OK, let's crack this. We're given 969 and our task is to multiply it by 437. Essentially, we'll be adding 969 to itself 437 times.
Step 1: 0 + 969 = 969
Step 2: 969 + 969 = 1938
Step 3: 1938 + 969 = 2907
Step 4: 2907 + 969 = 3876
Step 5: 3876 + 969 = 4845
Step 6: 4845 + 969 = 5814
Step 7: 5814 + 969 = 6783
Step 8: 6783 + 969 = 7752
Step 9: 7752 + 969 = 8721
Step 10: 8721 + 969 = 9690
Step 11: 9690 + 969 = 10659
Step 12: 10659 + 969 = 11628
Step 13: 11628 + 969 = 12597
Step 14: 12597 + 969 = 13566
Step 15: 13566 + 969 = 14535
Step 16: 14535 + 969 = 15504
Step 17: 15504 + 969 = 16473
Step 18: 16473 + 969 = 17442
Step 19: 17442 + 969 = 18411
Step 20: 18411 + 969 = 19380
Step 21: 19380 + 969 = 20349
Step 22: 20349 + 969 = 21318
Step 23: 21318 + 969 = 22287
Step 24: 22287 + 969 = 23256
Step 25: 23256 + 969 = 24225
Step 26: 24225 + 969 = 25194
Step 27: 25194 + 969 = 26163
Step 28: 26163 + 969 = 27132
Step 29: 27132 + 969 = 28101
Step 30: 28101 + 969 = 29070
Step 31: 29070 + 969 = 30039
Step 32: 30039 + 969 = 31008
Step 33: 31008 + 969 = 31977
Step 34: 31977 + 969 = 32946
Step 35: 32946 + 969 = 33915
Step 36: 33915 + 969 = 34884
Step 37: 34884 + 969 = 35853
Step 38: 35853 + 969 = 36822
Step 39: 36822 + 969 = 37791
Step 40: 37791 + 969 = 38760
Step 41: 38760 + 969 = 39729
Step 42: 39729 + 969 = 40698
Step 43: 40698 + 969 = 41667
Step 44: 41667 + 969 = 42636
Step 45: 42636 + 969 = 43605
Step 46: 43605 + 969 = 44574
Step 47: 44574 + 969 = 45543
Step 48: 45543 + 969 = 46512
Step 49: 46512 + 969 = 47481
Step 50: 47481 + 969 = 48450
Step 51: 48450 + 969 = 49419
Step 52: 49419 + 969 = 50388
Step 53: 50388 + 969 = 51357
Step 54: 51357 + 969 = 52326
Step 55: 52326 + 969 = 53295
Step 56: 53295 + 969 = 54264
Step 57: 54264 + 969 = 55233
Step 58: 55233 + 969 = 56202
Step 59: 56202 + 969 = 57171
Step 60: 57171 + 969 = 58140
Step 61: 58140 + 969 = 59109
Step 62: 59109 + 969 = 60078
Step 63: 60078 + 969 = 61047
Step 64: 61047 + 969 = 62016
Step 65: 62016 + 969 = 62985
Step 66: 62985 + 969 = 63954
Step 67: 63954 + 969 = 64923
Step 68: 64923 + 969 = 65892
Step 69: 65892 + 969 = 66861
Step 70: 66861 + 969 = 67830
Step 71: 67830 + 969 = 68799
Step 72: 68799 + 969 = 69768
Step 73: 69768 + 969 = 70737
Step 74: 70737 + 969 = 71706
Step 75: 71706 + 969 = 72675
Step 76: 72675 + 969 = 73644
Step 77: 73644 + 969 = 74613
Step 78: 74613 + 969 = 75582
Step 79: 75582 + 969 = 76551
Step 80: 76551 + 969 = 77520
Step 81: 77520 + 969 = 78489
Step 82: 78489 + 969 = 79458
Step 83: 79458 + 969 = 80427
Step 84: 80427 + 969 = 81396
Step 85: 81396 + 969 = 82365
Step 86: 82365 + 969 = 83334
Step 87: 83334 + 969 = 84303
Step 88: 84303 + 969 = 85272
Step 89: 85272 + 969 = 86241
Step 90: 86241 + 969 = 87210
Step 91: 87210 + 969 = 88179
Step 92: 88179 + 969 = 89148
