17988 ÷ 2 = 8994 R0
Alright, let's work through the division of 17988 by 2 step by step.

Step 1:
2 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 0
Subtract 0 from 1 to get 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 2

Step 2:
2 goes into 17 8 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 8 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 8
Subtract 16 from 17 to get 1.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 19 / 2

Step 3:
2 goes into 19 9 times with a remainder of 1.
Write down 9 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 89
Subtract 18 from 19 to get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 2

Step 4:
2 goes into 18 9 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 9 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 899
Subtract 18 from 18 to get 0.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 8 / 2

Step 5:
2 goes into 8 4 times with a remainder of 0.
Write down 4 as next digit of of the result. 
Result so far: 8994
Subtract 8 from 8 to get 0.

The final result is 8994 with a remainder of 0.