We're dividing 272962 by 31 
We're looking to find how many times 31 goes into 272962.

Going ahead to step 1:
31 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 2, we end up with 2.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 2, then repeat: 27 / 31

Step 2:
31 goes into 27 0 times with a remainder of 27.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 27, we end up with 27.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 27, then repeat: 272 / 31

Step 3:
When dividing 272 by 31, we get 8 with a remainder of 24.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 8.0
Subtract 248 from 272 to get 24.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 24 and repeat the process: 249 / 31

Going ahead to step 4:
31 can be fit into 249 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 88.0
Subtracting 248 from 249 leaves us with 1.
Include the next digit (6) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 16 / 31

On to step 5:
When dividing 16 by 31, we get 0 with a remainder of 16.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 880.0
Subtracting 0 from 16 leaves us with 16.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 16, then repeat: 162 / 31

Moving on to step 6:
31 goes into 162 5 times with a remainder of 7.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8805.0
Deduct 155 from 162 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.

Advancing to step 7:
70 divided by 31 is 2 with a remainder of 8.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 8805.2
Deduct 62 from 70 and we're left with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Step 8:
31 goes into 80 2 times with a remainder of 18.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 8805.22
If we subtract 62 from 80, we 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.

Our division results in 8805.22 with a remaining 0.018.