We're dividing 218988 by 57 
We're looking to find how many times 57 goes into 218988.

Moving on to step 1:
57 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 2, we end up with 2.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 21 / 57

Step 2:
57 goes into 21 0 times with a remainder of 21.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 21 to get 21.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 21, then repeat: 218 / 57

On to step 3:
The number 57 fits into 218 3 times, leaving a remainder of 47.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtract 171 from 218 to get 47.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 47 and repeat the process: 479 / 57

Let's proceed to step 4:
57 goes into 479 8 times with a remainder of 23.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 38.0
If we take 456 away from 479, we end up with 23.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 23, then carry on: 238 / 57

Going ahead to step 5:
238 divided by 57 is 4 with a remainder of 10.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 384.0
Subtract 228 from 238 to get 10.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 10 and continue with: 108 / 57

Moving on to step 6:
108 divided by 57 is 1 with a remainder of 51.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3841.0
The remainder is 51 after subtracting 57 from 108.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 510, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
510 divided by 57 is 8 with a remainder of 54.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 3841.8
If we take 456 away from 510, we end up with 54.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 540, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
When dividing 540 by 57, we get 9 with a remainder of 27.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3841.89
If we take 513 away from 540, we end up with 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
57 goes into 270 4 times with a remainder of 42.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3841.894
The remainder is 42 after subtracting 228 from 270.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 420 by 57, we get 7 and a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3841.8947
If we take 399 away from 420, we end up with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
57 can be fit into 210 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 39.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3841.89473
If we subtract 171 from 210, we get 39.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 390, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 12:
The number 57 fits into 390 6 times, leaving a remainder of 48.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3841.894736
If we subtract 342 from 390, we get 48.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 480, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
57 goes into 480 8 times with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3841.8947368
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 456 from 480.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 14:
57 goes into 240 4 times with a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 3841.89473684
If we subtract 228 from 240, we get 12.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

The final result is 3841.89473684 with a remainder of 1.2e-08.