Alright, let's work through 1297 times 1954 step by step
1297 × 1954 = 1954 × (1297)
+ 1954 × 7 that is equal 13678
+ 1954 × 90 which equals 175860
+ 1954 × 200 resulting in 390800
+ 1954 × 1000 yielding 1954000

= 2534338
