Alright, let's work through 2968 times 2609 step by step
2968 × 2609 = 2609 × (2968)
+ 2609 × 8 resulting in 20872
+ 2609 × 60 which equals 156540
+ 2609 × 900 that is equal 2348100
+ 2609 × 2000 producing 5218000

= 7743512
