Alright, let's work through 2698 times 9988 step by step
2698 × 9988 = 9988 × (2698)
+ 9988 × 8 yielding 79904
+ 9988 × 90 producing 898920
+ 9988 × 600 producing 5992800
+ 9988 × 2000 that is equal 19976000

= 26947624
