Alright, let's work through 8501 times 1975 step by step
8501 × 1975 = 1975 × (8501)
+ 1975 × 1 that results in 1975
+ 1975 × 00 that is equal 0
+ 1975 × 500 resulting in 987500
+ 1975 × 8000 giving us 15800000

= 16789475
