Alright, let's work through 6948 times 1973 step by step
6948 × 1973 = 1973 × (6948)
+ 1973 × 8 that results in 15784
+ 1973 × 40 resulting in 78920
+ 1973 × 900 producing 1775700
+ 1973 × 6000 that is equal 11838000

= 13708404
