Alright, let's work through 1996 times 2998 step by step
1996 × 2998 = 2998 × (1996)
+ 2998 × 6 that equals 17988
+ 2998 × 90 producing 269820
+ 2998 × 900 which equals 2698200
+ 2998 × 1000 giving us 2998000

= 5984008
