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New chat 213512 * 7632423 Okay, let's see. I need to multiply 213,512 by 7,632,423. Hmm, that's a pretty big multiplication. I guess I can do this step by step. First, maybe I should break down the numbers to make it easier. Let me recall how multiplication works with larger numbers. I think it's about breaking each number into its place values and then multiplying each part separately before adding them all up. But wait, these numbers are both in the millions and hundreds of thousands, so breaking them down might be tedious. Alternatively, maybe I can use the standard algorithm for multiplication, multiplying each digit and keeping track of the places. But doing that manually might take a while and be prone to errors. Let me see if there's a smarter way.

Alternatively, I could approximate the numbers to estimate the product first. Let's see, 213,512 is approximately 200,000, and 7,632,423 is approximately 7,600,000. Multiplying those gives 200,000 * 7,600,000 = 1,520,000,000,000. So the actual product should be somewhere around 1.52 trillion. But I need the exact value. Hmm.

Maybe I can write the numbers out and use the standard multiplication method. Let's start by writing 213,512 multiplied by 7,632,423. To do this, I'll consider each digit of the second number starting from the right and multiply the first number by each digit, shifting the result appropriately, then sum all those intermediate products. Let me write this out step by step.

First, let's note the two numbers:

213,512

× 7,632,423


Starting from the rightmost digit of 7,632,423, which is 3 (the units place), we multiply 213,512 by 3.

213,512 × 3 = 640,536

Next, move to the next digit, which is 2 (tens place). Multiply 213,512 by 2 and shift one position to the left.

213,512 × 2 = 427,024. Shifted one position: 4,270,240

Next digit is 4 (hundreds place). Multiply 213,512 by 4:

213,512 × 4 = 854,048. Shifted two positions: 85,404,800

Next digit is 2 (thousands place). Multiply 213,512 by 2:

213,512 × 2 = 427,024. Shifted three positions: 427,024,000

Next digit is 3 (ten thousands place). Multiply 213,512 by 3:

213,512 × 3 = 640,536. Shifted four positions: 6,405,360,000

Next digit is 6 (hundred thousands place). Multiply 213,512 by 6:

213,512 × 6 = 1,281,072. Shifted five positions: 128,107,200,000

Next digit is 7 (millions place). Multiply 213,512 by 7:

213,512 × 7 = 1,494,584. Shifted six positions: 1,494,584,000,000

Now, we have all the partial products. Let's list them:

  1. 640,536 (from units place)

  2. 4,270,240 (from tens place)

  3. 85,404,800 (from hundreds place)

  4. 427,024,000 (from thousands place)

  5. 6,405,360,000 (from ten thousands place)

  6. 128,107,200,000 (from hundred thousands place)

  7. 1,494,584,000,000 (from millions place)

Now, we need to add all these together. Let's start adding them step by step.

First, add 640,536 and 4,270,240:

640,536 + 4,270,240 = 4,910,776

Next, add 85,404,800:

4,910,776 + 85,404,800 = 90,315,576

Then add 427,024,000:

90,315,576 + 427,024,000 = 517,339,576

Next, add 6,405,360,000:

517,339,576 + 6,405,360,000 = 6,922,699,576

Add 128,107,200,000:

6,922,699,576 + 128,107,200,000 = 135,029,899,576

Finally, add the last partial product, 1,494,584,000,000:

135,029,899,576 + 1,494,584,000,000 = 1,629,613,899,576

Wait, let me check that addition again. When adding 135,029,899,576 and 1,494,584,000,000:

Aligning the numbers:

1,494,584,000,000

  • 135,029,899,576

= 1,629,613,899,576

Yes, that seems correct. So the total should be 1,629,613,899,576.

