Okay, we are tasked with adding 4590 and 9548. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 8 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 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 & 5 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 4590 + 9548 = 14138.

