Alright, let's work through 2609 times 8838 step by step
2609 × 8838 = 8838 × (2609)
+ 8838 × 9 resulting in 79542
+ 8838 × 00 giving us 0
+ 8838 × 600 resulting in 5302800
+ 8838 × 2000 giving us 17676000

= 23058342
