OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 973 and we're going to multiply it by 268, which means we add 973 to itself 268 times.
Step 1: 0 + 973 = 973
Step 2: 973 + 973 = 1946
Step 3: 1946 + 973 = 2919
Step 4: 2919 + 973 = 3892
Step 5: 3892 + 973 = 4865
Step 6: 4865 + 973 = 5838
Step 7: 5838 + 973 = 6811
Step 8: 6811 + 973 = 7784
Step 9: 7784 + 973 = 8757
Step 10: 8757 + 973 = 9730
Step 11: 9730 + 973 = 10703
Step 12: 10703 + 973 = 11676
Step 13: 11676 + 973 = 12649
Step 14: 12649 + 973 = 13622
Step 15: 13622 + 973 = 14595
Step 16: 14595 + 973 = 15568
Step 17: 15568 + 973 = 16541
Step 18: 16541 + 973 = 17514
Step 19: 17514 + 973 = 18487
Step 20: 18487 + 973 = 19460
Step 21: 19460 + 973 = 20433
Step 22: 20433 + 973 = 21406
Step 23: 21406 + 973 = 22379
Step 24: 22379 + 973 = 23352
Step 25: 23352 + 973 = 24325
Step 26: 24325 + 973 = 25298
Step 27: 25298 + 973 = 26271
Step 28: 26271 + 973 = 27244
Step 29: 27244 + 973 = 28217
Step 30: 28217 + 973 = 29190
Step 31: 29190 + 973 = 30163
Step 32: 30163 + 973 = 31136
Step 33: 31136 + 973 = 32109
Step 34: 32109 + 973 = 33082
Step 35: 33082 + 973 = 34055
Step 36: 34055 + 973 = 35028
Step 37: 35028 + 973 = 36001
Step 38: 36001 + 973 = 36974
Step 39: 36974 + 973 = 37947
Step 40: 37947 + 973 = 38920
Step 41: 38920 + 973 = 39893
Step 42: 39893 + 973 = 40866
Step 43: 40866 + 973 = 41839
Step 44: 41839 + 973 = 42812
Step 45: 42812 + 973 = 43785
Step 46: 43785 + 973 = 44758
Step 47: 44758 + 973 = 45731
Step 48: 45731 + 973 = 46704
Step 49: 46704 + 973 = 47677
Step 50: 47677 + 973 = 48650
Step 51: 48650 + 973 = 49623
Step 52: 49623 + 973 = 50596
Step 53: 50596 + 973 = 51569
Step 54: 51569 + 973 = 52542
Step 55: 52542 + 973 = 53515
Step 56: 53515 + 973 = 54488
Step 57: 54488 + 973 = 55461
Step 58: 55461 + 973 = 56434
Step 59: 56434 + 973 = 57407
Step 60: 57407 + 973 = 58380
Step 61: 58380 + 973 = 59353
Step 62: 59353 + 973 = 60326
Step 63: 60326 + 973 = 61299
Step 64: 61299 + 973 = 62272
Step 65: 62272 + 973 = 63245
Step 66: 63245 + 973 = 64218
Step 67: 64218 + 973 = 65191
Step 68: 65191 + 973 = 66164
Step 69: 66164 + 973 = 67137
Step 70: 67137 + 973 = 68110
Step 71: 68110 + 973 = 69083
Step 72: 69083 + 973 = 70056
Step 73: 70056 + 973 = 71029
Step 74: 71029 + 973 = 72002
Step 75: 72002 + 973 = 72975
Step 76: 72975 + 973 = 73948
Step 77: 73948 + 973 = 74921
Step 78: 74921 + 973 = 75894
Step 79: 75894 + 973 = 76867
Step 80: 76867 + 973 = 77840
Step 81: 77840 + 973 = 78813
Step 82: 78813 + 973 = 79786
Step 83: 79786 + 973 = 80759
Step 84: 80759 + 973 = 81732
Step 85: 81732 + 973 = 82705
Step 86: 82705 + 973 = 83678
Step 87: 83678 + 973 = 84651
Step 88: 84651 + 973 = 85624
Step 89: 85624 + 973 = 86597
Step 90: 86597 + 973 = 87570
Step 91: 87570 + 973 = 88543
Step 92: 88543 + 973 = 89516
Step 93: 89516 + 973 = 90489
