Alright, let's work through 8721 times 6961 step by step
8721 × 6961 = 6961 × (8721)
+ 6961 × 1 yielding 6961
+ 6961 × 20 producing 139220
+ 6961 × 700 resulting in 4872700
+ 6961 × 8000 which equals 55688000

= 60706881
