Alright, let's work through 1298 times 1979 step by step
1298 × 1979 = 1979 × (1298)
+ 1979 × 8 producing 15832
+ 1979 × 90 what gives us 178110
+ 1979 × 200 what gives us 395800
+ 1979 × 1000 which equals 1979000

= 2568742
