Alright, let's work through 8958 times 1971 step by step
8958 × 1971 = 1971 × (8958)
+ 1971 × 8 resulting in 15768
+ 1971 × 50 resulting in 98550
+ 1971 × 900 producing 1773900
+ 1971 × 8000 that results in 15768000

= 17656218
