Alright, let's work through 4243 times 5996 step by step
4243 × 5996 = 5996 × (4243)
+ 5996 × 3 yielding 17988
+ 5996 × 40 giving us 239840
+ 5996 × 200 yielding 1199200
+ 5996 × 4000 that equals 23984000

= 25441028
