Alright, let's work through 5542 times 8001 step by step
5542 × 8001 = 8001 × (5542)
+ 8001 × 2 yielding 16002
+ 8001 × 40 yielding 320040
+ 8001 × 500 that results in 4000500
+ 8001 × 5000 resulting in 40005000

= 44341542
