Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 679. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 172. So, we're going to take the number 679 and add it to itself 172 times.
Step 1: 0 + 679 = 679
Step 2: 679 + 679 = 1358
Step 3: 1358 + 679 = 2037
Step 4: 2037 + 679 = 2716
Step 5: 2716 + 679 = 3395
Step 6: 3395 + 679 = 4074
Step 7: 4074 + 679 = 4753
Step 8: 4753 + 679 = 5432
Step 9: 5432 + 679 = 6111
Step 10: 6111 + 679 = 6790
Step 11: 6790 + 679 = 7469
Step 12: 7469 + 679 = 8148
Step 13: 8148 + 679 = 8827
Step 14: 8827 + 679 = 9506
Step 15: 9506 + 679 = 10185
Step 16: 10185 + 679 = 10864
Step 17: 10864 + 679 = 11543
Step 18: 11543 + 679 = 12222
Step 19: 12222 + 679 = 12901
Step 20: 12901 + 679 = 13580
Step 21: 13580 + 679 = 14259
Step 22: 14259 + 679 = 14938
Step 23: 14938 + 679 = 15617
Step 24: 15617 + 679 = 16296
Step 25: 16296 + 679 = 16975
Step 26: 16975 + 679 = 17654
Step 27: 17654 + 679 = 18333
Step 28: 18333 + 679 = 19012
Step 29: 19012 + 679 = 19691
Step 30: 19691 + 679 = 20370
Step 31: 20370 + 679 = 21049
Step 32: 21049 + 679 = 21728
Step 33: 21728 + 679 = 22407
Step 34: 22407 + 679 = 23086
Step 35: 23086 + 679 = 23765
Step 36: 23765 + 679 = 24444
Step 37: 24444 + 679 = 25123
Step 38: 25123 + 679 = 25802
Step 39: 25802 + 679 = 26481
Step 40: 26481 + 679 = 27160
Step 41: 27160 + 679 = 27839
Step 42: 27839 + 679 = 28518
Step 43: 28518 + 679 = 29197
Step 44: 29197 + 679 = 29876
Step 45: 29876 + 679 = 30555
Step 46: 30555 + 679 = 31234
Step 47: 31234 + 679 = 31913
Step 48: 31913 + 679 = 32592
Step 49: 32592 + 679 = 33271
Step 50: 33271 + 679 = 33950
Step 51: 33950 + 679 = 34629
Step 52: 34629 + 679 = 35308
Step 53: 35308 + 679 = 35987
Step 54: 35987 + 679 = 36666
Step 55: 36666 + 679 = 37345
Step 56: 37345 + 679 = 38024
Step 57: 38024 + 679 = 38703
Step 58: 38703 + 679 = 39382
Step 59: 39382 + 679 = 40061
Step 60: 40061 + 679 = 40740
Step 61: 40740 + 679 = 41419
Step 62: 41419 + 679 = 42098
Step 63: 42098 + 679 = 42777
Step 64: 42777 + 679 = 43456
Step 65: 43456 + 679 = 44135
Step 66: 44135 + 679 = 44814
Step 67: 44814 + 679 = 45493
Step 68: 45493 + 679 = 46172
Step 69: 46172 + 679 = 46851
Step 70: 46851 + 679 = 47530
Step 71: 47530 + 679 = 48209
Step 72: 48209 + 679 = 48888
Step 73: 48888 + 679 = 49567
Step 74: 49567 + 679 = 50246
Step 75: 50246 + 679 = 50925
Step 76: 50925 + 679 = 51604
Step 77: 51604 + 679 = 52283
Step 78: 52283 + 679 = 52962
Step 79: 52962 + 679 = 53641
Step 80: 53641 + 679 = 54320
Step 81: 54320 + 679 = 54999
Step 82: 54999 + 679 = 55678
Step 83: 55678 + 679 = 56357
Step 84: 56357 + 679 = 57036
Step 85: 57036 + 679 = 57715
Step 86: 57715 + 679 = 58394