Step 94: 90489 + 973 = 91462
Step 95: 91462 + 973 = 92435
Step 96: 92435 + 973 = 93408
Step 97: 93408 + 973 = 94381
Step 98: 94381 + 973 = 95354
Step 99: 95354 + 973 = 96327
Step 100: 96327 + 973 = 97300
Step 101: 97300 + 973 = 98273
Step 102: 98273 + 973 = 99246
Step 103: 99246 + 973 = 100219
Step 104: 100219 + 973 = 101192
Step 105: 101192 + 973 = 102165
Step 106: 102165 + 973 = 103138
Step 107: 103138 + 973 = 104111
Step 108: 104111 + 973 = 105084
Step 109: 105084 + 973 = 106057
Step 110: 106057 + 973 = 107030
Step 111: 107030 + 973 = 108003
Step 112: 108003 + 973 = 108976
Step 113: 108976 + 973 = 109949
Step 114: 109949 + 973 = 110922
Step 115: 110922 + 973 = 111895
Step 116: 111895 + 973 = 112868
Step 117: 112868 + 973 = 113841
Step 118: 113841 + 973 = 114814
Step 119: 114814 + 973 = 115787
Step 120: 115787 + 973 = 116760
Step 121: 116760 + 973 = 117733
Step 122: 117733 + 973 = 118706
Step 123: 118706 + 973 = 119679
Step 124: 119679 + 973 = 120652
Step 125: 120652 + 973 = 121625
Step 126: 121625 + 973 = 122598
Step 127: 122598 + 973 = 123571
Step 128: 123571 + 973 = 124544
Step 129: 124544 + 973 = 125517
Step 130: 125517 + 973 = 126490
Step 131: 126490 + 973 = 127463
Step 132: 127463 + 973 = 128436
Step 133: 128436 + 973 = 129409
Step 134: 129409 + 973 = 130382
Step 135: 130382 + 973 = 131355
Step 136: 131355 + 973 = 132328
Step 137: 132328 + 973 = 133301
Step 138: 133301 + 973 = 134274
Step 139: 134274 + 973 = 135247
Step 140: 135247 + 973 = 136220
Step 141: 136220 + 973 = 137193
Step 142: 137193 + 973 = 138166
Step 143: 138166 + 973 = 139139
Step 144: 139139 + 973 = 140112
Step 145: 140112 + 973 = 141085
Step 146: 141085 + 973 = 142058
Step 147: 142058 + 973 = 143031
Step 148: 143031 + 973 = 144004
Step 149: 144004 + 973 = 144977
Step 150: 144977 + 973 = 145950
Step 151: 145950 + 973 = 146923
Step 152: 146923 + 973 = 147896
Step 153: 147896 + 973 = 148869
Step 154: 148869 + 973 = 149842
Step 155: 149842 + 973 = 150815
Step 156: 150815 + 973 = 151788
Step 157: 151788 + 973 = 152761
Step 158: 152761 + 973 = 153734
Step 159: 153734 + 973 = 154707
Step 160: 154707 + 973 = 155680
Step 161: 155680 + 973 = 156653
Step 162: 156653 + 973 = 157626
Step 163: 157626 + 973 = 158599
Step 164: 158599 + 973 = 159572
Step 165: 159572 + 973 = 160545
Step 166: 160545 + 973 = 161518
Step 167: 161518 + 973 = 162491
Step 168: 162491 + 973 = 163464
Step 169: 163464 + 973 = 164437
Step 170: 164437 + 973 = 165410
Step 171: 165410 + 973 = 166383
Step 172: 166383 + 973 = 167356
Step 173: 167356 + 973 = 168329
Step 174: 168329 + 973 = 169302
Step 175: 169302 + 973 = 170275
Step 176: 170275 + 973 = 171248
Step 177: 171248 + 973 = 172221
Step 178: 172221 + 973 = 173194
Step 179: 173194 + 973 = 174167
Step 180: 174167 + 973 = 175140
Step 181: 175140 + 973 = 176113
