Alright, let's work through 1998 times 1481 step by step
1998 × 1481 = 1481 × (1998)
+ 1481 × 8 that is equal 11848
+ 1481 × 90 producing 133290
+ 1481 × 900 that results in 1332900
+ 1481 × 1000 yielding 1481000

= 2959038
