Alright, let's work through 5996 times 8522 step by step
5996 × 8522 = 8522 × (5996)
+ 8522 × 6 giving us 51132
+ 8522 × 90 yielding 766980
+ 8522 × 900 which equals 7669800
+ 8522 × 5000 which equals 42610000

= 51097912
