Alright, let's work through 5244 times 6997 step by step
5244 × 6997 = 6997 × (5244)
+ 6997 × 4 giving us 27988
+ 6997 × 40 yielding 279880
+ 6997 × 200 resulting in 1399400
+ 6997 × 5000 yielding 34985000

= 36692268
