Alright, let's work through 3971 times 4038 step by step
3971 × 4038 = 4038 × (3971)
+ 4038 × 1 giving us 4038
+ 4038 × 70 which equals 282660
+ 4038 × 900 yielding 3634200
+ 4038 × 3000 that equals 12114000

= 16034898
