Long Division - confused over different answers

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I'm re-learning manual long division because I'm trying to code it, but I am confused and befuddled because the manual process gives me a different answer from that which I get using the divide function in LibreOffice Calc.

Calc answer:

92068282 / 36 = 2557452.27777778 (rounded)

Manual steps:

2557452.22222 +-------------- 36|92068282.00000 -72v||||||||||| 200||||||||||| -180v|||||||||| 206|||||||||| -180v||||||||| 268||||||||| -252v|||||||| 162|||||||| -144v||||||| 188||||||| -180v|||||| 80|||||| -72v||||| 80||||| -72v|||| 80|||| -72v||| 80||| -72v|| 80|| -72v| 80| -72| ...
What have I missed? Have I found the plug hole in the mathematical universe? Are we all about to get sucked into a swirling galactic vortex? D8 !

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You missed bringing down the last $2$ in the dividend. That would add $\frac 2{36}\approx $0.055556$ to your answer.