Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 997. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 473. So, we're going to take the number 997 and add it to itself 473 times.
Step 1: 0 + 997 = 997
Step 2: 997 + 997 = 1994
Step 3: 1994 + 997 = 2991
Step 4: 2991 + 997 = 3988
Step 5: 3988 + 997 = 4985
Step 6: 4985 + 997 = 5982
Step 7: 5982 + 997 = 6979
Step 8: 6979 + 997 = 7976
Step 9: 7976 + 997 = 8973
Step 10: 8973 + 997 = 9970
Step 11: 9970 + 997 = 10967
Step 12: 10967 + 997 = 11964
Step 13: 11964 + 997 = 12961
Step 14: 12961 + 997 = 13958
Step 15: 13958 + 997 = 14955
Step 16: 14955 + 997 = 15952
Step 17: 15952 + 997 = 16949
Step 18: 16949 + 997 = 17946
Step 19: 17946 + 997 = 18943
Step 20: 18943 + 997 = 19940
Step 21: 19940 + 997 = 20937
Step 22: 20937 + 997 = 21934
Step 23: 21934 + 997 = 22931
Step 24: 22931 + 997 = 23928
Step 25: 23928 + 997 = 24925
Step 26: 24925 + 997 = 25922
Step 27: 25922 + 997 = 26919
Step 28: 26919 + 997 = 27916
Step 29: 27916 + 997 = 28913
Step 30: 28913 + 997 = 29910
Step 31: 29910 + 997 = 30907
Step 32: 30907 + 997 = 31904
Step 33: 31904 + 997 = 32901
Step 34: 32901 + 997 = 33898
Step 35: 33898 + 997 = 34895
Step 36: 34895 + 997 = 35892
Step 37: 35892 + 997 = 36889
Step 38: 36889 + 997 = 37886
Step 39: 37886 + 997 = 38883
Step 40: 38883 + 997 = 39880
Step 41: 39880 + 997 = 40877
Step 42: 40877 + 997 = 41874
Step 43: 41874 + 997 = 42871
Step 44: 42871 + 997 = 43868
Step 45: 43868 + 997 = 44865
Step 46: 44865 + 997 = 45862
Step 47: 45862 + 997 = 46859
Step 48: 46859 + 997 = 47856
Step 49: 47856 + 997 = 48853
Step 50: 48853 + 997 = 49850
Step 51: 49850 + 997 = 50847
Step 52: 50847 + 997 = 51844
Step 53: 51844 + 997 = 52841
Step 54: 52841 + 997 = 53838
Step 55: 53838 + 997 = 54835
Step 56: 54835 + 997 = 55832
Step 57: 55832 + 997 = 56829
Step 58: 56829 + 997 = 57826
Step 59: 57826 + 997 = 58823
Step 60: 58823 + 997 = 59820
Step 61: 59820 + 997 = 60817
Step 62: 60817 + 997 = 61814
Step 63: 61814 + 997 = 62811
Step 64: 62811 + 997 = 63808
Step 65: 63808 + 997 = 64805
Step 66: 64805 + 997 = 65802
Step 67: 65802 + 997 = 66799
Step 68: 66799 + 997 = 67796
Step 69: 67796 + 997 = 68793
Step 70: 68793 + 997 = 69790
Step 71: 69790 + 997 = 70787
Step 72: 70787 + 997 = 71784
Step 73: 71784 + 997 = 72781
Step 74: 72781 + 997 = 73778
Step 75: 73778 + 997 = 74775
Step 76: 74775 + 997 = 75772
Step 77: 75772 + 997 = 76769
Step 78: 76769 + 997 = 77766
Step 79: 77766 + 997 = 78763
Step 80: 78763 + 997 = 79760
Step 81: 79760 + 997 = 80757
Step 82: 80757 + 997 = 81754
Step 83: 81754 + 997 = 82751
Step 84: 82751 + 997 = 83748
Step 85: 83748 + 997 = 84745
Step 86: 84745 + 997 = 85742
Step 87: 85742 + 997 = 86739
Step 88: 86739 + 997 = 87736
Step 89: 87736 + 997 = 88733
