Alright, let's work through 2898 times 2971 step by step
2898 × 2971 = 2971 × (2898)
+ 2971 × 8 resulting in 23768
+ 2971 × 90 which equals 267390
+ 2971 × 800 that equals 2376800
+ 2971 × 2000 which equals 5942000

= 8609958
