Alright, let's work through 2986 times 251 step by step
2986 × 251 = 251 × (2986)
+ 251 × 6 yielding 1506
+ 251 × 80 giving us 20080
+ 251 × 900 resulting in 225900
+ 251 × 2000 that equals 502000

= 749486
