Alright, let's work through 1949 times 7961 step by step
1949 × 7961 = 7961 × (1949)
+ 7961 × 9 that results in 71649
+ 7961 × 40 resulting in 318440
+ 7961 × 900 what gives us 7164900
+ 7961 × 1000 yielding 7961000

= 15515989
