Alright, let's work through 2998 times 162 step by step
2998 × 162 = 162 × (2998)
+ 162 × 8 giving us 1296
+ 162 × 90 that results in 14580
+ 162 × 900 resulting in 145800
+ 162 × 2000 yielding 324000

= 485676
