Is there an easier way to do long division?
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Sometimes it can help to break things down into factors. If you are dividing by 153 you could divide by 3 and then 17, but then you still have to work out the factors of 153, and still have to divide by 17. And, obviously, this doesn’t help with prime numbers.
But otherwise, no. On the plus side, until you get to algebraic or polynomial long division, you won’t need to use long division; calculators will get you there.
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