Okay, we are given 304 and 9873. Let's add them up step by step.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 3 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 7 in column 2 and get 7.

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

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 304 + 9873 = 10177.

