Alright, let's work through 2001 times 9494 step by step
2001 × 9494 = 9494 × (2001)
+ 9494 × 1 that results in 9494
+ 9494 × 00 producing 0
+ 9494 × 000 that equals 0
+ 9494 × 2000 giving us 18988000

= 18997494
