Let's dive into this subtraction. We'll start with 54241 and subtract 42818 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 1 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 1 and the borrow 1 from 4 in column 2 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 0 from 2 in column 3 and get -6.
We add -6 to 10 and get 4 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 1 from 4 in column 4 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

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

So, 54241 - 42818 = 11423.