Alright, let's work through 6988 times 6223 step by step
6988 × 6223 = 6223 × (6988)
+ 6223 × 8 resulting in 49784
+ 6223 × 80 giving us 497840
+ 6223 × 900 that results in 5600700
+ 6223 × 6000 giving us 37338000

= 43486324
