Okay, we are tasked with adding 4540 and 2196. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 6 in column 1 and get 6.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 in column 2 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 4 and get 6.

So, 4540 + 2196 = 6736.

