Alright, let's work through 2488 times 6838 step by step
2488 × 6838 = 6838 × (2488)
+ 6838 × 8 yielding 54704
+ 6838 × 80 which equals 547040
+ 6838 × 400 that is equal 2735200
+ 6838 × 2000 yielding 13676000

= 17012944
