Okay, we are tasked with adding 156 and 2538. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 8 in column 1 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 3 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 5 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 2 in column 4 and get 2.

So, 156 + 2538 = 2694.

