Alright, let's work through 9982 times 1954 step by step
9982 × 1954 = 1954 × (9982)
+ 1954 × 2 producing 3908
+ 1954 × 80 yielding 156320
+ 1954 × 900 what gives us 1758600
+ 1954 × 9000 producing 17586000

= 19504828
