Alright, let's work through 2982 times 9688 step by step
2982 × 9688 = 9688 × (2982)
+ 9688 × 2 yielding 19376
+ 9688 × 80 that equals 775040
+ 9688 × 900 that is equal 8719200
+ 9688 × 2000 what gives us 19376000

= 28889616
