Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 52980 and subtracting 36227 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 0 in column 1 and get -7.
We add -7 to 10 and get 3 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 1 from 8 in column 2 and get 5.
5 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 9 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 2 in column 4 and get -4.
We add -4 to 10 and get 6 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 1 from 5 in column 5 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

So, 52980 - 36227 = 16753.