217131 divided by 88 
We're looking to find how many times 88 goes into 217131.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 88 fits into 2 0 times, leaving a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 21 / 88

On to step 2:
21 divided by 88 is 0 with a remainder of 21.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 21 and we're left with 21.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 21 and repeat the process: 217 / 88

Advancing to step 3:
217 divided by 88 is 2 with a remainder of 41.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 176 from 217 to get 41.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 41, then repeat: 411 / 88

On to step 4:
When dividing 411 by 88, we get 4 with a remainder of 59.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 24.0
Subtract 352 from 411 to get 59.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 59 and repeat the process: 593 / 88

On to step 5:
88 can be fit into 593 6 times, resulting in a remainder of 65.
The next digit of our result is 6. 
Result so far: 246.0
If we take 528 away from 593, we end up with 65.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 65, then repeat: 651 / 88

Moving on to step 6:
651 divided by 88 is 7 with a remainder of 35.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2467.0
If we subtract 616 from 651, we get 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
88 can be fit into 350 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 86.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 2467.3
Deduct 264 from 350 and we're left with 86.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 860, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
If we divide 860 by 88, we get 9 and a remainder of 68.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2467.39
If we take 792 away from 860, we end up with 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
88 can be fit into 680 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 64.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2467.397
Subtracting 616 from 680 leaves us with 64.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
88 goes into 640 7 times with a remainder of 24.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2467.3977
Subtract 616 from 640 to 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.

The quotient of the division is 2467.3977, and the remainder is 0.00024.