Alright, let's work through 3542 times 2717 step by step
3542 × 2717 = 2717 × (3542)
+ 2717 × 2 producing 5434
+ 2717 × 40 which equals 108680
+ 2717 × 500 what gives us 1358500
+ 2717 × 3000 yielding 8151000

= 9623614
