Alright, let's work through 6996 times 5740 step by step
6996 × 5740 = 5740 × (6996)
+ 5740 × 6 yielding 34440
+ 5740 × 90 producing 516600
+ 5740 × 900 that results in 5166000
+ 5740 × 6000 giving us 34440000

= 40157040
