Alright, let's work through 9696 times 889 step by step
9696 × 889 = 889 × (9696)
+ 889 × 6 yielding 5334
+ 889 × 90 producing 80010
+ 889 × 600 producing 533400
+ 889 × 9000 giving us 8001000

= 8619744
