Alright, let's work through 8971 times 32 step by step
8971 × 32 = 32 × (8971)
+ 32 × 1 that results in 32
+ 32 × 70 yielding 2240
+ 32 × 900 producing 28800
+ 32 × 8000 that is equal 256000

= 287072
