OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 975 and we're going to multiply it by 262, which means we add 975 to itself 262 times.
Step 1: 0 + 975 = 975
Step 2: 975 + 975 = 1950
Step 3: 1950 + 975 = 2925
Step 4: 2925 + 975 = 3900
Step 5: 3900 + 975 = 4875
Step 6: 4875 + 975 = 5850
Step 7: 5850 + 975 = 6825
Step 8: 6825 + 975 = 7800
Step 9: 7800 + 975 = 8775
Step 10: 8775 + 975 = 9750
Step 11: 9750 + 975 = 10725
Step 12: 10725 + 975 = 11700
Step 13: 11700 + 975 = 12675
Step 14: 12675 + 975 = 13650
Step 15: 13650 + 975 = 14625
Step 16: 14625 + 975 = 15600
Step 17: 15600 + 975 = 16575
Step 18: 16575 + 975 = 17550
Step 19: 17550 + 975 = 18525
Step 20: 18525 + 975 = 19500
Step 21: 19500 + 975 = 20475
Step 22: 20475 + 975 = 21450
Step 23: 21450 + 975 = 22425
Step 24: 22425 + 975 = 23400
Step 25: 23400 + 975 = 24375
Step 26: 24375 + 975 = 25350
Step 27: 25350 + 975 = 26325
Step 28: 26325 + 975 = 27300
Step 29: 27300 + 975 = 28275
Step 30: 28275 + 975 = 29250
Step 31: 29250 + 975 = 30225
Step 32: 30225 + 975 = 31200
Step 33: 31200 + 975 = 32175
Step 34: 32175 + 975 = 33150
Step 35: 33150 + 975 = 34125
Step 36: 34125 + 975 = 35100
Step 37: 35100 + 975 = 36075
Step 38: 36075 + 975 = 37050
Step 39: 37050 + 975 = 38025
Step 40: 38025 + 975 = 39000
Step 41: 39000 + 975 = 39975
Step 42: 39975 + 975 = 40950
Step 43: 40950 + 975 = 41925
Step 44: 41925 + 975 = 42900
Step 45: 42900 + 975 = 43875
Step 46: 43875 + 975 = 44850
Step 47: 44850 + 975 = 45825
Step 48: 45825 + 975 = 46800
Step 49: 46800 + 975 = 47775
Step 50: 47775 + 975 = 48750
Step 51: 48750 + 975 = 49725
Step 52: 49725 + 975 = 50700
Step 53: 50700 + 975 = 51675
Step 54: 51675 + 975 = 52650
Step 55: 52650 + 975 = 53625
Step 56: 53625 + 975 = 54600
Step 57: 54600 + 975 = 55575
Step 58: 55575 + 975 = 56550
Step 59: 56550 + 975 = 57525
Step 60: 57525 + 975 = 58500
Step 61: 58500 + 975 = 59475
Step 62: 59475 + 975 = 60450
Step 63: 60450 + 975 = 61425
Step 64: 61425 + 975 = 62400
Step 65: 62400 + 975 = 63375
Step 66: 63375 + 975 = 64350
Step 67: 64350 + 975 = 65325
Step 68: 65325 + 975 = 66300
Step 69: 66300 + 975 = 67275
Step 70: 67275 + 975 = 68250
Step 71: 68250 + 975 = 69225
Step 72: 69225 + 975 = 70200
Step 73: 70200 + 975 = 71175
Step 74: 71175 + 975 = 72150
Step 75: 72150 + 975 = 73125
Step 76: 73125 + 975 = 74100
Step 77: 74100 + 975 = 75075
Step 78: 75075 + 975 = 76050
Step 79: 76050 + 975 = 77025
Step 80: 77025 + 975 = 78000
Step 81: 78000 + 975 = 78975
Step 82: 78975 + 975 = 79950
Step 83: 79950 + 975 = 80925
Step 84: 80925 + 975 = 81900
Step 85: 81900 + 975 = 82875
Step 86: 82875 + 975 = 83850
Step 87: 83850 + 975 = 84825
Step 88: 84825 + 975 = 85800
Step 89: 85800 + 975 = 86775
Step 90: 86775 + 975 = 87750
Step 91: 87750 + 975 = 88725
