Let's divide 901971 by 87
Let's see how many times 87 fits into 901971.

On to step 1:
87 goes into 9 0 times with a remainder of 9.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 9 and we're left with 9.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 9 and continue with: 90 / 87

Step 2:
90 divided by 87 is 1 with a remainder of 3.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtract 87 from 90 to get 3.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 31 / 87

Step 3:
87 goes into 31 0 times with a remainder of 31.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10.0
If we take 0 away from 31, we end up with 31.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 31 and continue: 319 / 87

Going ahead to step 4:
87 can be fit into 319 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 58.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 103.0
Subtracting 261 from 319 leaves us with 58.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 58 and continue: 587 / 87

Moving on to step 5:
587 divided by 87 is 6 with a remainder of 65.
Put 6 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1036.0
The remainder is 65 after subtracting 522 from 587.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 65, then repeat: 651 / 87

Step 6:
87 can be fit into 651 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 42.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10367.0
If we take 609 away from 651, we end up with 42.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 420, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
When dividing 420 by 87, we get 4 with a remainder of 72.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 10367.4
The remainder is 72 after subtracting 348 from 420.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 720, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
87 goes into 720 8 times with a remainder of 24.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 10367.48
If we subtract 696 from 720, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Step 9:
240 divided by 87 is 2 with a remainder of 66.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 10367.482
The remainder is 66 after subtracting 174 from 240.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
If we divide 660 by 87, we get 7 and a remainder of 51.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 10367.4827
If we subtract 609 from 660, we get 51.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 510, and continue the process.

Step 11:
510 divided by 87 is 5 with a remainder of 75.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 10367.48275
If we take 435 away from 510, we end up with 75.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 750, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
If we divide 750 by 87, we get 8 and a remainder of 54.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 10367.482758
Deduct 696 from 750 and we're left with 54.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 540, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 13:
87 can be fit into 540 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 10367.4827586
Subtract 522 from 540 to get 18.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 180, and continue the process.

Step 14:
180 divided by 87 is 2 with a remainder of 6.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10367.48275862
If we take 174 away from 180, we end up 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.

The final outcome is 10367.48275862, with a leftover of 6e-09.