Alright, let's work through 3518 times 553 step by step
3518 × 553 = 553 × (3518)
+ 553 × 8 that is equal 4424
+ 553 × 10 giving us 5530
+ 553 × 500 yielding 276500
+ 553 × 3000 giving us 1659000

= 1945454
