Alright, let's work through 9877 times 1996 step by step
9877 × 1996 = 1996 × (9877)
+ 1996 × 7 producing 13972
+ 1996 × 70 what gives us 139720
+ 1996 × 800 what gives us 1596800
+ 1996 × 9000 resulting in 17964000

= 19714492
