Alright, let's work through 8554 times 8617 step by step
8554 × 8617 = 8617 × (8554)
+ 8617 × 4 producing 34468
+ 8617 × 50 producing 430850
+ 8617 × 500 what gives us 4308500
+ 8617 × 8000 resulting in 68936000

= 73709818
