Okay, we are tasked with adding 1653 and 4124. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 4 in column 1 and get 7.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 1 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 4 in column 4 and get 5.

So, 1653 + 4124 = 5777.

