Alright, let's work through 1004 times 4242 step by step
1004 × 4242 = 4242 × (1004)
+ 4242 × 4 that is equal 16968
+ 4242 × 00 what gives us 0
+ 4242 × 000 which equals 0
+ 4242 × 1000 what gives us 4242000

= 4258968
