Alright, let's work through 3048 times 8577 step by step
3048 × 8577 = 8577 × (3048)
+ 8577 × 8 yielding 68616
+ 8577 × 40 producing 343080
+ 8577 × 000 resulting in 0
+ 8577 × 3000 giving us 25731000

= 26142696
