OK, let's crack this. We're given 975 and our task is to multiply it by 417. Essentially, we'll be adding 975 to itself 417 times.
Step 1: 0 + 975 = 975
Step 2: 975 + 975 = 1950
Step 3: 1950 + 975 = 2925
Step 4: 2925 + 975 = 3900
Step 5: 3900 + 975 = 4875
Step 6: 4875 + 975 = 5850
Step 7: 5850 + 975 = 6825
Step 8: 6825 + 975 = 7800
Step 9: 7800 + 975 = 8775
Step 10: 8775 + 975 = 9750
Step 11: 9750 + 975 = 10725
Step 12: 10725 + 975 = 11700
Step 13: 11700 + 975 = 12675
Step 14: 12675 + 975 = 13650
Step 15: 13650 + 975 = 14625
Step 16: 14625 + 975 = 15600
Step 17: 15600 + 975 = 16575
Step 18: 16575 + 975 = 17550
Step 19: 17550 + 975 = 18525
Step 20: 18525 + 975 = 19500
Step 21: 19500 + 975 = 20475
Step 22: 20475 + 975 = 21450
Step 23: 21450 + 975 = 22425
Step 24: 22425 + 975 = 23400
Step 25: 23400 + 975 = 24375
Step 26: 24375 + 975 = 25350
Step 27: 25350 + 975 = 26325
Step 28: 26325 + 975 = 27300
Step 29: 27300 + 975 = 28275
Step 30: 28275 + 975 = 29250
Step 31: 29250 + 975 = 30225
Step 32: 30225 + 975 = 31200
Step 33: 31200 + 975 = 32175
Step 34: 32175 + 975 = 33150
Step 35: 33150 + 975 = 34125
Step 36: 34125 + 975 = 35100
Step 37: 35100 + 975 = 36075
Step 38: 36075 + 975 = 37050
Step 39: 37050 + 975 = 38025
Step 40: 38025 + 975 = 39000
Step 41: 39000 + 975 = 39975
Step 42: 39975 + 975 = 40950
Step 43: 40950 + 975 = 41925
Step 44: 41925 + 975 = 42900
Step 45: 42900 + 975 = 43875
Step 46: 43875 + 975 = 44850
Step 47: 44850 + 975 = 45825
Step 48: 45825 + 975 = 46800
Step 49: 46800 + 975 = 47775
Step 50: 47775 + 975 = 48750
Step 51: 48750 + 975 = 49725
Step 52: 49725 + 975 = 50700
Step 53: 50700 + 975 = 51675
Step 54: 51675 + 975 = 52650
Step 55: 52650 + 975 = 53625
Step 56: 53625 + 975 = 54600
Step 57: 54600 + 975 = 55575
Step 58: 55575 + 975 = 56550
Step 59: 56550 + 975 = 57525
Step 60: 57525 + 975 = 58500
Step 61: 58500 + 975 = 59475
Step 62: 59475 + 975 = 60450
Step 63: 60450 + 975 = 61425
Step 64: 61425 + 975 = 62400
Step 65: 62400 + 975 = 63375
Step 66: 63375 + 975 = 64350
Step 67: 64350 + 975 = 65325
Step 68: 65325 + 975 = 66300
Step 69: 66300 + 975 = 67275
Step 70: 67275 + 975 = 68250
Step 71: 68250 + 975 = 69225
Step 72: 69225 + 975 = 70200
Step 73: 70200 + 975 = 71175
Step 74: 71175 + 975 = 72150
Step 75: 72150 + 975 = 73125
Step 76: 73125 + 975 = 74100
Step 77: 74100 + 975 = 75075
Step 78: 75075 + 975 = 76050
Step 79: 76050 + 975 = 77025
Step 80: 77025 + 975 = 78000
Step 81: 78000 + 975 = 78975
Step 82: 78975 + 975 = 79950
Step 83: 79950 + 975 = 80925
Step 84: 80925 + 975 = 81900
Step 85: 81900 + 975 = 82875
Step 86: 82875 + 975 = 83850
Step 87: 83850 + 975 = 84825
Step 88: 84825 + 975 = 85800
Step 89: 85800 + 975 = 86775
Step 90: 86775 + 975 = 87750
Step 91: 87750 + 975 = 88725
Step 92: 88725 + 975 = 89700
Step 93: 89700 + 975 = 90675
Step 94: 90675 + 975 = 91650
Step 95: 91650 + 975 = 92625
Step 96: 92625 + 975 = 93600
Step 97: 93600 + 975 = 94575
Step 98: 94575 + 975 = 95550
Step 99: 95550 + 975 = 96525
Step 100: 96525 + 975 = 97500
Step 101: 97500 + 975 = 98475
Step 102: 98475 + 975 = 99450
Step 103: 99450 + 975 = 100425
Step 104: 100425 + 975 = 101400
Step 105: 101400 + 975 = 102375
Step 106: 102375 + 975 = 103350
Step 107: 103350 + 975 = 104325
Step 108: 104325 + 975 = 105300
Step 109: 105300 + 975 = 106275
