Alright, let's work through 4974 times 498 step by step
4974 × 498 = 498 × (4974)
+ 498 × 4 resulting in 1992
+ 498 × 70 giving us 34860
+ 498 × 900 yielding 448200
+ 498 × 4000 giving us 1992000

= 2477052
