Okay, we are tasked with adding 1652 and 2045. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 5 in column 1 and get 7.

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 6 & 0 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 2 in column 4 and get 3.

So, 1652 + 2045 = 3697.

