Alright, let's work through 1972 times 8371 step by step
1972 × 8371 = 8371 × (1972)
+ 8371 × 2 giving us 16742
+ 8371 × 70 that equals 585970
+ 8371 × 900 that is equal 7533900
+ 8371 × 1000 resulting in 8371000

= 16507612
