A special number

Question

Here is a nice puzzle from my friend.
Can you find a number that is a product of two consecutive primes and when multiplied by its own reversal produces a palindrome? The answer may surprise you. No computers please.

Bubbler · Accepted Answer

I didn't use programming but used a calculator. I think the answer is

First I observed that

Therefore

So I started searching for

After finding this answer, I decided to check if there are other possible answers (of course using a program).
Turns out there are two more:

The program used:

I still like my original answer the most, because

A special number

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