Alright, let's work through 8968 times 8588 step by step
8968 × 8588 = 8588 × (8968)
+ 8588 × 8 yielding 68704
+ 8588 × 60 producing 515280
+ 8588 × 900 that equals 7729200
+ 8588 × 8000 that equals 68704000

= 77017184
