Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 10198 and subtracting 3971 from it.

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

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 2 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 1 in column 3 and get -8.
We add -8 to 10 and get 2 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 3 and the borrow 1 from 0 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 0 and the borrow 1 from 1 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 10198 - 3971 = 6227.