Alright, let's work through 8494 times 2046 step by step
8494 × 2046 = 2046 × (8494)
+ 2046 × 4 producing 8184
+ 2046 × 90 that is equal 184140
+ 2046 × 400 which equals 818400
+ 2046 × 8000 yielding 16368000

= 17378724
