def _get_counts(number=None, default=None):
    """Split a number into a list of divisors and the remainder.
    The divisor is the default count in this case."""
    if not number:
        number = 1
    div = divmod(number, default)
    result = [default for x in range(div[0])]
    if div[1] != 0:
        return result + [div[1]]
    return result