Step 93: 89148 + 969 = 90117
Step 94: 90117 + 969 = 91086
Step 95: 91086 + 969 = 92055
Step 96: 92055 + 969 = 93024
Step 97: 93024 + 969 = 93993
Step 98: 93993 + 969 = 94962
Step 99: 94962 + 969 = 95931
Step 100: 95931 + 969 = 96900
Step 101: 96900 + 969 = 97869
Step 102: 97869 + 969 = 98838
Step 103: 98838 + 969 = 99807
Step 104: 99807 + 969 = 100776
Step 105: 100776 + 969 = 101745
Step 106: 101745 + 969 = 102714
Step 107: 102714 + 969 = 103683
Step 108: 103683 + 969 = 104652
Step 109: 104652 + 969 = 105621
Step 110: 105621 + 969 = 106590
Step 111: 106590 + 969 = 107559
Step 112: 107559 + 969 = 108528
Step 113: 108528 + 969 = 109497
Step 114: 109497 + 969 = 110466
Step 115: 110466 + 969 = 111435
Step 116: 111435 + 969 = 112404
Step 117: 112404 + 969 = 113373
Step 118: 113373 + 969 = 114342
Step 119: 114342 + 969 = 115311
Step 120: 115311 + 969 = 116280
Step 121: 116280 + 969 = 117249
Step 122: 117249 + 969 = 118218
Step 123: 118218 + 969 = 119187
Step 124: 119187 + 969 = 120156
Step 125: 120156 + 969 = 121125
Step 126: 121125 + 969 = 122094
Step 127: 122094 + 969 = 123063
Step 128: 123063 + 969 = 124032
Step 129: 124032 + 969 = 125001
Step 130: 125001 + 969 = 125970
Step 131: 125970 + 969 = 126939
Step 132: 126939 + 969 = 127908
Step 133: 127908 + 969 = 128877
Step 134: 128877 + 969 = 129846
Step 135: 129846 + 969 = 130815
Step 136: 130815 + 969 = 131784
Step 137: 131784 + 969 = 132753
Step 138: 132753 + 969 = 133722
Step 139: 133722 + 969 = 134691
Step 140: 134691 + 969 = 135660
Step 141: 135660 + 969 = 136629
Step 142: 136629 + 969 = 137598
Step 143: 137598 + 969 = 138567
Step 144: 138567 + 969 = 139536
Step 145: 139536 + 969 = 140505
Step 146: 140505 + 969 = 141474
Step 147: 141474 + 969 = 142443
Step 148: 142443 + 969 = 143412
Step 149: 143412 + 969 = 144381
Step 150: 144381 + 969 = 145350
Step 151: 145350 + 969 = 146319
Step 152: 146319 + 969 = 147288
Step 153: 147288 + 969 = 148257
Step 154: 148257 + 969 = 149226
Step 155: 149226 + 969 = 150195
Step 156: 150195 + 969 = 151164
Step 157: 151164 + 969 = 152133
Step 158: 152133 + 969 = 153102
Step 159: 153102 + 969 = 154071
Step 160: 154071 + 969 = 155040
Step 161: 155040 + 969 = 156009
Step 162: 156009 + 969 = 156978
Step 163: 156978 + 969 = 157947
Step 164: 157947 + 969 = 158916
Step 165: 158916 + 969 = 159885
Step 166: 159885 + 969 = 160854
Step 167: 160854 + 969 = 161823
Step 168: 161823 + 969 = 162792
Step 169: 162792 + 969 = 163761
Step 170: 163761 + 969 = 164730
Step 171: 164730 + 969 = 165699
Step 172: 165699 + 969 = 166668
Step 173: 166668 + 969 = 167637
Step 174: 167637 + 969 = 168606
Step 175: 168606 + 969 = 169575
Step 176: 169575 + 969 = 170544
Step 177: 170544 + 969 = 171513
Step 178: 171513 + 969 = 172482
Step 179: 172482 + 969 = 173451
