Alright, let's work through 8997 times 4842 step by step
8997 × 4842 = 4842 × (8997)
+ 4842 × 7 producing 33894
+ 4842 × 90 giving us 435780
+ 4842 × 900 giving us 4357800
+ 4842 × 8000 what gives us 38736000

= 43563474
