Alright, let's work through 8957 times 9704 step by step
8957 × 9704 = 9704 × (8957)
+ 9704 × 7 yielding 67928
+ 9704 × 50 resulting in 485200
+ 9704 × 900 which equals 8733600
+ 9704 × 8000 producing 77632000

= 86918728
