Alright, let's work through 8978 times 2054 step by step
8978 × 2054 = 2054 × (8978)
+ 2054 × 8 yielding 16432
+ 2054 × 70 producing 143780
+ 2054 × 900 that is equal 1848600
+ 2054 × 8000 that equals 16432000

= 18440812
