Let's divide 217471 by 2
We want to divide 217471 by 2.

Step 1:
2 divided by 2 is 1 with a remainder of 0.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 2 from 2 leaves us with 0.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 1 / 2

Going ahead to step 2:
When dividing 1 by 2, we get 0 with a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10.0
Subtract 0 from 1 to get 1.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 17 / 2

Let's proceed to step 3:
17 divided by 2 is 8 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 108.0
Subtract 16 from 17 to get 1.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 14 / 2

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 14 by 2, we get 7 and a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1087.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 14 from 14.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 0, then repeat: 7 / 2

Step 5:
The number 2 fits into 7 3 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10873.0
If we take 6 away from 7, we end up with 1.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 11 / 2

Step 6:
2 goes into 11 5 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 108735.0
Subtract 10 from 11 to 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.

Going ahead to step 7:
2 can be fit into 10 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 108735.5
If we subtract 10 from 10, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
2 goes into 0 0 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 108735.5
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
2 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 108735.5
Subtract 0 from 0 to get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

The final result is 108735.5 with a remainder of 0.0.