private function doDiv(string $a, string $b) : array
    {
        $cmp = $this->doCmp($a, $b);

        if ($cmp === -1) {
            return ['0', $a];
        }

        $x = \strlen($a);
        $y = \strlen($b);

        // we now know that a >= b && x >= y

        $q = '0'; // quotient
        $r = $a; // remainder
        $z = $y; // focus length, always $y or $y+1

        for (;;) {
            $focus = \substr($a, 0, $z);

            $cmp = $this->doCmp($focus, $b);

            if ($cmp === -1) {
                if ($z === $x) { // remainder < dividend
                    break;
                }

                $z++;
            }

            $zeros = \str_repeat('0', $x - $z);

            $q = $this->add($q, '1' . $zeros);
            $a = $this->sub($a, $b . $zeros);

            $r = $a;

            if ($r === '0') { // remainder == 0
                break;
            }

            $x = \strlen($a);

            if ($x < $y) { // remainder < dividend
                break;
            }

            $z = $y;
        }

        return [$q, $r];
    }