Alright, let's work through 1996 times 9379 step by step
1996 × 9379 = 9379 × (1996)
+ 9379 × 6 which equals 56274
+ 9379 × 90 yielding 844110
+ 9379 × 900 giving us 8441100
+ 9379 × 1000 resulting in 9379000

= 18720484
