Alright, let's work through 6971 times 4481 step by step
6971 × 4481 = 4481 × (6971)
+ 4481 × 1 that results in 4481
+ 4481 × 70 which equals 313670
+ 4481 × 900 resulting in 4032900
+ 4481 × 6000 yielding 26886000

= 31237051
