601971 divided by 72 
Let's see how many times 72 fits into 601971.

Step 1:
When dividing 6 by 72, we get 0 with a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 6 to get 6.
Bring next digit (0) of the dividend behind the 6 and repeat the process: 60 / 72

Let's proceed to step 2:
If we divide 60 by 72, we get 0 and a remainder of 60.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 60 after subtracting 0 from 60.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 60, then repeat: 601 / 72

Moving on to step 3:
72 can be fit into 601 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 25.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8.0
The remainder is 25 after subtracting 576 from 601.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 25 and continue with: 259 / 72

Step 4:
72 can be fit into 259 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 43.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 83.0
Deduct 216 from 259 and we're left with 43.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 43 and continue: 437 / 72

Moving on to step 5:
The number 72 fits into 437 6 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 836.0
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 432 from 437.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 5, then repeat: 51 / 72

Step 6:
51 divided by 72 is 0 with a remainder of 51.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 8360.0
If we take 0 away from 51, we end up with 51.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 510, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
When dividing 510 by 72, we get 7 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8360.7
Deduct 504 from 510 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.

Let's proceed to step 8:
When dividing 60 by 72, we get 0 with a remainder of 60.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8360.7
Subtracting 0 from 60 leaves us with 60.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 600, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
The number 72 fits into 600 8 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8360.708
If we subtract 576 from 600, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
72 can be fit into 240 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 24.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 8360.7083
If we subtract 216 from 240, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
240 divided by 72 is 3 with a remainder of 24.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8360.70833
If we subtract 216 from 240, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 8360.70833, and the remainder is 2.4e-05.