Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 998. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 277. So, we're going to take the number 998 and add it to itself 277 times.
Step 1: 0 + 998 = 998
Step 2: 998 + 998 = 1996
Step 3: 1996 + 998 = 2994
Step 4: 2994 + 998 = 3992
Step 5: 3992 + 998 = 4990
Step 6: 4990 + 998 = 5988
Step 7: 5988 + 998 = 6986
Step 8: 6986 + 998 = 7984
Step 9: 7984 + 998 = 8982
Step 10: 8982 + 998 = 9980
Step 11: 9980 + 998 = 10978
Step 12: 10978 + 998 = 11976
Step 13: 11976 + 998 = 12974
Step 14: 12974 + 998 = 13972
Step 15: 13972 + 998 = 14970
Step 16: 14970 + 998 = 15968
Step 17: 15968 + 998 = 16966
Step 18: 16966 + 998 = 17964
Step 19: 17964 + 998 = 18962
Step 20: 18962 + 998 = 19960
Step 21: 19960 + 998 = 20958
Step 22: 20958 + 998 = 21956
Step 23: 21956 + 998 = 22954
Step 24: 22954 + 998 = 23952
Step 25: 23952 + 998 = 24950
Step 26: 24950 + 998 = 25948
Step 27: 25948 + 998 = 26946
Step 28: 26946 + 998 = 27944
Step 29: 27944 + 998 = 28942
Step 30: 28942 + 998 = 29940
Step 31: 29940 + 998 = 30938
Step 32: 30938 + 998 = 31936
Step 33: 31936 + 998 = 32934
Step 34: 32934 + 998 = 33932
Step 35: 33932 + 998 = 34930
Step 36: 34930 + 998 = 35928
Step 37: 35928 + 998 = 36926
Step 38: 36926 + 998 = 37924
Step 39: 37924 + 998 = 38922
Step 40: 38922 + 998 = 39920
Step 41: 39920 + 998 = 40918
Step 42: 40918 + 998 = 41916
Step 43: 41916 + 998 = 42914
Step 44: 42914 + 998 = 43912
Step 45: 43912 + 998 = 44910
Step 46: 44910 + 998 = 45908
Step 47: 45908 + 998 = 46906
Step 48: 46906 + 998 = 47904
Step 49: 47904 + 998 = 48902
Step 50: 48902 + 998 = 49900
Step 51: 49900 + 998 = 50898
Step 52: 50898 + 998 = 51896
Step 53: 51896 + 998 = 52894
Step 54: 52894 + 998 = 53892
Step 55: 53892 + 998 = 54890
Step 56: 54890 + 998 = 55888
Step 57: 55888 + 998 = 56886
Step 58: 56886 + 998 = 57884
Step 59: 57884 + 998 = 58882
Step 60: 58882 + 998 = 59880
Step 61: 59880 + 998 = 60878
Step 62: 60878 + 998 = 61876
Step 63: 61876 + 998 = 62874
Step 64: 62874 + 998 = 63872
Step 65: 63872 + 998 = 64870
Step 66: 64870 + 998 = 65868
Step 67: 65868 + 998 = 66866
Step 68: 66866 + 998 = 67864
Step 69: 67864 + 998 = 68862
Step 70: 68862 + 998 = 69860
Step 71: 69860 + 998 = 70858
Step 72: 70858 + 998 = 71856
Step 73: 71856 + 998 = 72854
Step 74: 72854 + 998 = 73852
Step 75: 73852 + 998 = 74850
Step 76: 74850 + 998 = 75848
Step 77: 75848 + 998 = 76846
Step 78: 76846 + 998 = 77844
Step 79: 77844 + 998 = 78842
Step 80: 78842 + 998 = 79840
Step 81: 79840 + 998 = 80838
Step 82: 80838 + 998 = 81836
Step 83: 81836 + 998 = 82834
Step 84: 82834 + 998 = 83832
Step 85: 83832 + 998 = 84830
Step 86: 84830 + 998 = 85828
Step 87: 85828 + 998 = 86826
Step 88: 86826 + 998 = 87824
Step 89: 87824 + 998 = 88822
Step 90: 88822 + 998 = 89820
Step 91: 89820 + 998 = 90818
Step 92: 90818 + 998 = 91816
Step 93: 91816 + 998 = 92814
Step 94: 92814 + 998 = 93812
Step 95: 93812 + 998 = 94810
