We're dividing 171287 by 81 
We're looking to find how many times 81 goes into 171287.

Moving on to step 1:
81 can be fit into 1 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 1, we end up with 1.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 17 / 81

Let's proceed to step 2:
17 divided by 81 is 0 with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 17, we get 17.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 17, then repeat: 171 / 81

Let's proceed to step 3:
81 can be fit into 171 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 9.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 162 from 171 and we're left with 9.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 9 and continue with: 92 / 81

Step 4:
If we divide 92 by 81, we get 1 and a remainder of 11.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 21.0
If we subtract 81 from 92, we get 11.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 11, then repeat: 118 / 81

Moving on to step 5:
When dividing 118 by 81, we get 1 with a remainder of 37.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 211.0
The remainder is 37 after subtracting 81 from 118.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 37 and repeat the process: 377 / 81

Going ahead to step 6:
81 can be fit into 377 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 53.
Use 4 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2114.0
If we take 324 away from 377, we end up with 53.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 530, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
530 divided by 81 is 6 with a remainder of 44.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2114.6
The remainder is 44 after subtracting 486 from 530.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 440, and continue the process.

Step 8:
81 can be fit into 440 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 35.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2114.65
Deduct 405 from 440 and we're left with 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
350 divided by 81 is 4 with a remainder of 26.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2114.654
If we subtract 324 from 350, we get 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Step 10:
81 can be fit into 260 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 2114.6543
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 243 from 260.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

On to step 11:
81 goes into 170 2 times with a remainder of 8.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2114.65432
If we take 162 away from 170, we end up with 8.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 80, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 12:
81 goes into 80 0 times with a remainder of 80.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 2114.65432
Subtract 0 from 80 to get 80.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 800, and continue the process.

On to step 13:
81 can be fit into 800 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 71.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2114.6543209
Subtracting 729 from 800 leaves us with 71.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 710, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 14:
81 can be fit into 710 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 62.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 2114.65432098
If we take 648 away from 710, we end up with 62.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 620, and continue the process.

The final result is 2114.65432098 with a remainder of 6.2e-08.