Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 128938 and subtracting 20036 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 6 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 1 and get 2.
2 is the first digit of our result.

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

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 0 and the borrow 0 from 9 in column 3 and get 9.
9 is the next digit of our result.

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

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 2 and the borrow 0 from 2 in column 5 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

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

So, 128938 - 20036 = 108902.