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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 59234 $ is divided by $ 26 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 2278 and the remainder is 6.
Explanation
Division Table
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| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | | – | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| | | | | | 6 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 5 : 26 = 0 with a remainder of 5
|
| | 0 | | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 26 = 0
|
| | 0 | | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | 0 | | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5
|
| | 0 | | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | | | | |
STEP 4: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 59 : 26 = 2 with a remainder of 7
|
| | 0 | 2 | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 26 = 52
|
| | 0 | 2 | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| | 5 | 2 | | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 59 - 52 = 7
|
| | 0 | 2 | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | | | |
STEP 8: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | 2 | | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 72 : 26 = 2 with a remainder of 20
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 2 · 26 = 52
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | | 5 | 2 | | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 72 - 52 = 20
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | | |
STEP 12: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 203 : 26 = 7 with a remainder of 21
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 7 · 26 = 182
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 203 - 182 = 21
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | |
STEP 16: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
STEP 17: DIVIDE 214 : 26 = 8 with a remainder of 6
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
STEP 18: MULTIPLY 8 · 26 = 208
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | 2 | 0 | 8 |
STEP 19: SUBTRACT 214 - 208 = 6
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | | – | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| | | | | | 6 |
STEP 19: SUBTRACT 214 - 208 = 6
|
| | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| – | 0 | | | | |
| | 5 | 9 | | | |
| – | 5 | 2 | | | |
| | | 7 | 2 | | |
| | – | 5 | 2 | | |
| | | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| | – | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | | – | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| | | | | | 6 |
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