Alright, let's work through 5542 times 3299 step by step
5542 × 3299 = 3299 × (5542)
+ 3299 × 2 resulting in 6598
+ 3299 × 40 resulting in 131960
+ 3299 × 500 producing 1649500
+ 3299 × 5000 giving us 16495000

= 18283058
