Alright, let's work through 4043 times 9956 step by step
4043 × 9956 = 9956 × (4043)
+ 9956 × 3 resulting in 29868
+ 9956 × 40 that equals 398240
+ 9956 × 000 what gives us 0
+ 9956 × 4000 giving us 39824000

= 40252108
