Alright, let's work through 6984 times 8973 step by step
6984 × 8973 = 8973 × (6984)
+ 8973 × 4 yielding 35892
+ 8973 × 80 producing 717840
+ 8973 × 900 that is equal 8075700
+ 8973 × 6000 which equals 53838000

= 62667432
