Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 296. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 262. So, we're going to take the number 296 and add it to itself 262 times.
Step 1: 0 + 296 = 296
Step 2: 296 + 296 = 592
Step 3: 592 + 296 = 888
Step 4: 888 + 296 = 1184
Step 5: 1184 + 296 = 1480
Step 6: 1480 + 296 = 1776
Step 7: 1776 + 296 = 2072
Step 8: 2072 + 296 = 2368
Step 9: 2368 + 296 = 2664
Step 10: 2664 + 296 = 2960
Step 11: 2960 + 296 = 3256
Step 12: 3256 + 296 = 3552
Step 13: 3552 + 296 = 3848
Step 14: 3848 + 296 = 4144
Step 15: 4144 + 296 = 4440
Step 16: 4440 + 296 = 4736
Step 17: 4736 + 296 = 5032
Step 18: 5032 + 296 = 5328
Step 19: 5328 + 296 = 5624
Step 20: 5624 + 296 = 5920
Step 21: 5920 + 296 = 6216
Step 22: 6216 + 296 = 6512
Step 23: 6512 + 296 = 6808
Step 24: 6808 + 296 = 7104
Step 25: 7104 + 296 = 7400
Step 26: 7400 + 296 = 7696
Step 27: 7696 + 296 = 7992
Step 28: 7992 + 296 = 8288
Step 29: 8288 + 296 = 8584
Step 30: 8584 + 296 = 8880
Step 31: 8880 + 296 = 9176
Step 32: 9176 + 296 = 9472
Step 33: 9472 + 296 = 9768
Step 34: 9768 + 296 = 10064
Step 35: 10064 + 296 = 10360
Step 36: 10360 + 296 = 10656
Step 37: 10656 + 296 = 10952
Step 38: 10952 + 296 = 11248
Step 39: 11248 + 296 = 11544
Step 40: 11544 + 296 = 11840
Step 41: 11840 + 296 = 12136
Step 42: 12136 + 296 = 12432
Step 43: 12432 + 296 = 12728
Step 44: 12728 + 296 = 13024
Step 45: 13024 + 296 = 13320
Step 46: 13320 + 296 = 13616
Step 47: 13616 + 296 = 13912
Step 48: 13912 + 296 = 14208
Step 49: 14208 + 296 = 14504
Step 50: 14504 + 296 = 14800
Step 51: 14800 + 296 = 15096
Step 52: 15096 + 296 = 15392
Step 53: 15392 + 296 = 15688
Step 54: 15688 + 296 = 15984
Step 55: 15984 + 296 = 16280
Step 56: 16280 + 296 = 16576
Step 57: 16576 + 296 = 16872
Step 58: 16872 + 296 = 17168
Step 59: 17168 + 296 = 17464
Step 60: 17464 + 296 = 17760
Step 61: 17760 + 296 = 18056
Step 62: 18056 + 296 = 18352
Step 63: 18352 + 296 = 18648
Step 64: 18648 + 296 = 18944
Step 65: 18944 + 296 = 19240
Step 66: 19240 + 296 = 19536
Step 67: 19536 + 296 = 19832
Step 68: 19832 + 296 = 20128
Step 69: 20128 + 296 = 20424
Step 70: 20424 + 296 = 20720
Step 71: 20720 + 296 = 21016
Step 72: 21016 + 296 = 21312
Step 73: 21312 + 296 = 21608
Step 74: 21608 + 296 = 21904
Step 75: 21904 + 296 = 22200
Step 76: 22200 + 296 = 22496
Step 77: 22496 + 296 = 22792
Step 78: 22792 + 296 = 23088
Step 79: 23088 + 296 = 23384
Step 80: 23384 + 296 = 23680
Step 81: 23680 + 296 = 23976
Step 82: 23976 + 296 = 24272
Step 83: 24272 + 296 = 24568
Step 84: 24568 + 296 = 24864
Step 85: 24864 + 296 = 25160
Step 86: 25160 + 296 = 25456
Step 87: 25456 + 296 = 25752
