Strange c# overflow error

static void Main(string[] args)
{
     int i = 2;
     long a = 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * i;
     long b = 12345678901234567;
     System.Console.WriteLine("{0}", a);
     System.Console.WriteLine("{0}", b);
     System.Console.WriteLine("{0}", long.MaxValue);
}

-2147483648
 12345678901234567
 9223372036854775807
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long a = 1024L * 1024 * 1024 * i;