Step 92: 88725 + 975 = 89700
Step 93: 89700 + 975 = 90675
Step 94: 90675 + 975 = 91650
Step 95: 91650 + 975 = 92625
Step 96: 92625 + 975 = 93600
Step 97: 93600 + 975 = 94575
Step 98: 94575 + 975 = 95550
Step 99: 95550 + 975 = 96525
Step 100: 96525 + 975 = 97500
Step 101: 97500 + 975 = 98475
Step 102: 98475 + 975 = 99450
Step 103: 99450 + 975 = 100425
Step 104: 100425 + 975 = 101400
Step 105: 101400 + 975 = 102375
Step 106: 102375 + 975 = 103350
Step 107: 103350 + 975 = 104325
Step 108: 104325 + 975 = 105300
Step 109: 105300 + 975 = 106275
Step 110: 106275 + 975 = 107250
Step 111: 107250 + 975 = 108225
Step 112: 108225 + 975 = 109200
Step 113: 109200 + 975 = 110175
Step 114: 110175 + 975 = 111150
Step 115: 111150 + 975 = 112125
Step 116: 112125 + 975 = 113100
Step 117: 113100 + 975 = 114075
Step 118: 114075 + 975 = 115050
Step 119: 115050 + 975 = 116025
Step 120: 116025 + 975 = 117000
Step 121: 117000 + 975 = 117975
Step 122: 117975 + 975 = 118950
Step 123: 118950 + 975 = 119925
Step 124: 119925 + 975 = 120900
Step 125: 120900 + 975 = 121875
Step 126: 121875 + 975 = 122850
Step 127: 122850 + 975 = 123825
Step 128: 123825 + 975 = 124800
Step 129: 124800 + 975 = 125775
Step 130: 125775 + 975 = 126750
Step 131: 126750 + 975 = 127725
Step 132: 127725 + 975 = 128700
Step 133: 128700 + 975 = 129675
Step 134: 129675 + 975 = 130650
Step 135: 130650 + 975 = 131625
Step 136: 131625 + 975 = 132600
Step 137: 132600 + 975 = 133575
Step 138: 133575 + 975 = 134550
Step 139: 134550 + 975 = 135525
Step 140: 135525 + 975 = 136500
Step 141: 136500 + 975 = 137475
Step 142: 137475 + 975 = 138450
Step 143: 138450 + 975 = 139425
Step 144: 139425 + 975 = 140400
Step 145: 140400 + 975 = 141375
Step 146: 141375 + 975 = 142350
Step 147: 142350 + 975 = 143325
Step 148: 143325 + 975 = 144300
Step 149: 144300 + 975 = 145275
Step 150: 145275 + 975 = 146250
Step 151: 146250 + 975 = 147225
Step 152: 147225 + 975 = 148200
Step 153: 148200 + 975 = 149175
Step 154: 149175 + 975 = 150150
Step 155: 150150 + 975 = 151125
Step 156: 151125 + 975 = 152100
Step 157: 152100 + 975 = 153075
Step 158: 153075 + 975 = 154050
Step 159: 154050 + 975 = 155025
Step 160: 155025 + 975 = 156000
Step 161: 156000 + 975 = 156975
Step 162: 156975 + 975 = 157950
Step 163: 157950 + 975 = 158925
Step 164: 158925 + 975 = 159900
Step 165: 159900 + 975 = 160875
Step 166: 160875 + 975 = 161850
Step 167: 161850 + 975 = 162825
Step 168: 162825 + 975 = 163800
Step 169: 163800 + 975 = 164775
Step 170: 164775 + 975 = 165750
Step 171: 165750 + 975 = 166725
Step 172: 166725 + 975 = 167700
Step 173: 167700 + 975 = 168675
Step 174: 168675 + 975 = 169650
Step 175: 169650 + 975 = 170625
Step 176: 170625 + 975 = 171600
Step 177: 171600 + 975 = 172575
