Alright, let's work through 1287 times 981 step by step
1287 × 981 = 981 × (1287)
+ 981 × 7 what gives us 6867
+ 981 × 80 that results in 78480
+ 981 × 200 resulting in 196200
+ 981 × 1000 yielding 981000

= 1262547
