Let's dive into this subtraction. We'll start with 68170 and subtract 59124 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 0 in column 1 and get -4.
We add -4 to 10 and get 6 as the first digit of the result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 1 from 7 in column 2 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

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

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 9 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 4 and get -1.
We add -1 to 10 and get 9 as the next digit of the result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 5 and the borrow 1 from 6 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

So, 68170 - 59124 = 9046.