long division 
noun [mass noun]
Arithmetical division in which the divisor has two or more figures, and a series of workings is made as successive groups of digits of the dividend are divided by the divisor, to avoid excessive mental calculation.You can use the same algorithm as long division in decimal, but the values will go in either one time or 0 times....
- The Babylonians did not have an algorithm for long division.
- Today even basic math skills such as long division and the division of fractions are under assault.