Alright, let's work through 7043 times 2609 step by step
7043 × 2609 = 2609 × (7043)
+ 2609 × 3 resulting in 7827
+ 2609 × 40 which equals 104360
+ 2609 × 000 producing 0
+ 2609 × 7000 which equals 18263000

= 18375187
