Alright, let's work through 2988 times 5959 step by step
2988 × 5959 = 5959 × (2988)
+ 5959 × 8 giving us 47672
+ 5959 × 80 that equals 476720
+ 5959 × 900 producing 5363100
+ 5959 × 2000 yielding 11918000

= 17805492
