- 1). Place the dividend, or the number being divided into, on the right side of the divisor, which will be divided into the dividend.
- 2). Add a division symbol between the two numbers, which includes a straight line between and another line above the dividend.
- 3). Divide the divisor into the dividend using the same amount of the digits in the dividend as there are in the divisor. For example, if you divide 20 into 207, you would use only the first two digits of "207" because the divisor only has two digits. If these first two digits are a number that is less than the divisor, such as "15" in this example, use the first three digits of the dividend.
- 4). Place the number of times the divisor can divide into the dividend above the dividend. Place it directly above the amount of digits you used. In the above example, the divisor goes into the first two digits of the dividend one time, so place a "1" above the "20" in "207."
- 5). Multiply the number you placed above the dividend by the divisor. In this example, multiple 1 and 20 to get 20. Place this number below the first two digits, or however many digits you used, of the dividend.
- 6). Subtract the digits in the dividend you used from the number you placed below. In the example subtract 20 from 20 to get 0. Drop down the next digit of the dividend, which in the example is "7."
- 7). Complete the problem. With larger numbers, you would continue repeating the steps until you were left with a number that the divisor can no longer be divided into. In the example, you are now left with the number 7, which 20 cannot be divided into. This means that 7 is the remainder.
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