56971 ÷ 21 
Let's see how many times 21 fits into 56971.

Going ahead to step 1:
The number 21 fits into 5 0 times, leaving a remainder of 5.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Bring next digit (6) of the dividend behind the 5 and repeat the process: 56 / 21

On to step 2:
When dividing 56 by 21, we get 2 with a remainder of 14.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 42 from 56 and we're left with 14.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 14 and continue with: 149 / 21

Let's proceed to step 3:
The number 21 fits into 149 7 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 27.0
Subtracting 147 from 149 leaves us with 2.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 27 / 21

Step 4:
21 can be fit into 27 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 271.0
Deduct 21 from 27 and we're left with 6.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 6 and continue: 61 / 21

Advancing to step 5:
The number 21 fits into 61 2 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2712.0
If we take 42 away from 61, we end up with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Step 6:
21 can be fit into 190 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2712.9
Subtracting 189 from 190 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
10 divided by 21 is 0 with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2712.9
Subtracting 0 from 10 leaves us with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
21 can be fit into 100 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 16.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2712.904
If we subtract 84 from 100, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
When dividing 160 by 21, we get 7 with a remainder of 13.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 2712.9047
If we subtract 147 from 160, we get 13.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
21 goes into 130 6 times with a remainder of 4.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2712.90476
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 126 from 130.
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 11:
The number 21 fits into 40 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2712.904761
If we take 21 away from 40, we end up with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Step 12:
21 can be fit into 190 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2712.9047619
Subtracting 189 from 190 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 13:
When dividing 10 by 21, we get 0 with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2712.9047619
If we take 0 away from 10, we end up with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 2712.9047619 and a remainder of 1e-08.