Alright, let's work through 8998 times 8040 step by step
8998 × 8040 = 8040 × (8998)
+ 8040 × 8 resulting in 64320
+ 8040 × 90 yielding 723600
+ 8040 × 900 producing 7236000
+ 8040 × 8000 producing 64320000

= 72343920
