Alright, let's work through 1542 times 1538 step by step
1542 × 1538 = 1538 × (1542)
+ 1538 × 2 that equals 3076
+ 1538 × 40 giving us 61520
+ 1538 × 500 that equals 769000
+ 1538 × 1000 that results in 1538000

= 2371596