Step 182: 176113 + 973 = 177086
Step 183: 177086 + 973 = 178059
Step 184: 178059 + 973 = 179032
Step 185: 179032 + 973 = 180005
Step 186: 180005 + 973 = 180978
Step 187: 180978 + 973 = 181951
Step 188: 181951 + 973 = 182924
Step 189: 182924 + 973 = 183897
Step 190: 183897 + 973 = 184870
Step 191: 184870 + 973 = 185843
Step 192: 185843 + 973 = 186816
Step 193: 186816 + 973 = 187789
Step 194: 187789 + 973 = 188762
Step 195: 188762 + 973 = 189735
Step 196: 189735 + 973 = 190708
Step 197: 190708 + 973 = 191681
Step 198: 191681 + 973 = 192654
Step 199: 192654 + 973 = 193627
Step 200: 193627 + 973 = 194600
Step 201: 194600 + 973 = 195573
Step 202: 195573 + 973 = 196546
Step 203: 196546 + 973 = 197519
Step 204: 197519 + 973 = 198492
Step 205: 198492 + 973 = 199465
Step 206: 199465 + 973 = 200438
Step 207: 200438 + 973 = 201411
Step 208: 201411 + 973 = 202384
Step 209: 202384 + 973 = 203357
Step 210: 203357 + 973 = 204330
Step 211: 204330 + 973 = 205303
Step 212: 205303 + 973 = 206276
Step 213: 206276 + 973 = 207249
Step 214: 207249 + 973 = 208222
Step 215: 208222 + 973 = 209195
Step 216: 209195 + 973 = 210168
Step 217: 210168 + 973 = 211141
Step 218: 211141 + 973 = 212114
Step 219: 212114 + 973 = 213087
Step 220: 213087 + 973 = 214060
Step 221: 214060 + 973 = 215033
Step 222: 215033 + 973 = 216006
Step 223: 216006 + 973 = 216979
Step 224: 216979 + 973 = 217952
Step 225: 217952 + 973 = 218925
Step 226: 218925 + 973 = 219898
Step 227: 219898 + 973 = 220871
Step 228: 220871 + 973 = 221844
Step 229: 221844 + 973 = 222817
Step 230: 222817 + 973 = 223790
Step 231: 223790 + 973 = 224763
Step 232: 224763 + 973 = 225736
Step 233: 225736 + 973 = 226709
Step 234: 226709 + 973 = 227682
Step 235: 227682 + 973 = 228655
Step 236: 228655 + 973 = 229628
Step 237: 229628 + 973 = 230601
Step 238: 230601 + 973 = 231574
Step 239: 231574 + 973 = 232547
Step 240: 232547 + 973 = 233520
Step 241: 233520 + 973 = 234493
Step 242: 234493 + 973 = 235466
Step 243: 235466 + 973 = 236439
Step 244: 236439 + 973 = 237412
Step 245: 237412 + 973 = 238385
Step 246: 238385 + 973 = 239358
Step 247: 239358 + 973 = 240331
Step 248: 240331 + 973 = 241304
Step 249: 241304 + 973 = 242277
Step 250: 242277 + 973 = 243250
Step 251: 243250 + 973 = 244223
Step 252: 244223 + 973 = 245196
Step 253: 245196 + 973 = 246169
Step 254: 246169 + 973 = 247142
Step 255: 247142 + 973 = 248115
Step 256: 248115 + 973 = 249088
Step 257: 249088 + 973 = 250061
Step 258: 250061 + 973 = 251034
Step 259: 251034 + 973 = 252007
Step 260: 252007 + 973 = 252980
Step 261: 252980 + 973 = 253953
Step 262: 253953 + 973 = 254926
Step 263: 254926 + 973 = 255899
Step 264: 255899 + 973 = 256872
Step 265: 256872 + 973 = 257845
Step 266: 257845 + 973 = 258818
Step 267: 258818 + 973 = 259791
Step 268: 259791 + 973 = 260764

So, 973*268 = 260764