Step 88: 25752 + 296 = 26048
Step 89: 26048 + 296 = 26344
Step 90: 26344 + 296 = 26640
Step 91: 26640 + 296 = 26936
Step 92: 26936 + 296 = 27232
Step 93: 27232 + 296 = 27528
Step 94: 27528 + 296 = 27824
Step 95: 27824 + 296 = 28120
Step 96: 28120 + 296 = 28416
Step 97: 28416 + 296 = 28712
Step 98: 28712 + 296 = 29008
Step 99: 29008 + 296 = 29304
Step 100: 29304 + 296 = 29600
Step 101: 29600 + 296 = 29896
Step 102: 29896 + 296 = 30192
Step 103: 30192 + 296 = 30488
Step 104: 30488 + 296 = 30784
Step 105: 30784 + 296 = 31080
Step 106: 31080 + 296 = 31376
Step 107: 31376 + 296 = 31672
Step 108: 31672 + 296 = 31968
Step 109: 31968 + 296 = 32264
Step 110: 32264 + 296 = 32560
Step 111: 32560 + 296 = 32856
Step 112: 32856 + 296 = 33152
Step 113: 33152 + 296 = 33448
Step 114: 33448 + 296 = 33744
Step 115: 33744 + 296 = 34040
Step 116: 34040 + 296 = 34336
Step 117: 34336 + 296 = 34632
Step 118: 34632 + 296 = 34928
Step 119: 34928 + 296 = 35224
Step 120: 35224 + 296 = 35520
Step 121: 35520 + 296 = 35816
Step 122: 35816 + 296 = 36112
Step 123: 36112 + 296 = 36408
Step 124: 36408 + 296 = 36704
Step 125: 36704 + 296 = 37000
Step 126: 37000 + 296 = 37296
Step 127: 37296 + 296 = 37592
Step 128: 37592 + 296 = 37888
Step 129: 37888 + 296 = 38184
Step 130: 38184 + 296 = 38480
Step 131: 38480 + 296 = 38776
Step 132: 38776 + 296 = 39072
Step 133: 39072 + 296 = 39368
Step 134: 39368 + 296 = 39664
Step 135: 39664 + 296 = 39960
Step 136: 39960 + 296 = 40256
Step 137: 40256 + 296 = 40552
Step 138: 40552 + 296 = 40848
Step 139: 40848 + 296 = 41144
Step 140: 41144 + 296 = 41440
Step 141: 41440 + 296 = 41736
Step 142: 41736 + 296 = 42032
Step 143: 42032 + 296 = 42328
Step 144: 42328 + 296 = 42624
Step 145: 42624 + 296 = 42920
Step 146: 42920 + 296 = 43216
Step 147: 43216 + 296 = 43512
Step 148: 43512 + 296 = 43808
Step 149: 43808 + 296 = 44104
Step 150: 44104 + 296 = 44400
Step 151: 44400 + 296 = 44696
Step 152: 44696 + 296 = 44992
Step 153: 44992 + 296 = 45288
Step 154: 45288 + 296 = 45584
Step 155: 45584 + 296 = 45880
Step 156: 45880 + 296 = 46176
Step 157: 46176 + 296 = 46472
Step 158: 46472 + 296 = 46768
Step 159: 46768 + 296 = 47064
Step 160: 47064 + 296 = 47360
Step 161: 47360 + 296 = 47656
Step 162: 47656 + 296 = 47952
Step 163: 47952 + 296 = 48248
Step 164: 48248 + 296 = 48544
Step 165: 48544 + 296 = 48840
Step 166: 48840 + 296 = 49136
Step 167: 49136 + 296 = 49432
Step 168: 49432 + 296 = 49728
Step 169: 49728 + 296 = 50024
Step 170: 50024 + 296 = 50320
Step 171: 50320 + 296 = 50616
Step 172: 50616 + 296 = 50912
Step 173: 50912 + 296 = 51208
Step 174: 51208 + 296 = 51504
Step 175: 51504 + 296 = 51800
