[kevin_thibedeau]

You don't need division to convert to decimal, though it will still be slower than using BCD operations.

[kstenerud]

Technically no, but they were also always fighting against the ROM size, trying to keep costs down. Every byte helped.

[MobiusHorizons]

Oh? How do you do it? Some kind of lookup table?

[kevin_thibedeau]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_dabble

A software implementation with masks and shifts will beat traditional CISC dividers.