280873 divided by 51 
Our goal is to divide 280873 by 51.

Advancing to step 1:
If we divide 2 by 51, we get 0 and a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 2, we get 2.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 28 / 51

Going ahead to step 2:
The number 51 fits into 28 0 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 28 to get 28.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 28 and continue with: 280 / 51

Advancing to step 3:
The number 51 fits into 280 5 times, leaving a remainder of 25.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 5.0
If we subtract 255 from 280, we get 25.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 25 and continue with: 258 / 51

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 258 by 51, we get 5 and a remainder of 3.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 55.0
Deduct 255 from 258 and we're left with 3.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 37 / 51

Going ahead to step 5:
The number 51 fits into 37 0 times, leaving a remainder of 37.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 550.0
Subtract 0 from 37 to get 37.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 37, then repeat: 373 / 51

Step 6:
The number 51 fits into 373 7 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5507.0
If we subtract 357 from 373, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Step 7:
160 divided by 51 is 3 with a remainder of 7.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 5507.3
Deduct 153 from 160 and we're left with 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
The number 51 fits into 70 1 times, leaving a remainder of 19.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 5507.31
Deduct 51 from 70 and we're left with 19.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 190, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
If we divide 190 by 51, we get 3 and a remainder of 37.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 5507.313
The remainder is 37 after subtracting 153 from 190.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 10:
If we divide 370 by 51, we get 7 and a remainder of 13.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5507.3137
Subtract 357 from 370 to get 13.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 130, and continue the process.

Step 11:
The number 51 fits into 130 2 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 5507.31372
Subtracting 102 from 130 leaves us with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
280 divided by 51 is 5 with a remainder of 25.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 5507.313725
Subtracting 255 from 280 leaves us with 25.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 250, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
If we divide 250 by 51, we get 4 and a remainder of 46.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 5507.3137254
If we subtract 204 from 250, we get 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Step 14:
If we divide 460 by 51, we get 9 and a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 5507.31372549
If we take 459 away from 460, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 5507.31372549, and the remainder is 1e-09.