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Long Division Solver

Enter a dividend and divisor to see the long-division algorithm worked out one step at a time — with the reasoning behind each move.

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127

Quotient 42, remainder 1

  1. 1

    Look at the first digit, 1.

    3 doesn't fit into 1, so write 0 in the quotient.

    10 = 1

  2. 2

    Bring down the 2, making 12.

    3 goes into 12 4 times (4 × 3 = 12).

    1212 = 0

  3. 3

    Bring down the 7, making 7.

    3 goes into 7 2 times (2 × 3 = 6).

    76 = 1

Answer

127 ÷ 3 = 42 R 1