Alright, let's work through 2002 times 8899 step by step
2002 × 8899 = 8899 × (2002)
+ 8899 × 2 yielding 17798
+ 8899 × 00 producing 0
+ 8899 × 000 that is equal 0
+ 8899 × 2000 that results in 17798000

= 17815798
