Okay, we are tasked with adding 2053 and 3698. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 8 in column 1 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 9 in column 2 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 6 in column 3 and get 7.

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

So, 2053 + 3698 = 5751.

