Alright, let's work through 2548 times 988 step by step
2548 × 988 = 988 × (2548)
+ 988 × 8 yielding 7904
+ 988 × 40 which equals 39520
+ 988 × 500 giving us 494000
+ 988 × 2000 that results in 1976000

= 2517424
