1. The problem is to multiply the numbers 1296 and 2041. 2. The formula for multiplication is simply $a \times b$ where $a$ and $b$ are the numbers to multiply. 3. Multiply 1296 by 2041: $$1296 \times 2041$$ 4. Perform the multiplication step-by-step: $$1296 \times 2041 = 1296 \times (2000 + 40 + 1)$$ $$= 1296 \times 2000 + 1296 \times 40 + 1296 \times 1$$ $$= 2,592,000 + 51,840 + 1,296$$ 5. Add the partial products: $$2,592,000 + 51,840 + 1,296 = 2,645,136$$ 6. Therefore, the product of 1296 and 2041 is $2,645,136$.