Alright, let's work through 3542 times 8442 step by step
3542 × 8442 = 8442 × (3542)
+ 8442 × 2 that is equal 16884
+ 8442 × 40 which equals 337680
+ 8442 × 500 that results in 4221000
+ 8442 × 3000 yielding 25326000

= 29901564