Step 178: 172575 + 975 = 173550
Step 179: 173550 + 975 = 174525
Step 180: 174525 + 975 = 175500
Step 181: 175500 + 975 = 176475
Step 182: 176475 + 975 = 177450
Step 183: 177450 + 975 = 178425
Step 184: 178425 + 975 = 179400
Step 185: 179400 + 975 = 180375
Step 186: 180375 + 975 = 181350
Step 187: 181350 + 975 = 182325
Step 188: 182325 + 975 = 183300
Step 189: 183300 + 975 = 184275
Step 190: 184275 + 975 = 185250
Step 191: 185250 + 975 = 186225
Step 192: 186225 + 975 = 187200
Step 193: 187200 + 975 = 188175
Step 194: 188175 + 975 = 189150
Step 195: 189150 + 975 = 190125
Step 196: 190125 + 975 = 191100
Step 197: 191100 + 975 = 192075
Step 198: 192075 + 975 = 193050
Step 199: 193050 + 975 = 194025
Step 200: 194025 + 975 = 195000
Step 201: 195000 + 975 = 195975
Step 202: 195975 + 975 = 196950
Step 203: 196950 + 975 = 197925
Step 204: 197925 + 975 = 198900
Step 205: 198900 + 975 = 199875
Step 206: 199875 + 975 = 200850
Step 207: 200850 + 975 = 201825
Step 208: 201825 + 975 = 202800
Step 209: 202800 + 975 = 203775
Step 210: 203775 + 975 = 204750
Step 211: 204750 + 975 = 205725
Step 212: 205725 + 975 = 206700
Step 213: 206700 + 975 = 207675
Step 214: 207675 + 975 = 208650
Step 215: 208650 + 975 = 209625
Step 216: 209625 + 975 = 210600
Step 217: 210600 + 975 = 211575
Step 218: 211575 + 975 = 212550
Step 219: 212550 + 975 = 213525
Step 220: 213525 + 975 = 214500
Step 221: 214500 + 975 = 215475
Step 222: 215475 + 975 = 216450
Step 223: 216450 + 975 = 217425
Step 224: 217425 + 975 = 218400
Step 225: 218400 + 975 = 219375
Step 226: 219375 + 975 = 220350
Step 227: 220350 + 975 = 221325
Step 228: 221325 + 975 = 222300
Step 229: 222300 + 975 = 223275
Step 230: 223275 + 975 = 224250
Step 231: 224250 + 975 = 225225
Step 232: 225225 + 975 = 226200
Step 233: 226200 + 975 = 227175
Step 234: 227175 + 975 = 228150
Step 235: 228150 + 975 = 229125
Step 236: 229125 + 975 = 230100
Step 237: 230100 + 975 = 231075
Step 238: 231075 + 975 = 232050
Step 239: 232050 + 975 = 233025
Step 240: 233025 + 975 = 234000
Step 241: 234000 + 975 = 234975
Step 242: 234975 + 975 = 235950
Step 243: 235950 + 975 = 236925
Step 244: 236925 + 975 = 237900
Step 245: 237900 + 975 = 238875
Step 246: 238875 + 975 = 239850
Step 247: 239850 + 975 = 240825
Step 248: 240825 + 975 = 241800
Step 249: 241800 + 975 = 242775
Step 250: 242775 + 975 = 243750
Step 251: 243750 + 975 = 244725
Step 252: 244725 + 975 = 245700
Step 253: 245700 + 975 = 246675
Step 254: 246675 + 975 = 247650
Step 255: 247650 + 975 = 248625
Step 256: 248625 + 975 = 249600
Step 257: 249600 + 975 = 250575
Step 258: 250575 + 975 = 251550
Step 259: 251550 + 975 = 252525
Step 260: 252525 + 975 = 253500
Step 261: 253500 + 975 = 254475
Step 262: 254475 + 975 = 255450

So, 975*262 = 255450