Here is the summary of the sum of the DIGITS of the product of 2001 "8s" x 2001 "9s"
Total Sum = 18009
Total Num = 4002
Total 8's: SUM =16,000. NUMBER=2,000
Total 7's: SUM =7. NUMBER =1
Total 2's: SUM =2. NUMBER =1
Total 1's: SUM =2,000. NUMBER=2,000