We look at the division of 218786 by 73 
We're looking to find how many times 73 goes into 218786.

On to step 1:
The number 73 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 2, we get 2.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 21 / 73

Step 2:
73 can be fit into 21 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 21, we end up with 21.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 21 and continue: 218 / 73

Advancing to step 3:
218 divided by 73 is 2 with a remainder of 72.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we subtract 146 from 218, we get 72.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 72 and repeat the process: 727 / 73

Step 4:
The number 73 fits into 727 9 times, leaving a remainder of 70.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 29.0
Subtract 657 from 727 to get 70.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 70 and continue with: 708 / 73

On to step 5:
708 divided by 73 is 9 with a remainder of 51.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 299.0
The remainder is 51 after subtracting 657 from 708.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 51 and repeat the process: 516 / 73

Step 6:
73 can be fit into 516 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 5.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2997.0
If we subtract 511 from 516, we get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
If we divide 50 by 73, we get 0 and a remainder of 50.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2997.0
The remainder is 50 after subtracting 0 from 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
73 goes into 500 6 times with a remainder of 62.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2997.06
If we take 438 away from 500, we end up with 62.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 620, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
73 can be fit into 620 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 36.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2997.068
Subtracting 584 from 620 leaves us with 36.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 360, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 360 by 73, we get 4 and a remainder of 68.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 2997.0684
If we take 292 away from 360, we end up with 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 11:
680 divided by 73 is 9 with a remainder of 23.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2997.06849
Subtracting 657 from 680 leaves us with 23.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
When dividing 230 by 73, we get 3 with a remainder of 11.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 2997.068493
If we take 219 away from 230, we end up with 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
If we divide 110 by 73, we get 1 and a remainder of 37.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2997.0684931
Subtracting 73 from 110 leaves us with 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 14:
If we divide 370 by 73, we get 5 and a remainder of 5.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2997.06849315
The remainder is 5 after subtracting 365 from 370.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 2997.06849315, and the remainder is 5e-09.