Alright, let's work through 3044 times 5526 step by step
3044 × 5526 = 5526 × (3044)
+ 5526 × 4 resulting in 22104
+ 5526 × 40 resulting in 221040
+ 5526 × 000 that results in 0
+ 5526 × 3000 what gives us 16578000

= 16821144
