Alright, let's work through 2497 times 4988 step by step
2497 × 4988 = 4988 × (2497)
+ 4988 × 7 resulting in 34916
+ 4988 × 90 that equals 448920
+ 4988 × 400 yielding 1995200
+ 4988 × 2000 that is equal 9976000

= 12455036
