Alright, let's work through 5502 times 9978 step by step
5502 × 9978 = 9978 × (5502)
+ 9978 × 2 yielding 19956
+ 9978 × 00 producing 0
+ 9978 × 500 which equals 4989000
+ 9978 × 5000 giving us 49890000

= 54898956
