Okay, we are tasked with adding 8172 and 6461. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 1 and get 3.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 6 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 1 & 4 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 6 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 8172 + 6461 = 14633.