Step 110: 106275 + 975 = 107250
Step 111: 107250 + 975 = 108225
Step 112: 108225 + 975 = 109200
Step 113: 109200 + 975 = 110175
Step 114: 110175 + 975 = 111150
Step 115: 111150 + 975 = 112125
Step 116: 112125 + 975 = 113100
Step 117: 113100 + 975 = 114075
Step 118: 114075 + 975 = 115050
Step 119: 115050 + 975 = 116025
Step 120: 116025 + 975 = 117000
Step 121: 117000 + 975 = 117975
Step 122: 117975 + 975 = 118950
Step 123: 118950 + 975 = 119925
Step 124: 119925 + 975 = 120900
Step 125: 120900 + 975 = 121875
Step 126: 121875 + 975 = 122850
Step 127: 122850 + 975 = 123825
Step 128: 123825 + 975 = 124800
Step 129: 124800 + 975 = 125775
Step 130: 125775 + 975 = 126750
Step 131: 126750 + 975 = 127725
Step 132: 127725 + 975 = 128700
Step 133: 128700 + 975 = 129675
Step 134: 129675 + 975 = 130650
Step 135: 130650 + 975 = 131625
Step 136: 131625 + 975 = 132600
Step 137: 132600 + 975 = 133575
Step 138: 133575 + 975 = 134550
Step 139: 134550 + 975 = 135525
Step 140: 135525 + 975 = 136500
Step 141: 136500 + 975 = 137475
Step 142: 137475 + 975 = 138450
Step 143: 138450 + 975 = 139425
Step 144: 139425 + 975 = 140400
Step 145: 140400 + 975 = 141375
Step 146: 141375 + 975 = 142350
Step 147: 142350 + 975 = 143325
Step 148: 143325 + 975 = 144300
Step 149: 144300 + 975 = 145275
Step 150: 145275 + 975 = 146250
Step 151: 146250 + 975 = 147225
Step 152: 147225 + 975 = 148200
Step 153: 148200 + 975 = 149175
Step 154: 149175 + 975 = 150150
Step 155: 150150 + 975 = 151125
Step 156: 151125 + 975 = 152100
Step 157: 152100 + 975 = 153075
Step 158: 153075 + 975 = 154050
Step 159: 154050 + 975 = 155025
Step 160: 155025 + 975 = 156000
Step 161: 156000 + 975 = 156975
Step 162: 156975 + 975 = 157950
Step 163: 157950 + 975 = 158925
Step 164: 158925 + 975 = 159900
Step 165: 159900 + 975 = 160875
Step 166: 160875 + 975 = 161850
Step 167: 161850 + 975 = 162825
Step 168: 162825 + 975 = 163800
Step 169: 163800 + 975 = 164775
Step 170: 164775 + 975 = 165750
Step 171: 165750 + 975 = 166725
Step 172: 166725 + 975 = 167700
Step 173: 167700 + 975 = 168675
Step 174: 168675 + 975 = 169650
Step 175: 169650 + 975 = 170625
Step 176: 170625 + 975 = 171600
Step 177: 171600 + 975 = 172575
Step 178: 172575 + 975 = 173550
Step 179: 173550 + 975 = 174525
Step 180: 174525 + 975 = 175500
Step 181: 175500 + 975 = 176475
Step 182: 176475 + 975 = 177450
Step 183: 177450 + 975 = 178425
Step 184: 178425 + 975 = 179400
Step 185: 179400 + 975 = 180375
Step 186: 180375 + 975 = 181350
Step 187: 181350 + 975 = 182325
Step 188: 182325 + 975 = 183300
Step 189: 183300 + 975 = 184275
Step 190: 184275 + 975 = 185250
Step 191: 185250 + 975 = 186225
Step 192: 186225 + 975 = 187200
Step 193: 187200 + 975 = 188175
Step 194: 188175 + 975 = 189150
Step 195: 189150 + 975 = 190125
Step 196: 190125 + 975 = 191100
Step 197: 191100 + 975 = 192075
Step 198: 192075 + 975 = 193050
Step 199: 193050 + 975 = 194025
Step 200: 194025 + 975 = 195000
Step 201: 195000 + 975 = 195975
Step 202: 195975 + 975 = 196950
Step 203: 196950 + 975 = 197925
Step 204: 197925 + 975 = 198900
Step 205: 198900 + 975 = 199875
Step 206: 199875 + 975 = 200850
Step 207: 200850 + 975 = 201825
Step 208: 201825 + 975 = 202800
Step 209: 202800 + 975 = 203775
Step 210: 203775 + 975 = 204750
Step 211: 204750 + 975 = 205725
Step 212: 205725 + 975 = 206700
