Alright, let's work through 9688 times 1979 step by step
9688 × 1979 = 1979 × (9688)
+ 1979 × 8 resulting in 15832
+ 1979 × 80 yielding 158320
+ 1979 × 600 that equals 1187400
+ 1979 × 9000 producing 17811000

= 19172552
