Alright, let's work through 8771 times 1988 step by step
8771 × 1988 = 1988 × (8771)
+ 1988 × 1 what gives us 1988
+ 1988 × 70 that results in 139160
+ 1988 × 700 what gives us 1391600
+ 1988 × 8000 that results in 15904000

= 17436748
