OK, let's do this. We've got 184889 and 12216, and we're subtracting the second number from the first.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 1 and get 3.
3 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 2 and get 7.
7 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 3 and get 6.
6 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 4 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 8 in column 5 and get 7.
7 is the next digit of our result.

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

So, 184889 - 12216 = 172673.