Alright, let's work through 9981 times 5394 step by step
9981 × 5394 = 5394 × (9981)
+ 5394 × 1 resulting in 5394
+ 5394 × 80 giving us 431520
+ 5394 × 900 giving us 4854600
+ 5394 × 9000 resulting in 48546000

= 53837514
