Alright, let's work through 8729 times 2709 step by step
8729 × 2709 = 2709 × (8729)
+ 2709 × 9 which equals 24381
+ 2709 × 20 yielding 54180
+ 2709 × 700 producing 1896300
+ 2709 × 8000 producing 21672000

= 23646861
