Alright, let's work through 2231 times 6998 step by step
2231 × 6998 = 6998 × (2231)
+ 6998 × 1 what gives us 6998
+ 6998 × 30 resulting in 209940
+ 6998 × 200 that is equal 1399600
+ 6998 × 2000 which equals 13996000

= 15612538
