We divide 557281 by 31
Our goal is to divide 557281 by 31.

On to step 1:
31 can be fit into 5 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 5 to get 5.
Include the next digit (5) from the dividend after 5, then repeat: 55 / 31

Step 2:
If we divide 55 by 31, we get 1 and a remainder of 24.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 31 from 55 to get 24.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 24, then repeat: 247 / 31

Let's proceed to step 3:
31 can be fit into 247 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 30.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 17.0
If we take 217 away from 247, we end up with 30.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 30 and repeat the process: 302 / 31

Let's proceed to step 4:
31 goes into 302 9 times with a remainder of 23.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 179.0
If we subtract 279 from 302, we get 23.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 23 and repeat the process: 238 / 31

Step 5:
31 can be fit into 238 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 1797.0
Subtracting 217 from 238 leaves us with 21.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 21 and continue: 211 / 31

Step 6:
31 goes into 211 6 times with a remainder of 25.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17976.0
If we subtract 186 from 211, we get 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
250 divided by 31 is 8 with a remainder of 2.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17976.8
Deduct 248 from 250 and we're left with 2.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
When dividing 20 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17976.8
Subtracting 0 from 20 leaves us with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
31 goes into 200 6 times with a remainder of 14.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17976.806
Deduct 186 from 200 and we're left with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Step 10:
The number 31 fits into 140 4 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17976.8064
If we take 124 away from 140, we end up with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
The number 31 fits into 160 5 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 17976.80645
Deduct 155 from 160 and we're left with 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
The number 31 fits into 50 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 17976.806451
The remainder is 19 after subtracting 31 from 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
If we divide 190 by 31, we get 6 and a remainder of 4.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 17976.8064516
If we subtract 186 from 190, we 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.

Going ahead to step 14:
When dividing 40 by 31, we get 1 with a remainder of 9.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 17976.80645161
If we subtract 31 from 40, we get 9.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 90, and continue the process.

The final result is 17976.80645161 with a remainder of 9e-09.