Step 87: 58394 + 679 = 59073
Step 88: 59073 + 679 = 59752
Step 89: 59752 + 679 = 60431
Step 90: 60431 + 679 = 61110
Step 91: 61110 + 679 = 61789
Step 92: 61789 + 679 = 62468
Step 93: 62468 + 679 = 63147
Step 94: 63147 + 679 = 63826
Step 95: 63826 + 679 = 64505
Step 96: 64505 + 679 = 65184
Step 97: 65184 + 679 = 65863
Step 98: 65863 + 679 = 66542
Step 99: 66542 + 679 = 67221
Step 100: 67221 + 679 = 67900
Step 101: 67900 + 679 = 68579
Step 102: 68579 + 679 = 69258
Step 103: 69258 + 679 = 69937
Step 104: 69937 + 679 = 70616
Step 105: 70616 + 679 = 71295
Step 106: 71295 + 679 = 71974
Step 107: 71974 + 679 = 72653
Step 108: 72653 + 679 = 73332
Step 109: 73332 + 679 = 74011
Step 110: 74011 + 679 = 74690
Step 111: 74690 + 679 = 75369
Step 112: 75369 + 679 = 76048
Step 113: 76048 + 679 = 76727
Step 114: 76727 + 679 = 77406
Step 115: 77406 + 679 = 78085
Step 116: 78085 + 679 = 78764
Step 117: 78764 + 679 = 79443
Step 118: 79443 + 679 = 80122
Step 119: 80122 + 679 = 80801
Step 120: 80801 + 679 = 81480
Step 121: 81480 + 679 = 82159
Step 122: 82159 + 679 = 82838
Step 123: 82838 + 679 = 83517
Step 124: 83517 + 679 = 84196
Step 125: 84196 + 679 = 84875
Step 126: 84875 + 679 = 85554
Step 127: 85554 + 679 = 86233
Step 128: 86233 + 679 = 86912
Step 129: 86912 + 679 = 87591
Step 130: 87591 + 679 = 88270
Step 131: 88270 + 679 = 88949
Step 132: 88949 + 679 = 89628
Step 133: 89628 + 679 = 90307
Step 134: 90307 + 679 = 90986
Step 135: 90986 + 679 = 91665
Step 136: 91665 + 679 = 92344
Step 137: 92344 + 679 = 93023
Step 138: 93023 + 679 = 93702
Step 139: 93702 + 679 = 94381
Step 140: 94381 + 679 = 95060
Step 141: 95060 + 679 = 95739
Step 142: 95739 + 679 = 96418
Step 143: 96418 + 679 = 97097
Step 144: 97097 + 679 = 97776
Step 145: 97776 + 679 = 98455
Step 146: 98455 + 679 = 99134
Step 147: 99134 + 679 = 99813
Step 148: 99813 + 679 = 100492
Step 149: 100492 + 679 = 101171
Step 150: 101171 + 679 = 101850
Step 151: 101850 + 679 = 102529
Step 152: 102529 + 679 = 103208
Step 153: 103208 + 679 = 103887
Step 154: 103887 + 679 = 104566
Step 155: 104566 + 679 = 105245
Step 156: 105245 + 679 = 105924
Step 157: 105924 + 679 = 106603
Step 158: 106603 + 679 = 107282
Step 159: 107282 + 679 = 107961
Step 160: 107961 + 679 = 108640
Step 161: 108640 + 679 = 109319
Step 162: 109319 + 679 = 109998
Step 163: 109998 + 679 = 110677
Step 164: 110677 + 679 = 111356
Step 165: 111356 + 679 = 112035
Step 166: 112035 + 679 = 112714
Step 167: 112714 + 679 = 113393
Step 168: 113393 + 679 = 114072
Step 169: 114072 + 679 = 114751
Step 170: 114751 + 679 = 115430
Step 171: 115430 + 679 = 116109
Step 172: 116109 + 679 = 116788

So, 679*172 = 116788