Alright, let's work through 2586 times 6971 step by step
2586 × 6971 = 6971 × (2586)
+ 6971 × 6 producing 41826
+ 6971 × 80 producing 557680
+ 6971 × 500 which equals 3485500
+ 6971 × 2000 yielding 13942000

= 18027006
