Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 997. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 43. So, we're going to take the number 997 and add it to itself 43 times.
Step 1: 0 + 997 = 997
Step 2: 997 + 997 = 1994
Step 3: 1994 + 997 = 2991
Step 4: 2991 + 997 = 3988
Step 5: 3988 + 997 = 4985
Step 6: 4985 + 997 = 5982
Step 7: 5982 + 997 = 6979
Step 8: 6979 + 997 = 7976
Step 9: 7976 + 997 = 8973
Step 10: 8973 + 997 = 9970
Step 11: 9970 + 997 = 10967
Step 12: 10967 + 997 = 11964
Step 13: 11964 + 997 = 12961
Step 14: 12961 + 997 = 13958
Step 15: 13958 + 997 = 14955
Step 16: 14955 + 997 = 15952
Step 17: 15952 + 997 = 16949
Step 18: 16949 + 997 = 17946
Step 19: 17946 + 997 = 18943
Step 20: 18943 + 997 = 19940
Step 21: 19940 + 997 = 20937
Step 22: 20937 + 997 = 21934
Step 23: 21934 + 997 = 22931
Step 24: 22931 + 997 = 23928
Step 25: 23928 + 997 = 24925
Step 26: 24925 + 997 = 25922
Step 27: 25922 + 997 = 26919
Step 28: 26919 + 997 = 27916
Step 29: 27916 + 997 = 28913
Step 30: 28913 + 997 = 29910
Step 31: 29910 + 997 = 30907
Step 32: 30907 + 997 = 31904
Step 33: 31904 + 997 = 32901
Step 34: 32901 + 997 = 33898
Step 35: 33898 + 997 = 34895
Step 36: 34895 + 997 = 35892
Step 37: 35892 + 997 = 36889
Step 38: 36889 + 997 = 37886
Step 39: 37886 + 997 = 38883
Step 40: 38883 + 997 = 39880
Step 41: 39880 + 997 = 40877
Step 42: 40877 + 997 = 41874
Step 43: 41874 + 997 = 42871

So, 997*43 = 42871