Alright, let's work through 8973 times 8803 step by step
8973 × 8803 = 8803 × (8973)
+ 8803 × 3 giving us 26409
+ 8803 × 70 yielding 616210
+ 8803 × 900 which equals 7922700
+ 8803 × 8000 that equals 70424000

= 78989319
