First, recall what divisor and dividend mean. For 20/5 = 4, the 20 is the dividend, and 5 is the divisor. For whole number results, the divisor is the small number "on the bottom", and the dividend is the big number "on the top". Example: 5376/168. Put the 5376 inside the "division house", and the 168 outside in front. How many times does 168 go into 537? Not obvious to me, but I'll use a 2 digit division problem to get a clue, and check how many times 16 goes into 60. It goes in 3 times. So does 168 also go in to 537, 3 times as well? It either goes in 3 times, or 2 times (one fewer), so we'll multiply to check in the next step. Turns out it goes in 3 times, so put 3 up top, directly above the 7 in 5376. Multiply, and get 504. Subtract, and get 33. Bring down the 6, and form the number 336. How many times does 168 go into 336? Again, not obvious to me. So I'll try 33/16, which is a little more than 2. So 168 either goes in 2 times or 1 time, and it turns out, it goes in 2 times. Multiply to confirm, and get 336 exactly. So we confirm 2 and put it above the 6. Subtract, and get no remainder. Thus, the final answer is 32.
