Alright, let's work through 8537 times 988 step by step
8537 × 988 = 988 × (8537)
+ 988 × 7 that results in 6916
+ 988 × 30 that results in 29640
+ 988 × 500 giving us 494000
+ 988 × 8000 yielding 7904000

= 8434556
