287971 divided by 17 
We want to divide 287971 by 17.

Advancing to step 1:
The number 17 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 28 / 17

Step 2:
The number 17 fits into 28 1 times, leaving a remainder of 11.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 17 from 28 and we're left with 11.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 11 and continue with: 117 / 17

Advancing to step 3:
When dividing 117 by 17, we get 6 with a remainder of 15.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16.0
Subtracting 102 from 117 leaves us with 15.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 15, then repeat: 159 / 17

On to step 4:
When dividing 159 by 17, we get 9 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 169.0
The remainder is 6 after subtracting 153 from 159.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 6, then carry on: 67 / 17

On to step 5:
17 can be fit into 67 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 1693.0
Subtracting 51 from 67 leaves us with 16.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 16, then repeat: 161 / 17

Moving on to step 6:
161 divided by 17 is 9 with a remainder of 8.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16939.0
If we subtract 153 from 161, we get 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 7:
When dividing 80 by 17, we get 4 with a remainder of 12.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16939.4
If we take 68 away from 80, we end up with 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 120 by 17, we get 7 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16939.47
If we subtract 119 from 120, we get 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Step 9:
If we divide 10 by 17, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 16939.47
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Step 10:
100 divided by 17 is 5 with a remainder of 15.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 16939.4705
The remainder is 15 after subtracting 85 from 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
150 divided by 17 is 8 with a remainder of 14.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 16939.47058
Deduct 136 from 150 and we're left with 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 12:
When dividing 140 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 4.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 16939.470588
If we take 136 away from 140, we end up 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.

The quotient of the division is 16939.470588, and the remainder is 4e-07.