Let's break this down. We're going to add 4553 and 9040 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 0 in column 1 and get 3.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 0 in column 3 and get 5.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 4553 + 9040 = 13593.

