# Long division of 1286 = MCCLXXXVII by 17 = XVII, showing all steps                        |
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            Arabic                |   Roman                                                 |
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            1286  |  17           |             M    CC   LXXX  VI     |  X  VII            |
                  +---------      |                                    +--------------------|
                     075          |                                       - LXX  V          |
Lower 2     12       |||          | Lower 2     M    CC                   | |    |          |
Divide = 0 ----------+||          | Div = -   ----------------------------+ |    |          |
Lower 1     128       ||          | Lower 1     M    CC   LXXX              |    |          |
Divide = 7 -----------+|          | Div = LXX ------------------------------+    |          |
7x7          49        |          | LXX x VII        CD   XC                     |          |
7x1          7         |          | LXX x X         DCC                          |          |
            ---        |          |             ---------------                  |          |
Subtract      9        |          | Subtract    -     -   XC                     |          |
Lower 1   AXS 96       |          | Lower 1               XC    VI               |          |
Divide = 5 ------------+          | Div = V  ------------------------------------+          |
5x7           35                  | V x VII               XXX   V                           |
5x1           5                   | V x X                 L                                 |
              --                  |                       -------                           |
Subtract      11                  | Subtract              X     I                           |
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