Alright, let's work through 6972 times 3418 step by step
6972 × 3418 = 3418 × (6972)
+ 3418 × 2 giving us 6836
+ 3418 × 70 giving us 239260
+ 3418 × 900 producing 3076200
+ 3418 × 6000 yielding 20508000

= 23830296
