Okay, we are tasked with adding 52 and 6439. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 9 in column 1 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 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 0 & 4 in column 3 and get 4.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 6 in column 4 and get 6.

So, 52 + 6439 = 6491.

