We're dividing 216881 by 81 
We're looking to find how many times 81 goes into 216881.

Step 1:
If we divide 2 by 81, we get 0 and a remainder of 2.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 21 / 81

Going ahead to step 2:
If we divide 21 by 81, we get 0 and a remainder of 21.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 21 and we're left with 21.
Grab the next digit (6) from the dividend, add it to 21, then carry on: 216 / 81

Going ahead to step 3:
If we divide 216 by 81, we get 2 and a remainder of 54.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 162 from 216 to get 54.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 54, then carry on: 548 / 81

Step 4:
The number 81 fits into 548 6 times, leaving a remainder of 62.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 26.0
If we subtract 486 from 548, we get 62.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 62, then repeat: 628 / 81

Moving on to step 5:
628 divided by 81 is 7 with a remainder of 61.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 267.0
Deduct 567 from 628 and we're left with 61.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 61, then repeat: 611 / 81

Step 6:
If we divide 611 by 81, we get 7 and a remainder of 44.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2677.0
If we take 567 away from 611, we end up with 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
440 divided by 81 is 5 with a remainder of 35.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2677.5
Deduct 405 from 440 and we're left with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 350 by 81, we get 4 with a remainder of 26.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2677.54
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 324 from 350.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
81 can be fit into 260 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2677.543
Subtracting 243 from 260 leaves us with 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Step 10:
The number 81 fits into 170 2 times, leaving a remainder of 8.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2677.5432
If we take 162 away from 170, we end up with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
81 can be fit into 80 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 80.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2677.5432
Subtract 0 from 80 to get 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 800, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
800 divided by 81 is 9 with a remainder of 71.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2677.543209
If we take 729 away from 800, we end up with 71.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 710, and continue the process.

Step 13:
The number 81 fits into 710 8 times, leaving a remainder of 62.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2677.5432098
If we subtract 648 from 710, we get 62.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 620, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
The number 81 fits into 620 7 times, leaving a remainder of 53.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2677.54320987
Subtracting 567 from 620 leaves us with 53.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 530, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 2677.54320987, with a leftover of 5.3e-08.