Okay, we are tasked with adding 2604 and 8442. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 1 and get 6.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 4 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 8 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 2604 + 8442 = 11046.

