Alright, let's work through 6978 times 8858 step by step
6978 × 8858 = 8858 × (6978)
+ 8858 × 8 yielding 70864
+ 8858 × 70 resulting in 620060
+ 8858 × 900 resulting in 7972200
+ 8858 × 6000 resulting in 53148000

= 61811124
