Okay, we are tasked with adding 3398 and 1073. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 3 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 9 & 7 in column 2 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 0 in column 3 and get 4.

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

So, 3398 + 1073 = 4471.

