Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 99731 and subtracting 1610 from it.

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

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 3 in column 2 and get 2.
2 is the next digit of our result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 7 in column 3 and get 1.
1 is the next digit of our result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 4 and get 8.
8 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 5 and get 9.
9 is the next digit of our result.

So, 99731 - 1610 = 98121.