Alright, let's work through 5549 times 5740 step by step
5549 × 5740 = 5740 × (5549)
+ 5740 × 9 resulting in 51660
+ 5740 × 40 giving us 229600
+ 5740 × 500 producing 2870000
+ 5740 × 5000 which equals 28700000

= 31851260
