Alright, let's work through 9742 times 6248 step by step
9742 × 6248 = 6248 × (9742)
+ 6248 × 2 yielding 12496
+ 6248 × 40 which equals 249920
+ 6248 × 700 that equals 4373600
+ 6248 × 9000 what gives us 56232000

= 60868016
