We divide 683981 by 87
We're looking to find how many times 87 goes into 683981.

Step 1:
The number 87 fits into 6 0 times, leaving a remainder of 6.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 6 and we're left with 6.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 6, then repeat: 68 / 87

Going ahead to step 2:
68 divided by 87 is 0 with a remainder of 68.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 68 to get 68.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 68, then carry on: 683 / 87

On to step 3:
When dividing 683 by 87, we get 7 with a remainder of 74.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 7.0
The remainder is 74 after subtracting 609 from 683.
Include the next digit (9) from the dividend after 74, then repeat: 749 / 87

Let's proceed to step 4:
87 can be fit into 749 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 53.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 78.0
Subtracting 696 from 749 leaves us with 53.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 53, then repeat: 538 / 87

Going ahead to step 5:
If we divide 538 by 87, we get 6 and a remainder of 16.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 786.0
Subtracting 522 from 538 leaves us with 16.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 16, then repeat: 161 / 87

Advancing to step 6:
87 can be fit into 161 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 74.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7861.0
Subtract 87 from 161 to get 74.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 740, and continue the process.

Step 7:
The number 87 fits into 740 8 times, leaving a remainder of 44.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 7861.8
If we take 696 away from 740, we end up with 44.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
87 goes into 440 5 times with a remainder of 5.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7861.85
Subtract 435 from 440 to get 5.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 50, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 50 by 87, we get 0 and a remainder of 50.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 7861.85
Subtracting 0 from 50 leaves us with 50.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 500, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
87 can be fit into 500 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 65.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7861.8505
If we subtract 435 from 500, we get 65.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 650, and continue the process.

Step 11:
650 divided by 87 is 7 with a remainder of 41.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 7861.85057
Deduct 609 from 650 and we're left with 41.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 410, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
If we divide 410 by 87, we get 4 and a remainder of 62.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 7861.850574
If we subtract 348 from 410, we get 62.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 620, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
87 can be fit into 620 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 11.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7861.8505747
Subtract 609 from 620 to get 11.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 110, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
The number 87 fits into 110 1 times, leaving a remainder of 23.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7861.85057471
The remainder is 23 after subtracting 87 from 110.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 230, and continue the process.

Our division results in 7861.85057471 with a remaining 2.3e-08.