Long Division: 53 ÷ 2
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How to divide 53 by 2 using long division and find the remainder?
Answer
53 ÷ 2 = 26 remainder 1
= 26.5
Remainder 1 is less than the divisor 2. Check: 26 × 2 + 1 = 53.
53 ÷ 2 in a column
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| − | 4 | ||
| 1 | 3 | ||
| − | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 |
In the column: quotient 26, remainder 1.
Step by step: 53 ÷ 2
- Step 15 ÷ 2 → 2: 2 × 2 = 4, 5 − 4 = 1; bring down 3 → 13
- Step 213 ÷ 2 → 6: 6 × 2 = 12, 13 − 12 = 1
- Quotient and remainder26 remainder 1
After the point, add a zero to the remainder: 10 ÷ 2 → 5, remainder 0; remainder 0 — the decimal ends.
53 ÷ 2 = 26.5
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