Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 996. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 54. So, we're going to take the number 996 and add it to itself 54 times.
Step 1: 0 + 996 = 996
Step 2: 996 + 996 = 1992
Step 3: 1992 + 996 = 2988
Step 4: 2988 + 996 = 3984
Step 5: 3984 + 996 = 4980
Step 6: 4980 + 996 = 5976
Step 7: 5976 + 996 = 6972
Step 8: 6972 + 996 = 7968
Step 9: 7968 + 996 = 8964
Step 10: 8964 + 996 = 9960
Step 11: 9960 + 996 = 10956
Step 12: 10956 + 996 = 11952
Step 13: 11952 + 996 = 12948
Step 14: 12948 + 996 = 13944
Step 15: 13944 + 996 = 14940
Step 16: 14940 + 996 = 15936
Step 17: 15936 + 996 = 16932
Step 18: 16932 + 996 = 17928
Step 19: 17928 + 996 = 18924
Step 20: 18924 + 996 = 19920
Step 21: 19920 + 996 = 20916
Step 22: 20916 + 996 = 21912
Step 23: 21912 + 996 = 22908
Step 24: 22908 + 996 = 23904
Step 25: 23904 + 996 = 24900
Step 26: 24900 + 996 = 25896
Step 27: 25896 + 996 = 26892
Step 28: 26892 + 996 = 27888
Step 29: 27888 + 996 = 28884
Step 30: 28884 + 996 = 29880
Step 31: 29880 + 996 = 30876
Step 32: 30876 + 996 = 31872
Step 33: 31872 + 996 = 32868
Step 34: 32868 + 996 = 33864
Step 35: 33864 + 996 = 34860
Step 36: 34860 + 996 = 35856
Step 37: 35856 + 996 = 36852
Step 38: 36852 + 996 = 37848
Step 39: 37848 + 996 = 38844
Step 40: 38844 + 996 = 39840
Step 41: 39840 + 996 = 40836
Step 42: 40836 + 996 = 41832
Step 43: 41832 + 996 = 42828
Step 44: 42828 + 996 = 43824
Step 45: 43824 + 996 = 44820
Step 46: 44820 + 996 = 45816
Step 47: 45816 + 996 = 46812
Step 48: 46812 + 996 = 47808
Step 49: 47808 + 996 = 48804
Step 50: 48804 + 996 = 49800
Step 51: 49800 + 996 = 50796
Step 52: 50796 + 996 = 51792
Step 53: 51792 + 996 = 52788
Step 54: 52788 + 996 = 53784

So, 996*54 = 53784