131197 ÷ 72 
Let's see how many times 72 fits into 131197.

Let's proceed to step 1:
72 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Include the next digit (3) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 13 / 72

Advancing to step 2:
72 goes into 13 0 times with a remainder of 13.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 13, we end up with 13.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 13, then repeat: 131 / 72

Advancing to step 3:
If we divide 131 by 72, we get 1 and a remainder of 59.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 72 away from 131, we end up with 59.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 59 and continue with: 591 / 72

Step 4:
72 can be fit into 591 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 18.0
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 576 from 591.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 15 and repeat the process: 159 / 72

Moving on to step 5:
159 divided by 72 is 2 with a remainder of 15.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 182.0
Subtracting 144 from 159 leaves us with 15.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 15, then carry on: 157 / 72

On to step 6:
72 goes into 157 2 times with a remainder of 13.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1822.0
The remainder is 13 after subtracting 144 from 157.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
130 divided by 72 is 1 with a remainder of 58.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1822.1
If we take 72 away from 130, we end up with 58.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 580, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
72 can be fit into 580 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1822.18
Subtract 576 from 580 to get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
40 divided by 72 is 0 with a remainder of 40.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1822.18
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 0 from 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
When dividing 400 by 72, we get 5 with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 1822.1805
Subtract 360 from 400 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
72 can be fit into 400 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1822.18055
Deduct 360 from 400 and we're left with 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

Our division results in 1822.18055 with a remaining 4e-05.