Alright, let's work through 6497 times 971 step by step
6497 × 971 = 971 × (6497)
+ 971 × 7 that results in 6797
+ 971 × 90 resulting in 87390
+ 971 × 400 yielding 388400
+ 971 × 6000 what gives us 5826000

= 6308587