Step 96: 94810 + 998 = 95808
Step 97: 95808 + 998 = 96806
Step 98: 96806 + 998 = 97804
Step 99: 97804 + 998 = 98802
Step 100: 98802 + 998 = 99800
Step 101: 99800 + 998 = 100798
Step 102: 100798 + 998 = 101796
Step 103: 101796 + 998 = 102794
Step 104: 102794 + 998 = 103792
Step 105: 103792 + 998 = 104790
Step 106: 104790 + 998 = 105788
Step 107: 105788 + 998 = 106786
Step 108: 106786 + 998 = 107784
Step 109: 107784 + 998 = 108782
Step 110: 108782 + 998 = 109780
Step 111: 109780 + 998 = 110778
Step 112: 110778 + 998 = 111776
Step 113: 111776 + 998 = 112774
Step 114: 112774 + 998 = 113772
Step 115: 113772 + 998 = 114770
Step 116: 114770 + 998 = 115768
Step 117: 115768 + 998 = 116766
Step 118: 116766 + 998 = 117764
Step 119: 117764 + 998 = 118762
Step 120: 118762 + 998 = 119760
Step 121: 119760 + 998 = 120758
Step 122: 120758 + 998 = 121756
Step 123: 121756 + 998 = 122754
Step 124: 122754 + 998 = 123752
Step 125: 123752 + 998 = 124750
Step 126: 124750 + 998 = 125748
Step 127: 125748 + 998 = 126746
Step 128: 126746 + 998 = 127744
Step 129: 127744 + 998 = 128742
Step 130: 128742 + 998 = 129740
Step 131: 129740 + 998 = 130738
Step 132: 130738 + 998 = 131736
Step 133: 131736 + 998 = 132734
Step 134: 132734 + 998 = 133732
Step 135: 133732 + 998 = 134730
Step 136: 134730 + 998 = 135728
Step 137: 135728 + 998 = 136726
Step 138: 136726 + 998 = 137724
Step 139: 137724 + 998 = 138722
Step 140: 138722 + 998 = 139720
Step 141: 139720 + 998 = 140718
Step 142: 140718 + 998 = 141716
Step 143: 141716 + 998 = 142714
Step 144: 142714 + 998 = 143712
Step 145: 143712 + 998 = 144710
Step 146: 144710 + 998 = 145708
Step 147: 145708 + 998 = 146706
Step 148: 146706 + 998 = 147704
Step 149: 147704 + 998 = 148702
Step 150: 148702 + 998 = 149700
Step 151: 149700 + 998 = 150698
Step 152: 150698 + 998 = 151696
Step 153: 151696 + 998 = 152694
Step 154: 152694 + 998 = 153692
Step 155: 153692 + 998 = 154690
Step 156: 154690 + 998 = 155688
Step 157: 155688 + 998 = 156686
Step 158: 156686 + 998 = 157684
Step 159: 157684 + 998 = 158682
Step 160: 158682 + 998 = 159680
Step 161: 159680 + 998 = 160678
Step 162: 160678 + 998 = 161676
Step 163: 161676 + 998 = 162674
Step 164: 162674 + 998 = 163672
Step 165: 163672 + 998 = 164670
Step 166: 164670 + 998 = 165668
Step 167: 165668 + 998 = 166666
Step 168: 166666 + 998 = 167664
Step 169: 167664 + 998 = 168662
Step 170: 168662 + 998 = 169660
Step 171: 169660 + 998 = 170658
Step 172: 170658 + 998 = 171656
Step 173: 171656 + 998 = 172654
Step 174: 172654 + 998 = 173652
Step 175: 173652 + 998 = 174650
Step 176: 174650 + 998 = 175648
Step 177: 175648 + 998 = 176646
Step 178: 176646 + 998 = 177644
Step 179: 177644 + 998 = 178642
Step 180: 178642 + 998 = 179640
Step 181: 179640 + 998 = 180638
Step 182: 180638 + 998 = 181636
Step 183: 181636 + 998 = 182634
Step 184: 182634 + 998 = 183632
Step 185: 183632 + 998 = 184630
Step 186: 184630 + 998 = 185628
Step 187: 185628 + 998 = 186626
