Alright, let's work through 2979 times 344 step by step
2979 × 344 = 344 × (2979)
+ 344 × 9 resulting in 3096
+ 344 × 70 giving us 24080
+ 344 × 900 that results in 309600
+ 344 × 2000 that equals 688000

= 1024776
