Alright, let's work through 2221 times 9988 step by step
2221 × 9988 = 9988 × (2221)
+ 9988 × 1 that equals 9988
+ 9988 × 20 resulting in 199760
+ 9988 × 200 yielding 1997600
+ 9988 × 2000 resulting in 19976000

= 22183348
