Alright, let's work through 6979 times 6617 step by step
6979 × 6617 = 6617 × (6979)
+ 6617 × 9 what gives us 59553
+ 6617 × 70 giving us 463190
+ 6617 × 900 giving us 5955300
+ 6617 × 6000 yielding 39702000

= 46180043
