- Set up the problem. Enter the dividend (the number you are dividing) and the divisor (the number you are dividing by). For example: 847 ÷ 13. The calculator works with integers. Negative numbers are supported.
- Work digit by digit. Long division processes one digit of the dividend at a time, from left to right. At each step: bring down the next digit, see how many times the divisor fits (the partial quotient digit), multiply and subtract, and carry the remainder forward.
- Read the result. The quotient is the whole-number answer. The remainder is what is left over. The decimal result divides these fully. Example: 847 ÷ 13 = 65 remainder 2, or 65.153846...
For 847 ÷ 13: look at 8, 13 does not fit, so look at 84. 13 × 6 = 78, remainder 6. Bring down 7 to get 67. 13 × 5 = 65, remainder 2. Quotient: 65, remainder: 2.