Is there an easier way to do long division?

Question

Is there an easier way to do long division?

In: Mathematics

Answer 1

You can use subtraction.

I am on mobile so I can’t format this properly.

Lets divide 4083 by 37.

37 x 100 is 3700

37 x10 is 370

We begin

4083 – 3700 is 383 (100)

383 – 370 is 13 (10)

13 is less than 37

So 4083 / 37 is 110 with 13 remainder.