About Long Division
Long Division is a guided practice game that walks your child through dividing a 2- or 3-digit number by a single digit, exactly the way it is taught at school. The problem appears inside the familiar long-division bracket, and the game leads through it one step at a time: how many times does the divisor go in, multiply, subtract, then bring down the next digit and repeat.
At each step your child taps the right answer from four choices and gets instant feedback, so a slip is caught and fixed on the spot rather than carried all the way to the bottom of the sum. The quotient fills in above the bracket as they go, and after five problems they get a quick scorecard. A full set takes only a few minutes, so it fits neatly into daily practice.
How to Play
- Press Start. A division problem like 738 ÷ 6 appears inside the long-division bracket.
- First the "divide" step: tap how many whole times the divisor goes into the digits showing so far.
- Next the "multiply" step: tap the product of that digit and the divisor.
- Then the "subtract" step: tap what is left after taking the product away — the game brings down the next digit for you.
- Repeat divide–multiply–subtract–bring down until the quotient is complete, then move on to the next problem and finish the set.
What Your Child Practises
- The full long-division routine: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down
- Dividing 2- and 3-digit numbers by a single digit, with and without a remainder
- How each step connects — multiplying to check, then subtracting to find what is left
- Reading and writing a quotient in the correct place above the bracket
Tips for Parents
- If your child stalls on the "divide" step, ask them to count up in the divisor (6, 12, 18…) until just before the working number — that is the digit.
- Treat a wrong tap as a teaching moment, not a mistake — the game lets them try again, so talk through why the right answer fits.
- Say the four steps out loud together — "divide, multiply, subtract, bring down" — until the rhythm sticks.
- Once 3-digit problems feel easy, point out the remainder on the scorecard and discuss what it means to have something left over.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this long division game free?
Yes. It is completely free to play online — no sign-up, no app to download, and no ads aimed at children. Just press Start and begin.
What ages and grades is it for?
It suits children roughly 9–12 (US Grades 4–6, UK Years 5–7) who are learning or practising the standard long-division method by a single-digit divisor.
Does it actually teach the long-division steps?
Yes. It walks through the same divide, multiply, subtract and bring-down routine taught in class, asking your child to answer each step and revealing the quotient above the bracket as they go.
Does it cover remainders?
Yes. Problems are a mix of those that divide evenly and those that leave a remainder, and the final scorecard shows the answer with its remainder when there is one.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in any web browser on a phone, tablet, laptop, or school computer — there is nothing to download, and it works at small screen sizes too.