Alright, let's work through 8978 times 1442 step by step
8978 × 1442 = 1442 × (8978)
+ 1442 × 8 what gives us 11536
+ 1442 × 70 giving us 100940
+ 1442 × 900 which equals 1297800
+ 1442 × 8000 that results in 11536000

= 12946276
