Alright, let's work through 9698 times 2605 step by step
9698 × 2605 = 2605 × (9698)
+ 2605 × 8 giving us 20840
+ 2605 × 90 which equals 234450
+ 2605 × 600 yielding 1563000
+ 2605 × 9000 giving us 23445000

= 25263290
