Alright, let's work through 2998 times 5288 step by step
2998 × 5288 = 5288 × (2998)
+ 5288 × 8 that is equal 42304
+ 5288 × 90 resulting in 475920
+ 5288 × 900 that results in 4759200
+ 5288 × 2000 that results in 10576000

= 15853424
