Let's divide 218969 by 74
We want to divide 218969 by 74.

Moving on to step 1:
74 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 21 / 74

Step 2:
The number 74 fits into 21 0 times, leaving a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 21 leaves us with 21.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 21 and continue with: 218 / 74

Moving on to step 3:
74 can be fit into 218 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 70.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 148 from 218 and we're left with 70.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 70 and continue with: 709 / 74

Advancing to step 4:
74 can be fit into 709 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 43.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 29.0
Subtract 666 from 709 to get 43.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 43 and repeat the process: 436 / 74

Moving on to step 5:
74 goes into 436 5 times with a remainder of 66.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 295.0
Subtracting 370 from 436 leaves us with 66.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 66, then repeat: 669 / 74

Step 6:
74 can be fit into 669 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2959.0
Subtracting 666 from 669 leaves us with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
30 divided by 74 is 0 with a remainder of 30.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2959.0
Subtracting 0 from 30 leaves us with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 300 by 74, we get 4 with a remainder of 4.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 2959.04
Deduct 296 from 300 and we're left 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.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 40 by 74, we get 0 and a remainder of 40.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2959.04
Subtract 0 from 40 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.

Going ahead to step 10:
74 goes into 400 5 times with a remainder of 30.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2959.0405
The remainder is 30 after subtracting 370 from 400.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Step 11:
If we divide 300 by 74, we get 4 and a remainder of 4.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2959.04054
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 296 from 300.
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 12:
74 goes into 40 0 times with a remainder of 40.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2959.04054
Subtracting 0 from 40 leaves us 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.

Advancing to step 13:
74 can be fit into 400 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 30.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 2959.0405405
If we take 370 away from 400, we end up with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
74 can be fit into 300 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2959.04054054
Subtract 296 from 300 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.

Our division results in 2959.04054054 with a remaining 4e-09.