Long Division Worksheet Generator

Create Printable Long Division Worksheets With the Standard Column Layout

Generate free printable long division worksheets that use the classic bracket (“bus stop” or “gazinta”) layout, with a dedicated working area under each dividend so students can write their subtraction and bring-down lines.

Download in A4 or US Letter PDF format. Six problems per page (two columns of three) leaves plenty of room for workings, which is exactly what long division practice needs.

Suitable for UK Year 5–6 and US Grade 4–6, where learners move from short division into the full written column method.

Why use this long division worksheet generator?

Long division is a process, not a fact. Students need the physical space to divide, multiply, subtract, bring down, and repeat — cramped worksheets make the method feel harder than it is. Use the generator for:

• teaching the column method for the first time
• building muscle memory for the divide-multiply-subtract-bring-down cycle
• SATs and standardised-test preparation
• revisiting long division after a break
• supporting students who need extra working space

What you can customise

• Dividend max: controls the largest number to be divided (typically 3- or 4-digit for proper long division)
• Divisor max: controls the largest divisor (single-digit for introductory work, two-digit for stretch)
• Include answer key: prints a second page with the quotient and remainder for every question
• Paper size: A4 or US Letter
• Name and date fields

The layout itself is fixed to the standard column format so students always see the same visual structure they will use in exams.

Notes and limitations

• The page always shows six problems (two columns of three) so that every problem has enough vertical space for bring-down lines and intermediate subtraction steps.
• Remainders are always shown in the answer key when they occur — there is no option to force clean quotients, because long division is explicitly about handling remainders.
• If a problem happens to divide evenly, the answer key shows the quotient without an “r”.
• Print at 100% scale. “Fit to page” can shrink the working lines to the point where they are hard to use.

Who these worksheets are for

Parents

Reinforce what your child is learning at school without buying a new workbook every term.

Teachers

Produce homework and in-class practice that matches your current dividend/divisor range exactly.

Homeschool families

Build a structured long-division unit by starting with small divisors and slowly raising the difficulty.

Tutors

Walk through a problem together, then hand the student a freshly generated sheet to work independently.

Worksheet style options

Single-digit divisor

Keep Divisor max at 9 for classic introductory long division: a 3- or 4-digit dividend divided by a single-digit number. This is where most learners start.

Two-digit divisor

Raise Divisor max to 20 or higher to introduce two-digit divisors. Students need to estimate how many times the divisor “goes into” a two- or three-digit portion of the dividend, which is the real cognitive jump.

Mixed difficulty

Leave both maxes at their default to give a sheet that gently spans easy and harder problems.

How to use the tool

1. Set the Dividend max (for example, 999 for 3-digit dividends).
2. Set the Divisor max.
3. Turn the answer key on if you want a marking sheet.
4. Choose A4 or US Letter.
5. Click Generate.
6. Preview and download the PDF.

Worked example

With Dividend max 999 and Divisor max 9, the generator might produce 784 ÷ 6. Under the bracket, the student writes 1 (6 goes into 7 once), subtracts 6 from 7 to get 1, brings down the 8 to make 18, divides to get 3, subtracts 18 − 18 = 0, brings down the 4, and finally divides 4 ÷ 6 = 0 remainder 4. The quotient is 130 r 4, which the answer key confirms.

Methodology

The long-division engine picks a random divisor and dividend within your chosen maxes, then lays the problem out using the standard column (bracket) format: divisor on the left, dividend under the bracket, quotient line above, and light guide lines in the working area below to keep bring-down columns aligned. The answer key runs the long-division algorithm on every problem and prints the final quotient and remainder.

Helpful preset ideas

• Dividend max 999, divisor max 9 — introductory 3-digit ÷ 1-digit
• Dividend max 9999, divisor max 9 — 4-digit ÷ 1-digit for Year 6
• Dividend max 999, divisor max 20 — bridge to two-digit divisors
• Dividend max 9999, divisor max 25 — full Year 6 / Grade 6 stretch

Best ways to practise long division

• Model the divide-multiply-subtract-bring-down cycle out loud every time.
• Use the light guide lines on the sheet to keep digits in their correct columns — most long-division errors are column-alignment errors.
• Practise estimation first: “Is the quotient going to be in the tens or hundreds?”
• Do two or three problems a day rather than a full sheet in one sitting.

Designed for A4 and US Letter Printing

The layout is generated for both A4 and US Letter so the six-problem grid prints at full size on either paper type, with the working area preserved.

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