Alright, let's work through 1971 times 5998 step by step
1971 × 5998 = 5998 × (1971)
+ 5998 × 1 which equals 5998
+ 5998 × 70 giving us 419860
+ 5998 × 900 yielding 5398200
+ 5998 × 1000 that equals 5998000

= 11822058
