Alright, let's work through 4998 times 1978 step by step
4998 × 1978 = 1978 × (4998)
+ 1978 × 8 giving us 15824
+ 1978 × 90 resulting in 178020
+ 1978 × 900 which equals 1780200
+ 1978 × 4000 that is equal 7912000

= 9886044