Step 180: 173451 + 969 = 174420
Step 181: 174420 + 969 = 175389
Step 182: 175389 + 969 = 176358
Step 183: 176358 + 969 = 177327
Step 184: 177327 + 969 = 178296
Step 185: 178296 + 969 = 179265
Step 186: 179265 + 969 = 180234
Step 187: 180234 + 969 = 181203
Step 188: 181203 + 969 = 182172
Step 189: 182172 + 969 = 183141
Step 190: 183141 + 969 = 184110
Step 191: 184110 + 969 = 185079
Step 192: 185079 + 969 = 186048
Step 193: 186048 + 969 = 187017
Step 194: 187017 + 969 = 187986
Step 195: 187986 + 969 = 188955
Step 196: 188955 + 969 = 189924
Step 197: 189924 + 969 = 190893
Step 198: 190893 + 969 = 191862
Step 199: 191862 + 969 = 192831
Step 200: 192831 + 969 = 193800
Step 201: 193800 + 969 = 194769
Step 202: 194769 + 969 = 195738
Step 203: 195738 + 969 = 196707
Step 204: 196707 + 969 = 197676
Step 205: 197676 + 969 = 198645
Step 206: 198645 + 969 = 199614
Step 207: 199614 + 969 = 200583
Step 208: 200583 + 969 = 201552
Step 209: 201552 + 969 = 202521
Step 210: 202521 + 969 = 203490
Step 211: 203490 + 969 = 204459
Step 212: 204459 + 969 = 205428
Step 213: 205428 + 969 = 206397
Step 214: 206397 + 969 = 207366
Step 215: 207366 + 969 = 208335
Step 216: 208335 + 969 = 209304
Step 217: 209304 + 969 = 210273
Step 218: 210273 + 969 = 211242
Step 219: 211242 + 969 = 212211
Step 220: 212211 + 969 = 213180
Step 221: 213180 + 969 = 214149
Step 222: 214149 + 969 = 215118
Step 223: 215118 + 969 = 216087
Step 224: 216087 + 969 = 217056
Step 225: 217056 + 969 = 218025
Step 226: 218025 + 969 = 218994
Step 227: 218994 + 969 = 219963
Step 228: 219963 + 969 = 220932
Step 229: 220932 + 969 = 221901
Step 230: 221901 + 969 = 222870
Step 231: 222870 + 969 = 223839
Step 232: 223839 + 969 = 224808
Step 233: 224808 + 969 = 225777
Step 234: 225777 + 969 = 226746
Step 235: 226746 + 969 = 227715
Step 236: 227715 + 969 = 228684
Step 237: 228684 + 969 = 229653
Step 238: 229653 + 969 = 230622
Step 239: 230622 + 969 = 231591
Step 240: 231591 + 969 = 232560
Step 241: 232560 + 969 = 233529
Step 242: 233529 + 969 = 234498
Step 243: 234498 + 969 = 235467
Step 244: 235467 + 969 = 236436
Step 245: 236436 + 969 = 237405
Step 246: 237405 + 969 = 238374
Step 247: 238374 + 969 = 239343
Step 248: 239343 + 969 = 240312
Step 249: 240312 + 969 = 241281
Step 250: 241281 + 969 = 242250
Step 251: 242250 + 969 = 243219
Step 252: 243219 + 969 = 244188
Step 253: 244188 + 969 = 245157
Step 254: 245157 + 969 = 246126
Step 255: 246126 + 969 = 247095
Step 256: 247095 + 969 = 248064
Step 257: 248064 + 969 = 249033
Step 258: 249033 + 969 = 250002
Step 259: 250002 + 969 = 250971
Step 260: 250971 + 969 = 251940
Step 261: 251940 + 969 = 252909
Step 262: 252909 + 969 = 253878
Step 263: 253878 + 969 = 254847
Step 264: 254847 + 969 = 255816
Step 265: 255816 + 969 = 256785
