Alright, let's work through 8973 times 5206 step by step
8973 × 5206 = 5206 × (8973)
+ 5206 × 3 giving us 15618
+ 5206 × 70 that equals 364420
+ 5206 × 900 yielding 4685400
+ 5206 × 8000 giving us 41648000

= 46713438
