Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 953 and we're going to multiply it by 152, essentially adding 953 to itself 152 times.
Step 1: 0 + 953 = 953
Step 2: 953 + 953 = 1906
Step 3: 1906 + 953 = 2859
Step 4: 2859 + 953 = 3812
Step 5: 3812 + 953 = 4765
Step 6: 4765 + 953 = 5718
Step 7: 5718 + 953 = 6671
Step 8: 6671 + 953 = 7624
Step 9: 7624 + 953 = 8577
Step 10: 8577 + 953 = 9530
Step 11: 9530 + 953 = 10483
Step 12: 10483 + 953 = 11436
Step 13: 11436 + 953 = 12389
Step 14: 12389 + 953 = 13342
Step 15: 13342 + 953 = 14295
Step 16: 14295 + 953 = 15248
Step 17: 15248 + 953 = 16201
Step 18: 16201 + 953 = 17154
Step 19: 17154 + 953 = 18107
Step 20: 18107 + 953 = 19060
Step 21: 19060 + 953 = 20013
Step 22: 20013 + 953 = 20966
Step 23: 20966 + 953 = 21919
Step 24: 21919 + 953 = 22872
Step 25: 22872 + 953 = 23825
Step 26: 23825 + 953 = 24778
Step 27: 24778 + 953 = 25731
Step 28: 25731 + 953 = 26684
Step 29: 26684 + 953 = 27637
Step 30: 27637 + 953 = 28590
Step 31: 28590 + 953 = 29543
Step 32: 29543 + 953 = 30496
Step 33: 30496 + 953 = 31449
Step 34: 31449 + 953 = 32402
Step 35: 32402 + 953 = 33355
Step 36: 33355 + 953 = 34308
Step 37: 34308 + 953 = 35261
Step 38: 35261 + 953 = 36214
Step 39: 36214 + 953 = 37167
Step 40: 37167 + 953 = 38120
Step 41: 38120 + 953 = 39073
Step 42: 39073 + 953 = 40026
Step 43: 40026 + 953 = 40979
Step 44: 40979 + 953 = 41932
Step 45: 41932 + 953 = 42885
Step 46: 42885 + 953 = 43838
Step 47: 43838 + 953 = 44791
Step 48: 44791 + 953 = 45744
Step 49: 45744 + 953 = 46697
Step 50: 46697 + 953 = 47650
Step 51: 47650 + 953 = 48603
Step 52: 48603 + 953 = 49556
Step 53: 49556 + 953 = 50509
Step 54: 50509 + 953 = 51462
Step 55: 51462 + 953 = 52415
Step 56: 52415 + 953 = 53368
Step 57: 53368 + 953 = 54321
Step 58: 54321 + 953 = 55274
Step 59: 55274 + 953 = 56227
Step 60: 56227 + 953 = 57180
Step 61: 57180 + 953 = 58133
Step 62: 58133 + 953 = 59086
Step 63: 59086 + 953 = 60039
Step 64: 60039 + 953 = 60992
Step 65: 60992 + 953 = 61945
Step 66: 61945 + 953 = 62898
Step 67: 62898 + 953 = 63851
Step 68: 63851 + 953 = 64804
Step 69: 64804 + 953 = 65757
Step 70: 65757 + 953 = 66710
Step 71: 66710 + 953 = 67663
Step 72: 67663 + 953 = 68616
Step 73: 68616 + 953 = 69569
Step 74: 69569 + 953 = 70522
Step 75: 70522 + 953 = 71475
Step 76: 71475 + 953 = 72428
Step 77: 72428 + 953 = 73381
Step 78: 73381 + 953 = 74334
Step 79: 74334 + 953 = 75287
Step 80: 75287 + 953 = 76240
Step 81: 76240 + 953 = 77193
Step 82: 77193 + 953 = 78146
Step 83: 78146 + 953 = 79099
Step 84: 79099 + 953 = 80052
Step 85: 80052 + 953 = 81005
Step 86: 81005 + 953 = 81958
Step 87: 81958 + 953 = 82911
Step 88: 82911 + 953 = 83864
Step 89: 83864 + 953 = 84817
Step 90: 84817 + 953 = 85770
Step 91: 85770 + 953 = 86723
Step 92: 86723 + 953 = 87676
Step 93: 87676 + 953 = 88629
Step 94: 88629 + 953 = 89582
Step 95: 89582 + 953 = 90535
Step 96: 90535 + 953 = 91488
Step 97: 91488 + 953 = 92441
Step 98: 92441 + 953 = 93394
Step 99: 93394 + 953 = 94347
Step 100: 94347 + 953 = 95300
Step 101: 95300 + 953 = 96253
Step 102: 96253 + 953 = 97206
Step 103: 97206 + 953 = 98159
Step 104: 98159 + 953 = 99112
Step 105: 99112 + 953 = 100065
Step 106: 100065 + 953 = 101018
Step 107: 101018 + 953 = 101971
Step 108: 101971 + 953 = 102924
Step 109: 102924 + 953 = 103877
Step 110: 103877 + 953 = 104830
Step 111: 104830 + 953 = 105783
Step 112: 105783 + 953 = 106736
Step 113: 106736 + 953 = 107689
Step 114: 107689 + 953 = 108642
Step 115: 108642 + 953 = 109595
Step 116: 109595 + 953 = 110548
Step 117: 110548 + 953 = 111501
Step 118: 111501 + 953 = 112454
Step 119: 112454 + 953 = 113407
Step 120: 113407 + 953 = 114360
Step 121: 114360 + 953 = 115313
Step 122: 115313 + 953 = 116266
Step 123: 116266 + 953 = 117219
Step 124: 117219 + 953 = 118172
Step 125: 118172 + 953 = 119125
Step 126: 119125 + 953 = 120078
Step 127: 120078 + 953 = 121031
Step 128: 121031 + 953 = 121984
Step 129: 121984 + 953 = 122937
Step 130: 122937 + 953 = 123890
Step 131: 123890 + 953 = 124843
Step 132: 124843 + 953 = 125796
Step 133: 125796 + 953 = 126749
Step 134: 126749 + 953 = 127702
Step 135: 127702 + 953 = 128655
Step 136: 128655 + 953 = 129608
Step 137: 129608 + 953 = 130561
Step 138: 130561 + 953 = 131514
Step 139: 131514 + 953 = 132467
Step 140: 132467 + 953 = 133420
Step 141: 133420 + 953 = 134373
Step 142: 134373 + 953 = 135326
Step 143: 135326 + 953 = 136279
Step 144: 136279 + 953 = 137232
Step 145: 137232 + 953 = 138185
Step 146: 138185 + 953 = 139138
Step 147: 139138 + 953 = 140091
Step 148: 140091 + 953 = 141044
Step 149: 141044 + 953 = 141997
Step 150: 141997 + 953 = 142950
Step 151: 142950 + 953 = 143903
Step 152: 143903 + 953 = 144856

So, 953*152 = 144856