Step 266: 256785 + 969 = 257754
Step 267: 257754 + 969 = 258723
Step 268: 258723 + 969 = 259692
Step 269: 259692 + 969 = 260661
Step 270: 260661 + 969 = 261630
Step 271: 261630 + 969 = 262599
Step 272: 262599 + 969 = 263568
Step 273: 263568 + 969 = 264537
Step 274: 264537 + 969 = 265506
Step 275: 265506 + 969 = 266475
Step 276: 266475 + 969 = 267444
Step 277: 267444 + 969 = 268413
Step 278: 268413 + 969 = 269382
Step 279: 269382 + 969 = 270351
Step 280: 270351 + 969 = 271320
Step 281: 271320 + 969 = 272289
Step 282: 272289 + 969 = 273258
Step 283: 273258 + 969 = 274227
Step 284: 274227 + 969 = 275196
Step 285: 275196 + 969 = 276165
Step 286: 276165 + 969 = 277134
Step 287: 277134 + 969 = 278103
Step 288: 278103 + 969 = 279072
Step 289: 279072 + 969 = 280041
Step 290: 280041 + 969 = 281010
Step 291: 281010 + 969 = 281979
Step 292: 281979 + 969 = 282948
Step 293: 282948 + 969 = 283917
Step 294: 283917 + 969 = 284886
Step 295: 284886 + 969 = 285855
Step 296: 285855 + 969 = 286824
Step 297: 286824 + 969 = 287793
Step 298: 287793 + 969 = 288762
Step 299: 288762 + 969 = 289731
Step 300: 289731 + 969 = 290700
Step 301: 290700 + 969 = 291669
Step 302: 291669 + 969 = 292638
Step 303: 292638 + 969 = 293607
Step 304: 293607 + 969 = 294576
Step 305: 294576 + 969 = 295545
Step 306: 295545 + 969 = 296514
Step 307: 296514 + 969 = 297483
Step 308: 297483 + 969 = 298452
Step 309: 298452 + 969 = 299421
Step 310: 299421 + 969 = 300390
Step 311: 300390 + 969 = 301359
Step 312: 301359 + 969 = 302328
Step 313: 302328 + 969 = 303297
Step 314: 303297 + 969 = 304266
Step 315: 304266 + 969 = 305235
Step 316: 305235 + 969 = 306204
Step 317: 306204 + 969 = 307173
Step 318: 307173 + 969 = 308142
Step 319: 308142 + 969 = 309111
Step 320: 309111 + 969 = 310080
Step 321: 310080 + 969 = 311049
Step 322: 311049 + 969 = 312018
Step 323: 312018 + 969 = 312987
Step 324: 312987 + 969 = 313956
Step 325: 313956 + 969 = 314925
Step 326: 314925 + 969 = 315894
Step 327: 315894 + 969 = 316863
Step 328: 316863 + 969 = 317832
Step 329: 317832 + 969 = 318801
Step 330: 318801 + 969 = 319770
Step 331: 319770 + 969 = 320739
Step 332: 320739 + 969 = 321708
Step 333: 321708 + 969 = 322677
Step 334: 322677 + 969 = 323646
Step 335: 323646 + 969 = 324615
Step 336: 324615 + 969 = 325584
Step 337: 325584 + 969 = 326553
Step 338: 326553 + 969 = 327522
Step 339: 327522 + 969 = 328491
Step 340: 328491 + 969 = 329460
Step 341: 329460 + 969 = 330429
Step 342: 330429 + 969 = 331398
Step 343: 331398 + 969 = 332367
Step 344: 332367 + 969 = 333336
Step 345: 333336 + 969 = 334305
Step 346: 334305 + 969 = 335274
Step 347: 335274 + 969 = 336243
Step 348: 336243 + 969 = 337212
Step 349: 337212 + 969 = 338181
Step 350: 338181 + 969 = 339150
Step 351: 339150 + 969 = 340119