Step 213: 206700 + 975 = 207675
Step 214: 207675 + 975 = 208650
Step 215: 208650 + 975 = 209625
Step 216: 209625 + 975 = 210600
Step 217: 210600 + 975 = 211575
Step 218: 211575 + 975 = 212550
Step 219: 212550 + 975 = 213525
Step 220: 213525 + 975 = 214500
Step 221: 214500 + 975 = 215475
Step 222: 215475 + 975 = 216450
Step 223: 216450 + 975 = 217425
Step 224: 217425 + 975 = 218400
Step 225: 218400 + 975 = 219375
Step 226: 219375 + 975 = 220350
Step 227: 220350 + 975 = 221325
Step 228: 221325 + 975 = 222300
Step 229: 222300 + 975 = 223275
Step 230: 223275 + 975 = 224250
Step 231: 224250 + 975 = 225225
Step 232: 225225 + 975 = 226200
Step 233: 226200 + 975 = 227175
Step 234: 227175 + 975 = 228150
Step 235: 228150 + 975 = 229125
Step 236: 229125 + 975 = 230100
Step 237: 230100 + 975 = 231075
Step 238: 231075 + 975 = 232050
Step 239: 232050 + 975 = 233025
Step 240: 233025 + 975 = 234000
Step 241: 234000 + 975 = 234975
Step 242: 234975 + 975 = 235950
Step 243: 235950 + 975 = 236925
Step 244: 236925 + 975 = 237900
Step 245: 237900 + 975 = 238875
Step 246: 238875 + 975 = 239850
Step 247: 239850 + 975 = 240825
Step 248: 240825 + 975 = 241800
Step 249: 241800 + 975 = 242775
Step 250: 242775 + 975 = 243750
Step 251: 243750 + 975 = 244725
Step 252: 244725 + 975 = 245700
Step 253: 245700 + 975 = 246675
Step 254: 246675 + 975 = 247650
Step 255: 247650 + 975 = 248625
Step 256: 248625 + 975 = 249600
Step 257: 249600 + 975 = 250575
Step 258: 250575 + 975 = 251550
Step 259: 251550 + 975 = 252525
Step 260: 252525 + 975 = 253500
Step 261: 253500 + 975 = 254475
Step 262: 254475 + 975 = 255450
Step 263: 255450 + 975 = 256425
Step 264: 256425 + 975 = 257400
Step 265: 257400 + 975 = 258375
Step 266: 258375 + 975 = 259350
Step 267: 259350 + 975 = 260325
Step 268: 260325 + 975 = 261300
Step 269: 261300 + 975 = 262275
Step 270: 262275 + 975 = 263250
Step 271: 263250 + 975 = 264225
Step 272: 264225 + 975 = 265200
Step 273: 265200 + 975 = 266175
Step 274: 266175 + 975 = 267150
Step 275: 267150 + 975 = 268125
Step 276: 268125 + 975 = 269100
Step 277: 269100 + 975 = 270075
Step 278: 270075 + 975 = 271050
Step 279: 271050 + 975 = 272025
Step 280: 272025 + 975 = 273000
Step 281: 273000 + 975 = 273975
Step 282: 273975 + 975 = 274950
Step 283: 274950 + 975 = 275925
Step 284: 275925 + 975 = 276900
Step 285: 276900 + 975 = 277875
Step 286: 277875 + 975 = 278850
Step 287: 278850 + 975 = 279825
Step 288: 279825 + 975 = 280800
Step 289: 280800 + 975 = 281775
Step 290: 281775 + 975 = 282750
Step 291: 282750 + 975 = 283725
Step 292: 283725 + 975 = 284700
Step 293: 284700 + 975 = 285675
Step 294: 285675 + 975 = 286650
Step 295: 286650 + 975 = 287625
Step 296: 287625 + 975 = 288600
Step 297: 288600 + 975 = 289575
Step 298: 289575 + 975 = 290550
Step 299: 290550 + 975 = 291525
Step 300: 291525 + 975 = 292500
Step 301: 292500 + 975 = 293475
Step 302: 293475 + 975 = 294450
Step 303: 294450 + 975 = 295425
Step 304: 295425 + 975 = 296400
Step 305: 296400 + 975 = 297375
Step 306: 297375 + 975 = 298350
Step 307: 298350 + 975 = 299325
Step 308: 299325 + 975 = 300300
Step 309: 300300 + 975 = 301275
Step 310: 301275 + 975 = 302250
Step 311: 302250 + 975 = 303225
Step 312: 303225 + 975 = 304200
Step 313: 304200 + 975 = 305175
Step 314: 305175 + 975 = 306150
Step 315: 306150 + 975 = 307125
