Alright, let's work through 2973 times 5398 step by step
2973 × 5398 = 5398 × (2973)
+ 5398 × 3 what gives us 16194
+ 5398 × 70 producing 377860
+ 5398 × 900 that equals 4858200
+ 5398 × 2000 what gives us 10796000

= 16048254
