Alright, let's work through 8972 times 6518 step by step
8972 × 6518 = 6518 × (8972)
+ 6518 × 2 resulting in 13036
+ 6518 × 70 which equals 456260
+ 6518 × 900 that results in 5866200
+ 6518 × 8000 that results in 52144000

= 58479496