Step 352: 340119 + 969 = 341088
Step 353: 341088 + 969 = 342057
Step 354: 342057 + 969 = 343026
Step 355: 343026 + 969 = 343995
Step 356: 343995 + 969 = 344964
Step 357: 344964 + 969 = 345933
Step 358: 345933 + 969 = 346902
Step 359: 346902 + 969 = 347871
Step 360: 347871 + 969 = 348840
Step 361: 348840 + 969 = 349809
Step 362: 349809 + 969 = 350778
Step 363: 350778 + 969 = 351747
Step 364: 351747 + 969 = 352716
Step 365: 352716 + 969 = 353685
Step 366: 353685 + 969 = 354654
Step 367: 354654 + 969 = 355623
Step 368: 355623 + 969 = 356592
Step 369: 356592 + 969 = 357561
Step 370: 357561 + 969 = 358530
Step 371: 358530 + 969 = 359499
Step 372: 359499 + 969 = 360468
Step 373: 360468 + 969 = 361437
Step 374: 361437 + 969 = 362406
Step 375: 362406 + 969 = 363375
Step 376: 363375 + 969 = 364344
Step 377: 364344 + 969 = 365313
Step 378: 365313 + 969 = 366282
Step 379: 366282 + 969 = 367251
Step 380: 367251 + 969 = 368220
Step 381: 368220 + 969 = 369189
Step 382: 369189 + 969 = 370158
Step 383: 370158 + 969 = 371127
Step 384: 371127 + 969 = 372096
Step 385: 372096 + 969 = 373065
Step 386: 373065 + 969 = 374034
Step 387: 374034 + 969 = 375003
Step 388: 375003 + 969 = 375972
Step 389: 375972 + 969 = 376941
Step 390: 376941 + 969 = 377910
Step 391: 377910 + 969 = 378879
Step 392: 378879 + 969 = 379848
Step 393: 379848 + 969 = 380817
Step 394: 380817 + 969 = 381786
Step 395: 381786 + 969 = 382755
Step 396: 382755 + 969 = 383724
Step 397: 383724 + 969 = 384693
Step 398: 384693 + 969 = 385662
Step 399: 385662 + 969 = 386631
Step 400: 386631 + 969 = 387600
Step 401: 387600 + 969 = 388569
Step 402: 388569 + 969 = 389538
Step 403: 389538 + 969 = 390507
Step 404: 390507 + 969 = 391476
Step 405: 391476 + 969 = 392445
Step 406: 392445 + 969 = 393414
Step 407: 393414 + 969 = 394383
Step 408: 394383 + 969 = 395352
Step 409: 395352 + 969 = 396321
Step 410: 396321 + 969 = 397290
Step 411: 397290 + 969 = 398259
Step 412: 398259 + 969 = 399228
Step 413: 399228 + 969 = 400197
Step 414: 400197 + 969 = 401166
Step 415: 401166 + 969 = 402135
Step 416: 402135 + 969 = 403104
Step 417: 403104 + 969 = 404073
Step 418: 404073 + 969 = 405042
Step 419: 405042 + 969 = 406011
Step 420: 406011 + 969 = 406980
Step 421: 406980 + 969 = 407949
Step 422: 407949 + 969 = 408918
Step 423: 408918 + 969 = 409887
Step 424: 409887 + 969 = 410856
Step 425: 410856 + 969 = 411825
Step 426: 411825 + 969 = 412794
Step 427: 412794 + 969 = 413763
Step 428: 413763 + 969 = 414732
Step 429: 414732 + 969 = 415701
Step 430: 415701 + 969 = 416670
Step 431: 416670 + 969 = 417639
Step 432: 417639 + 969 = 418608
Step 433: 418608 + 969 = 419577
Step 434: 419577 + 969 = 420546
Step 435: 420546 + 969 = 421515
Step 436: 421515 + 969 = 422484
Step 437: 422484 + 969 = 423453

So, 969*437 = 423453