Step 188: 186626 + 998 = 187624
Step 189: 187624 + 998 = 188622
Step 190: 188622 + 998 = 189620
Step 191: 189620 + 998 = 190618
Step 192: 190618 + 998 = 191616
Step 193: 191616 + 998 = 192614
Step 194: 192614 + 998 = 193612
Step 195: 193612 + 998 = 194610
Step 196: 194610 + 998 = 195608
Step 197: 195608 + 998 = 196606
Step 198: 196606 + 998 = 197604
Step 199: 197604 + 998 = 198602
Step 200: 198602 + 998 = 199600
Step 201: 199600 + 998 = 200598
Step 202: 200598 + 998 = 201596
Step 203: 201596 + 998 = 202594
Step 204: 202594 + 998 = 203592
Step 205: 203592 + 998 = 204590
Step 206: 204590 + 998 = 205588
Step 207: 205588 + 998 = 206586
Step 208: 206586 + 998 = 207584
Step 209: 207584 + 998 = 208582
Step 210: 208582 + 998 = 209580
Step 211: 209580 + 998 = 210578
Step 212: 210578 + 998 = 211576
Step 213: 211576 + 998 = 212574
Step 214: 212574 + 998 = 213572
Step 215: 213572 + 998 = 214570
Step 216: 214570 + 998 = 215568
Step 217: 215568 + 998 = 216566
Step 218: 216566 + 998 = 217564
Step 219: 217564 + 998 = 218562
Step 220: 218562 + 998 = 219560
Step 221: 219560 + 998 = 220558
Step 222: 220558 + 998 = 221556
Step 223: 221556 + 998 = 222554
Step 224: 222554 + 998 = 223552
Step 225: 223552 + 998 = 224550
Step 226: 224550 + 998 = 225548
Step 227: 225548 + 998 = 226546
Step 228: 226546 + 998 = 227544
Step 229: 227544 + 998 = 228542
Step 230: 228542 + 998 = 229540
Step 231: 229540 + 998 = 230538
Step 232: 230538 + 998 = 231536
Step 233: 231536 + 998 = 232534
Step 234: 232534 + 998 = 233532
Step 235: 233532 + 998 = 234530
Step 236: 234530 + 998 = 235528
Step 237: 235528 + 998 = 236526
Step 238: 236526 + 998 = 237524
Step 239: 237524 + 998 = 238522
Step 240: 238522 + 998 = 239520
Step 241: 239520 + 998 = 240518
Step 242: 240518 + 998 = 241516
Step 243: 241516 + 998 = 242514
Step 244: 242514 + 998 = 243512
Step 245: 243512 + 998 = 244510
Step 246: 244510 + 998 = 245508
Step 247: 245508 + 998 = 246506
Step 248: 246506 + 998 = 247504
Step 249: 247504 + 998 = 248502
Step 250: 248502 + 998 = 249500
Step 251: 249500 + 998 = 250498
Step 252: 250498 + 998 = 251496
Step 253: 251496 + 998 = 252494
Step 254: 252494 + 998 = 253492
Step 255: 253492 + 998 = 254490
Step 256: 254490 + 998 = 255488
Step 257: 255488 + 998 = 256486
Step 258: 256486 + 998 = 257484
Step 259: 257484 + 998 = 258482
Step 260: 258482 + 998 = 259480
Step 261: 259480 + 998 = 260478
Step 262: 260478 + 998 = 261476
Step 263: 261476 + 998 = 262474
Step 264: 262474 + 998 = 263472
Step 265: 263472 + 998 = 264470
Step 266: 264470 + 998 = 265468
Step 267: 265468 + 998 = 266466
Step 268: 266466 + 998 = 267464
Step 269: 267464 + 998 = 268462
Step 270: 268462 + 998 = 269460
Step 271: 269460 + 998 = 270458
Step 272: 270458 + 998 = 271456
Step 273: 271456 + 998 = 272454
Step 274: 272454 + 998 = 273452
Step 275: 273452 + 998 = 274450
Step 276: 274450 + 998 = 275448
Step 277: 275448 + 998 = 276446

So, 998*277 = 276446