Let's get this math done. We have 18874 and 16169, and we're going to subtract the second number from the first.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 4 in column 1 and get -5.
We add -5 to 10 and get 5 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 2 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 3 and get 7.
7 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 4 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 1 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 18874 - 16169 = 2705.