Alright, let's work through 1609 times 2381 step by step
1609 × 2381 = 2381 × (1609)
+ 2381 × 9 resulting in 21429
+ 2381 × 00 which equals 0
+ 2381 × 600 producing 1428600
+ 2381 × 1000 yielding 2381000

= 3831029
