Alright, let's work through 1309 times 1296 step by step
1309 × 1296 = 1296 × (1309)
+ 1296 × 9 that equals 11664
+ 1296 × 00 producing 0
+ 1296 × 300 what gives us 388800
+ 1296 × 1000 resulting in 1296000

= 1696464
