Which problems can I make?

A 2, 3 or 4 digit number divided by 2 to 9, either dividing exactly or with a remainder.

Is there room to show the work?

Yes. Each problem sits at the top of its box, with space below for the divide, multiply, subtract and bring down steps.

How are remainders written?

As R and the remainder, like 47 R3, on the answer key.

How should Year 6 pupils show remainders?

Year 6 pupils interpret remainders to suit the problem: as a whole number remainder, as a fraction, or by rounding the answer. The answer keys show remainders as R, so talk through the other forms when you mark.

Long Division Worksheets: 2, 3 and 4 Digits, With or Without Remainders

The long division steps

Divide. How many times does the divisor go into this part?
Multiply. Write the product under it.
Subtract. Find what is left.
Bring down. Bring down the next digit and start again.

More practice

Division facts come first: the times tables worksheets include division facts. For multiplying big numbers, see long multiplication.

Curriculum links in England

Year 3Division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 tables are recalled and used to write and solve number statements.
Year 4The guidance expects pupils to become fluent in short division with exact answers.
Year 5Numbers up to four digits are divided by a one-digit number using short division, with remainders interpreted.
Year 6Long division is used to divide numbers up to four digits by a two-digit number.

In England, dividing by a single digit is usually written as short division, often called the bus stop method, with each remainder written as a small digit beside the next one. The layout on these sheets is the long division layout, with every subtraction written out, which the curriculum uses for two-digit divisors in Year 6.

It is still a clear way to show working with one-digit divisors, but check which layout your school’s calculation policy uses before sending sheets home. The maker doesn’t produce two-digit divisors.

Summarised in our own words from the National Curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (DfE).