Alright, let's work through 2581 times 8998 step by step
2581 × 8998 = 8998 × (2581)
+ 8998 × 1 that is equal 8998
+ 8998 × 80 producing 719840
+ 8998 × 500 that is equal 4499000
+ 8998 × 2000 which equals 17996000

= 23223838
