Alright, let's work through 6596 times 3968 step by step
6596 × 3968 = 3968 × (6596)
+ 3968 × 6 yielding 23808
+ 3968 × 90 that results in 357120
+ 3968 × 500 which equals 1984000
+ 3968 × 6000 that equals 23808000

= 26172928
