Alright, let's work through 8973 times 2777 step by step
8973 × 2777 = 2777 × (8973)
+ 2777 × 3 yielding 8331
+ 2777 × 70 that equals 194390
+ 2777 × 900 yielding 2499300
+ 2777 × 8000 resulting in 22216000

= 24918021
