Okay, we are tasked with adding 3451 and 2397. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 9 in column 2 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 3 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 2 in column 4 and get 5.

So, 3451 + 2397 = 5848.

