Alright, let's work through 5988 times 879 step by step
5988 × 879 = 879 × (5988)
+ 879 × 8 resulting in 7032
+ 879 × 80 which equals 70320
+ 879 × 900 giving us 791100
+ 879 × 5000 resulting in 4395000

= 5263452
