218990 ÷ 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 218990.

Advancing to step 1:
31 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 21 / 31

On to step 2:
The number 31 fits into 21 0 times, leaving a remainder of 21.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 21 leaves us with 21.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 21, then repeat: 218 / 31

Moving on to step 3:
31 can be fit into 218 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7.0
Subtract 217 from 218 to get 1.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 1 and continue with: 19 / 31

Advancing to step 4:
When dividing 19 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 19.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 70.0
If we take 0 away from 19, we end up with 19.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 19, then carry on: 199 / 31

Step 5:
31 can be fit into 199 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 13.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 706.0
If we take 186 away from 199, we end up with 13.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 13, then carry on: 130 / 31

Step 6:
130 divided by 31 is 4 with a remainder of 6.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7064.0
Subtracting 124 from 130 leaves us with 6.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 60, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
31 goes into 60 1 times with a remainder of 29.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7064.1
Subtracting 31 from 60 leaves us with 29.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 290, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
If we divide 290 by 31, we get 9 and a remainder of 11.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 7064.19
If we take 279 away from 290, 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.

Step 9:
110 divided by 31 is 3 with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 7064.193
If we take 93 away from 110, we end up with 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
31 can be fit into 170 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 15.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7064.1935
Subtract 155 from 170 to get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
150 divided by 31 is 4 with a remainder of 26.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7064.19354
The remainder is 26 after subtracting 124 from 150.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
If we divide 260 by 31, we get 8 and a remainder of 12.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 7064.193548
The remainder is 12 after subtracting 248 from 260.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 120, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
31 can be fit into 120 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 27.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7064.1935483
If we subtract 93 from 120, we get 27.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 270, and continue the process.

Step 14:
270 divided by 31 is 8 with a remainder of 22.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7064.19354838
Subtract 248 from 270 to get 22.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 220, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 7064.19354838 with a balance of 2.2e-08.