Alright, let's work through 9518 times 4242 step by step
9518 × 4242 = 4242 × (9518)
+ 4242 × 8 that equals 33936
+ 4242 × 10 that results in 42420
+ 4242 × 500 giving us 2121000
+ 4242 × 9000 that results in 38178000

= 40375356