Step 316: 307125 + 975 = 308100
Step 317: 308100 + 975 = 309075
Step 318: 309075 + 975 = 310050
Step 319: 310050 + 975 = 311025
Step 320: 311025 + 975 = 312000
Step 321: 312000 + 975 = 312975
Step 322: 312975 + 975 = 313950
Step 323: 313950 + 975 = 314925
Step 324: 314925 + 975 = 315900
Step 325: 315900 + 975 = 316875
Step 326: 316875 + 975 = 317850
Step 327: 317850 + 975 = 318825
Step 328: 318825 + 975 = 319800
Step 329: 319800 + 975 = 320775
Step 330: 320775 + 975 = 321750
Step 331: 321750 + 975 = 322725
Step 332: 322725 + 975 = 323700
Step 333: 323700 + 975 = 324675
Step 334: 324675 + 975 = 325650
Step 335: 325650 + 975 = 326625
Step 336: 326625 + 975 = 327600
Step 337: 327600 + 975 = 328575
Step 338: 328575 + 975 = 329550
Step 339: 329550 + 975 = 330525
Step 340: 330525 + 975 = 331500
Step 341: 331500 + 975 = 332475
Step 342: 332475 + 975 = 333450
Step 343: 333450 + 975 = 334425
Step 344: 334425 + 975 = 335400
Step 345: 335400 + 975 = 336375
Step 346: 336375 + 975 = 337350
Step 347: 337350 + 975 = 338325
Step 348: 338325 + 975 = 339300
Step 349: 339300 + 975 = 340275
Step 350: 340275 + 975 = 341250
Step 351: 341250 + 975 = 342225
Step 352: 342225 + 975 = 343200
Step 353: 343200 + 975 = 344175
Step 354: 344175 + 975 = 345150
Step 355: 345150 + 975 = 346125
Step 356: 346125 + 975 = 347100
Step 357: 347100 + 975 = 348075
Step 358: 348075 + 975 = 349050
Step 359: 349050 + 975 = 350025
Step 360: 350025 + 975 = 351000
Step 361: 351000 + 975 = 351975
Step 362: 351975 + 975 = 352950
Step 363: 352950 + 975 = 353925
Step 364: 353925 + 975 = 354900
Step 365: 354900 + 975 = 355875
Step 366: 355875 + 975 = 356850
Step 367: 356850 + 975 = 357825
Step 368: 357825 + 975 = 358800
Step 369: 358800 + 975 = 359775
Step 370: 359775 + 975 = 360750
Step 371: 360750 + 975 = 361725
Step 372: 361725 + 975 = 362700
Step 373: 362700 + 975 = 363675
Step 374: 363675 + 975 = 364650
Step 375: 364650 + 975 = 365625
Step 376: 365625 + 975 = 366600
Step 377: 366600 + 975 = 367575
Step 378: 367575 + 975 = 368550
Step 379: 368550 + 975 = 369525
Step 380: 369525 + 975 = 370500
Step 381: 370500 + 975 = 371475
Step 382: 371475 + 975 = 372450
Step 383: 372450 + 975 = 373425
Step 384: 373425 + 975 = 374400
Step 385: 374400 + 975 = 375375
Step 386: 375375 + 975 = 376350
Step 387: 376350 + 975 = 377325
Step 388: 377325 + 975 = 378300
Step 389: 378300 + 975 = 379275
Step 390: 379275 + 975 = 380250
Step 391: 380250 + 975 = 381225
Step 392: 381225 + 975 = 382200
Step 393: 382200 + 975 = 383175
Step 394: 383175 + 975 = 384150
Step 395: 384150 + 975 = 385125
Step 396: 385125 + 975 = 386100
Step 397: 386100 + 975 = 387075
Step 398: 387075 + 975 = 388050
Step 399: 388050 + 975 = 389025
Step 400: 389025 + 975 = 390000
Step 401: 390000 + 975 = 390975
Step 402: 390975 + 975 = 391950
Step 403: 391950 + 975 = 392925
Step 404: 392925 + 975 = 393900
Step 405: 393900 + 975 = 394875
Step 406: 394875 + 975 = 395850
Step 407: 395850 + 975 = 396825
Step 408: 396825 + 975 = 397800
Step 409: 397800 + 975 = 398775
Step 410: 398775 + 975 = 399750
Step 411: 399750 + 975 = 400725
Step 412: 400725 + 975 = 401700
Step 413: 401700 + 975 = 402675
Step 414: 402675 + 975 = 403650
Step 415: 403650 + 975 = 404625
Step 416: 404625 + 975 = 405600
Step 417: 405600 + 975 = 406575

So, 975*417 = 406575