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4081÷6 what is this kind of division called and how to identify it

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To solve this problem, we begin by dividing 4081 by 6.

First, divide 4 by 6. Since 6 is larger than 4, we cannot calculate it, so we go to the next digit which is 0. Now, we aim to divide 40 by 6, which gives us 6 remainder 4.

Next, bring down the 8 from 4081 to get 48 and divide by 6. This division yields 8 remainder 0.

Then, bring down the last digit 1 to get 01 and divide by 6. This yields 0 remainder 1.

However, if we stop here, we would have a remainder, meaning the division is not exact. We can make it exact by introducing a decimal point.

So, we add a decimal point and a 0 to 1, giving 10. With 10, we can divide by 6 to get 1.6666.

The result of 4081 divided by 6 is 680.1666666.

This kind of division is called "Long Division".

You can identify the long division by the fact that the divisor (6) does not divide the dividend (4081) evenly, meaning, it has a decimal part or a remainder.

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