217724 ÷ 72 
Let's see how many times 72 fits into 217724.

Advancing to step 1:
72 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 2 to get 2.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 21 / 72

Advancing to step 2:
72 can be fit into 21 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 21.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 21 and we're left with 21.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 21 and continue with: 217 / 72

Going ahead to step 3:
If we divide 217 by 72, we get 3 and a remainder of 1.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
Deduct 216 from 217 and we're left with 1.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 17 / 72

Advancing to step 4:
72 can be fit into 17 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 30.0
If we subtract 0 from 17, we get 17.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 17 and continue with: 172 / 72

Step 5:
The number 72 fits into 172 2 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 302.0
If we subtract 144 from 172, we get 28.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 28 and repeat the process: 284 / 72

Let's proceed to step 6:
284 divided by 72 is 3 with a remainder of 68.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 3023.0
Subtract 216 from 284 to get 68.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 680, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
72 goes into 680 9 times with a remainder of 32.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3023.9
If we subtract 648 from 680, we get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 320 by 72, we get 4 with a remainder of 32.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3023.94
If we subtract 288 from 320, we get 32.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
72 can be fit into 320 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 32.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3023.944
The remainder is 32 after subtracting 288 from 320.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 320, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 3023.944 and a remainder of 0.0032.