Alright, let's work through 8985 times 2542 step by step
8985 × 2542 = 2542 × (8985)
+ 2542 × 5 giving us 12710
+ 2542 × 80 that results in 203360
+ 2542 × 900 resulting in 2287800
+ 2542 × 8000 producing 20336000

= 22839870
