Alright, let's work through 5496 times 4044 step by step
5496 × 4044 = 4044 × (5496)
+ 4044 × 6 what gives us 24264
+ 4044 × 90 giving us 363960
+ 4044 × 400 resulting in 1617600
+ 4044 × 5000 yielding 20220000

= 22225824
