Alright, let's work through 8546 times 2138 step by step
8546 × 2138 = 2138 × (8546)
+ 2138 × 6 yielding 12828
+ 2138 × 40 producing 85520
+ 2138 × 500 yielding 1069000
+ 2138 × 8000 yielding 17104000

= 18271348
