Alright, let's work through 1009 times 726 step by step
1009 × 726 = 726 × (1009)
+ 726 × 9 yielding 6534
+ 726 × 00 which equals 0
+ 726 × 000 that is equal 0
+ 726 × 1000 what gives us 726000

= 732534