Step 176: 51800 + 296 = 52096
Step 177: 52096 + 296 = 52392
Step 178: 52392 + 296 = 52688
Step 179: 52688 + 296 = 52984
Step 180: 52984 + 296 = 53280
Step 181: 53280 + 296 = 53576
Step 182: 53576 + 296 = 53872
Step 183: 53872 + 296 = 54168
Step 184: 54168 + 296 = 54464
Step 185: 54464 + 296 = 54760
Step 186: 54760 + 296 = 55056
Step 187: 55056 + 296 = 55352
Step 188: 55352 + 296 = 55648
Step 189: 55648 + 296 = 55944
Step 190: 55944 + 296 = 56240
Step 191: 56240 + 296 = 56536
Step 192: 56536 + 296 = 56832
Step 193: 56832 + 296 = 57128
Step 194: 57128 + 296 = 57424
Step 195: 57424 + 296 = 57720
Step 196: 57720 + 296 = 58016
Step 197: 58016 + 296 = 58312
Step 198: 58312 + 296 = 58608
Step 199: 58608 + 296 = 58904
Step 200: 58904 + 296 = 59200
Step 201: 59200 + 296 = 59496
Step 202: 59496 + 296 = 59792
Step 203: 59792 + 296 = 60088
Step 204: 60088 + 296 = 60384
Step 205: 60384 + 296 = 60680
Step 206: 60680 + 296 = 60976
Step 207: 60976 + 296 = 61272
Step 208: 61272 + 296 = 61568
Step 209: 61568 + 296 = 61864
Step 210: 61864 + 296 = 62160
Step 211: 62160 + 296 = 62456
Step 212: 62456 + 296 = 62752
Step 213: 62752 + 296 = 63048
Step 214: 63048 + 296 = 63344
Step 215: 63344 + 296 = 63640
Step 216: 63640 + 296 = 63936
Step 217: 63936 + 296 = 64232
Step 218: 64232 + 296 = 64528
Step 219: 64528 + 296 = 64824
Step 220: 64824 + 296 = 65120
Step 221: 65120 + 296 = 65416
Step 222: 65416 + 296 = 65712
Step 223: 65712 + 296 = 66008
Step 224: 66008 + 296 = 66304
Step 225: 66304 + 296 = 66600
Step 226: 66600 + 296 = 66896
Step 227: 66896 + 296 = 67192
Step 228: 67192 + 296 = 67488
Step 229: 67488 + 296 = 67784
Step 230: 67784 + 296 = 68080
Step 231: 68080 + 296 = 68376
Step 232: 68376 + 296 = 68672
Step 233: 68672 + 296 = 68968
Step 234: 68968 + 296 = 69264
Step 235: 69264 + 296 = 69560
Step 236: 69560 + 296 = 69856
Step 237: 69856 + 296 = 70152
Step 238: 70152 + 296 = 70448
Step 239: 70448 + 296 = 70744
Step 240: 70744 + 296 = 71040
Step 241: 71040 + 296 = 71336
Step 242: 71336 + 296 = 71632
Step 243: 71632 + 296 = 71928
Step 244: 71928 + 296 = 72224
Step 245: 72224 + 296 = 72520
Step 246: 72520 + 296 = 72816
Step 247: 72816 + 296 = 73112
Step 248: 73112 + 296 = 73408
Step 249: 73408 + 296 = 73704
Step 250: 73704 + 296 = 74000
Step 251: 74000 + 296 = 74296
Step 252: 74296 + 296 = 74592
Step 253: 74592 + 296 = 74888
Step 254: 74888 + 296 = 75184
Step 255: 75184 + 296 = 75480
Step 256: 75480 + 296 = 75776
Step 257: 75776 + 296 = 76072
Step 258: 76072 + 296 = 76368
Step 259: 76368 + 296 = 76664
Step 260: 76664 + 296 = 76960
Step 261: 76960 + 296 = 77256
Step 262: 77256 + 296 = 77552

So, 296*262 = 77552