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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 86397 $ is divided by $ 3 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 28799 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
| | | | – | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 3 = 2 with a remainder of 2
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| | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 2 · 3 = 6
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| | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| | 6 | | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 6 = 2
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| | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 26 : 3 = 8 with a remainder of 2
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| | 2 | 8 | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 8 · 3 = 24
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| | 2 | 8 | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 4 | | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 26 - 24 = 2
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| | 2 | 8 | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | 8 | | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 23 : 3 = 7 with a remainder of 2
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 7 · 3 = 21
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | | 2 | 1 | | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 23 - 21 = 2
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 29 : 3 = 9 with a remainder of 2
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 9 · 3 = 27
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | | 2 | 7 | |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 29 - 27 = 2
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | |
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STEP 16: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
STEP 17: DIVIDE 27 : 3 = 9 with a remainder of 0
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
STEP 18: MULTIPLY 9 · 3 = 27
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
STEP 19: SUBTRACT 27 - 27 = 0
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
| | | | – | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | 0 |
STEP 19: SUBTRACT 27 - 27 = 0
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| | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 6 | | | | |
| | 2 | 6 | | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | 2 | 3 | | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | 2 | 9 | |
| | | – | 2 | 7 | |
| | | | | 2 | 7 |
| | | | – | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | 0 |
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