Let's divide 728971 by 73
We want to divide 728971 by 73.

Moving on to step 1:
The number 73 fits into 7 0 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 7 to get 7.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 7, then repeat: 72 / 73

Moving on to step 2:
If we divide 72 by 73, we get 0 and a remainder of 72.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 72 to get 72.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 72, then carry on: 728 / 73

Step 3:
When dividing 728 by 73, we get 9 with a remainder of 71.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9.0
Subtract 657 from 728 to get 71.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 71, then repeat: 719 / 73

Step 4:
719 divided by 73 is 9 with a remainder of 62.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 99.0
Deduct 657 from 719 and we're left with 62.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 62 and continue: 627 / 73

Step 5:
73 goes into 627 8 times with a remainder of 43.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 998.0
If we take 584 away from 627, we end up with 43.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 43 and continue with: 431 / 73

Advancing to step 6:
If we divide 431 by 73, we get 5 and a remainder of 66.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9985.0
If we subtract 365 from 431, we get 66.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
If we divide 660 by 73, we get 9 and a remainder of 3.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9985.9
Deduct 657 from 660 and we're left with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 8:
If we divide 30 by 73, we get 0 and a remainder of 30.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9985.9
Subtracting 0 from 30 leaves us with 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 300, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 9:
300 divided by 73 is 4 with a remainder of 8.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9985.904
Deduct 292 from 300 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.

Advancing to step 10:
73 can be fit into 80 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Write down 1 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9985.9041
If we subtract 73 from 80, we get 7.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 70, and continue the process.

Step 11:
When dividing 70 by 73, we get 0 with a remainder of 70.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9985.9041
Subtract 0 from 70 to get 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
700 divided by 73 is 9 with a remainder of 43.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9985.904109
Deduct 657 from 700 and we're left with 43.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 430, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
The number 73 fits into 430 5 times, leaving a remainder of 65.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 9985.9041095
The remainder is 65 after subtracting 365 from 430.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 650, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 14:
73 can be fit into 650 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 66.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9985.90410958
Subtract 584 from 650 to get 66.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 660, and continue the process.

Our division results in 9985.90410958 with a remaining 6.6e-08.