Alright, let's work through 8975 times 221 step by step
8975 × 221 = 221 × (8975)
+ 221 × 5 resulting in 1105
+ 221 × 70 producing 15470
+ 221 × 900 that equals 198900
+ 221 × 8000 that equals 1768000

= 1983475
