Alright, let's work through 2142 times 953 step by step
2142 × 953 = 953 × (2142)
+ 953 × 2 resulting in 1906
+ 953 × 40 resulting in 38120
+ 953 × 100 producing 95300
+ 953 × 2000 which equals 1906000

= 2041326
