Alright, let's work through 5498 times 5496 step by step
5498 × 5496 = 5496 × (5498)
+ 5496 × 8 yielding 43968
+ 5496 × 90 giving us 494640
+ 5496 × 400 producing 2198400
+ 5496 × 5000 resulting in 27480000

= 30217008
