Alright, let's work through 2979 times 3557 step by step
2979 × 3557 = 3557 × (2979)
+ 3557 × 9 producing 32013
+ 3557 × 70 that equals 248990
+ 3557 × 900 resulting in 3201300
+ 3557 × 2000 that results in 7114000

= 10596303