But let me verify this result by another method to ensure I didn't make any mistakes in the multiplication or addition. Maybe using estimation. Earlier, I estimated around 1.52 trillion. But the actual result is approximately 1.63 trillion, which is a bit higher. That might be because my approximations were lower for both numbers. Let's see, 213,512 is about 213,500 and 7,632,423 is about 7,632,000. Multiplying those exact approximations:

213,500 * 7,632,000

First, multiply 213,500 * 7,632,000

213,500 * 7,632,000 = (200,000 + 13,500) * 7,632,000

= 200,0007,632,000 + 13,5007,632,000

= 1,526,400,000,000 + 103,032,000,000

= 1,526,400,000,000 + 103,032,000,000 = 1,629,432,000,000

Hmm, that's very close to the actual result I got earlier: 1,629,613,899,576. The approximate calculation gives 1,629,432,000,000. The difference is about 181,899,576, which is because the exact numbers are slightly higher than the approximations. Since 213,512 is 12 more than 213,500, and 7,632,423 is 423 more than 7,632,000. So the extra amount would contribute to the difference. Therefore, my exact result seems plausible.

Alternatively, maybe I can use another multiplication method, like the distributive property, breaking down the numbers into smaller parts.

Let's express both numbers in terms of their place values.

213,512 = 200,000 + 13,512

But 13,512 can be further broken down, but maybe it's better to break the larger number, 7,632,423, into parts.

7,632,423 = 7,000,000 + 600,000 + 32,423

Then, multiply 213,512 by each part:

First, 213,512 * 7,000,000

= 213,512 * 7 * 1,000,000

= 1,494,584 * 1,000,000

= 1,494,584,000,000

Next, 213,512 * 600,000

= 213,512 * 6 * 100,000

= 1,281,072 * 100,000

= 128,107,200,000

Then, 213,512 * 32,423

Hmm, this part might be more complicated. Let's compute 213,512 * 32,423.

To compute this, let's break 32,423 into 30,000 + 2,000 + 400 + 20 + 3.

So:

213,512 * 30,000 = 213,512 * 3 * 10,000 = 640,536 * 10,000 = 6,405,360,000

213,512 * 2,000 = 213,512 * 2 * 1,000 = 427,024 * 1,000 = 427,024,000

213,512 * 400 = 213,512 * 4 * 100 = 854,048 * 100 = 85,404,800

213,512 * 20 = 213,512 * 2 * 10 = 427,024 * 10 = 4,270,240

213,512 * 3 = 640,536

Now, adding all those together:

6,405,360,000

  • 427,024,000 = 6,832,384,000

  • 85,404,800 = 6,917,788,800

  • 4,270,240 = 6,922,059,040

  • 640,536 = 6,922,699,576

So, 213,512 * 32,423 = 6,922,699,576

Therefore, adding all parts together:

1,494,584,000,000 (from 7,000,000)

  • 128,107,200,000 (from 600,000)

  • 6,922,699,576 (from 32,423)

= 1,494,584,000,000 + 128,107,200,000 = 1,622,691,200,000

Then, 1,622,691,200,000 + 6,922,699,576 = 1,629,613,899,576

Which matches the previous result. So that's a good check. Therefore, I'm more confident that the product is 1,629,613,899,576.

But just to be absolutely sure, let me verify a couple of the partial products again.

For example, when multiplying 213,512 by 7,632,423, breaking down the multiplier as 7,000,000 + 600,000 + 32,423, and computing each part:

  • 213,512 * 7,000,000 = 1,494,584,000,000 (as above, since 213,512*7=1,494,584)

  • 213,512 * 600,000 = 128,107,200,000 (213,512*6=1,281,072; times 100,000)

  • 213,512 * 32,423 = 6,922,699,576 (as calculated step by step)

Adding those three components:

1,494,584,000,000 + 128,107,200,000 = 1,622,691,200,000

1,622,691,200,000 + 6,922,699,576 = 1,629,613,899,576

Yes, that's correct. So all steps check out. Therefore, the final result should be 1,629,613,899,576.

Alternatively, to cross-validate, perhaps using another multiplication approach, such as the grid method or another algorithm, but given that two different breakdowns resulted in the same answer, and the estimation was close, I think this is correct. However, considering the size of the numbers, even a small error in addition could throw off the result. Let me recheck the addition steps.

