736
Subtracting 228 from 260 leaves us with 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
38 can be fit into 320 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5711.7368
Deduct 304 from 320 and we're left with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
When dividing 160 by 38, we get 4 with a remainder of 8.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5711.73684
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 152 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Step 12:
When dividing 80 by 38, we get 2 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 5711.736842
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 76 from 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
If we divide 40 by 38, we get 1 and a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 5711.7368421
Subtract 38 from 40 to get 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
When dividing 20 by 38, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5711.7368421
If we take 0 away from 20, we end up with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 5711.7368421 and a remainder of 2e-08.