Alright, let's work through 8978 times 5663 step by step
8978 × 5663 = 5663 × (8978)
+ 5663 × 8 yielding 45304
+ 5663 × 70 giving us 396410
+ 5663 × 900 that equals 5096700
+ 5663 × 8000 producing 45304000

= 50842414