First partial products:

  1.     640,536
    
  2.   4,270,240
    
  3.  85,404,800
    
  4. 427,024,000
    
  5. 6,405,360,000

  6. 128,107,200,000

  7. 1,494,584,000,000

Adding them up step by step:

Start with 640,536 (1) + 4,270,240 (2) = 4,910,776

Then + 85,404,800 (3) = 4,910,776 + 85,404,800 = 90,315,576

Then + 427,024,000 (4) = 90,315,576 + 427,024,000 = 517,339,576

Then + 6,405,360,000 (5) = 517,339,576 + 6,405,360,000 = 6,922,699,576

Then + 128,107,200,000 (6) = 6,922,699,576 + 128,107,200,000 = 135,029,899,576

Then + 1,494,584,000,000 (7) = 135,029,899,576 + 1,494,584,000,000 = 1,629,613,899,576

Yes, all the additions are correct. Each time, adding the next partial product gives the intermediate sum, leading to the final total. Therefore, after verifying each step, I can be confident the result is accurate.

Just to recap, multiplying large numbers requires careful step-by-step multiplication of each component, keeping track of the place values by shifting each partial product appropriately, and then meticulously adding all those partial products together. It's easy to make a mistake in the shifting or in the addition, so cross-verifying using different methods or breaking down the problem differently helps ensure accuracy. In this case, breaking the multiplier into 7,000,000, 600,000, and 32,423 provided a clear way to compute each segment and then sum them, which matched the result from the standard algorithm. The estimation also served as a sanity check, confirming that the result is within a reasonable range. Therefore, after thorough calculation and verification, the product of 213,512 and 7,632,423 is indeed 1,629,613,899,576.

Final Answer

The product of 213,512 and 7,632,423 is \boxed{1629613899576}.

To find the product of 213,512 and 7,632,423, we can break down the multiplication into manageable steps using the standard algorithm and verify the result through different methods.

Break down the multiplier 7,632,423 into parts:

7,000,000

600,000

32,423

Multiply 213,512 by each part:

213 , 512 × 7 , 000 , 000

1 , 494 , 584 , 000 , 000 213,512×7,000,000=1,494,584,000,000

213 , 512 × 600 , 000

128 , 107 , 200 , 000 213,512×600,000=128,107,200,000

213 , 512 × 32 , 423 213,512×32,423 is calculated by further breaking down 32,423:

213 , 512 × 30 , 000

6 , 405 , 360 , 000 213,512×30,000=6,405,360,000

213 , 512 × 2 , 000

427 , 024 , 000 213,512×2,000=427,024,000

213 , 512 × 400

85 , 404 , 800 213,512×400=85,404,800

213 , 512 × 20

4 , 270 , 240 213,512×20=4,270,240

213 , 512 × 3

640 , 536 213,512×3=640,536

Summing these results: 6 , 405 , 360 , 000 + 427 , 024 , 000 + 85 , 404 , 800 + 4 , 270 , 240 + 640 , 536

6 , 922 , 699 , 576 6,405,360,000+427,024,000+85,404,800+4,270,240+640,536=6,922,699,576

Sum all the partial products:

1 , 494 , 584 , 000 , 000 + 128 , 107 , 200 , 000

1 , 622 , 691 , 200 , 000 1,494,584,000,000+128,107,200,000=1,622,691,200,000

1 , 622 , 691 , 200 , 000 + 6 , 922 , 699 , 576

1 , 629 , 613 , 899 , 576 1,622,691,200,000+6,922,699,576=1,629,613,899,576

Verification using the standard algorithm:

Multiply 213,512 by each digit of 7,632,423, shift appropriately, and sum the results:

Partial products: 640 , 536 ; 4 , 270 , 240 ; 85 , 404 , 800 ; 427 , 024 , 000 ; 6 , 405 , 360 , 000 ; 128 , 107 , 200 , 000 ; 1 , 494 , 584 , 000 , 000 640,536;4,270,240;85,404,800;427,024,000;6,405,360,000;128,107,200,000;1,494,584,000,000

Summing these results step-by-step confirms the total: 1 , 629 , 613 , 899 , 576 1,629,613,899,576

Thus, the product of 213,512 and 7,632,423 is 1629613899576 1629613899576 ​ .

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