Alright, let's work through 3997 times 1044 step by step
3997 × 1044 = 1044 × (3997)
+ 1044 × 7 producing 7308
+ 1044 × 90 which equals 93960
+ 1044 × 900 giving us 939600
+ 1044 × 3000 that equals 3132000

= 4172868