Step 90: 88733 + 997 = 89730
Step 91: 89730 + 997 = 90727
Step 92: 90727 + 997 = 91724
Step 93: 91724 + 997 = 92721
Step 94: 92721 + 997 = 93718
Step 95: 93718 + 997 = 94715
Step 96: 94715 + 997 = 95712
Step 97: 95712 + 997 = 96709
Step 98: 96709 + 997 = 97706
Step 99: 97706 + 997 = 98703
Step 100: 98703 + 997 = 99700
Step 101: 99700 + 997 = 100697
Step 102: 100697 + 997 = 101694
Step 103: 101694 + 997 = 102691
Step 104: 102691 + 997 = 103688
Step 105: 103688 + 997 = 104685
Step 106: 104685 + 997 = 105682
Step 107: 105682 + 997 = 106679
Step 108: 106679 + 997 = 107676
Step 109: 107676 + 997 = 108673
Step 110: 108673 + 997 = 109670
Step 111: 109670 + 997 = 110667
Step 112: 110667 + 997 = 111664
Step 113: 111664 + 997 = 112661
Step 114: 112661 + 997 = 113658
Step 115: 113658 + 997 = 114655
Step 116: 114655 + 997 = 115652
Step 117: 115652 + 997 = 116649
Step 118: 116649 + 997 = 117646
Step 119: 117646 + 997 = 118643
Step 120: 118643 + 997 = 119640
Step 121: 119640 + 997 = 120637
Step 122: 120637 + 997 = 121634
Step 123: 121634 + 997 = 122631
Step 124: 122631 + 997 = 123628
Step 125: 123628 + 997 = 124625
Step 126: 124625 + 997 = 125622
Step 127: 125622 + 997 = 126619
Step 128: 126619 + 997 = 127616
Step 129: 127616 + 997 = 128613
Step 130: 128613 + 997 = 129610
Step 131: 129610 + 997 = 130607
Step 132: 130607 + 997 = 131604
Step 133: 131604 + 997 = 132601
Step 134: 132601 + 997 = 133598
Step 135: 133598 + 997 = 134595
Step 136: 134595 + 997 = 135592
Step 137: 135592 + 997 = 136589
Step 138: 136589 + 997 = 137586
Step 139: 137586 + 997 = 138583
Step 140: 138583 + 997 = 139580
Step 141: 139580 + 997 = 140577
Step 142: 140577 + 997 = 141574
Step 143: 141574 + 997 = 142571
Step 144: 142571 + 997 = 143568
Step 145: 143568 + 997 = 144565
Step 146: 144565 + 997 = 145562
Step 147: 145562 + 997 = 146559
Step 148: 146559 + 997 = 147556
Step 149: 147556 + 997 = 148553
Step 150: 148553 + 997 = 149550
Step 151: 149550 + 997 = 150547
Step 152: 150547 + 997 = 151544
Step 153: 151544 + 997 = 152541
Step 154: 152541 + 997 = 153538
Step 155: 153538 + 997 = 154535
Step 156: 154535 + 997 = 155532
Step 157: 155532 + 997 = 156529
Step 158: 156529 + 997 = 157526
Step 159: 157526 + 997 = 158523
Step 160: 158523 + 997 = 159520
Step 161: 159520 + 997 = 160517
Step 162: 160517 + 997 = 161514
Step 163: 161514 + 997 = 162511
Step 164: 162511 + 997 = 163508
Step 165: 163508 + 997 = 164505
Step 166: 164505 + 997 = 165502
Step 167: 165502 + 997 = 166499
Step 168: 166499 + 997 = 167496
Step 169: 167496 + 997 = 168493
Step 170: 168493 + 997 = 169490
Step 171: 169490 + 997 = 170487
Step 172: 170487 + 997 = 171484
Step 173: 171484 + 997 = 172481
Step 174: 172481 + 997 = 173478
Step 175: 173478 + 997 = 174475
Step 176: 174475 + 997 = 175472
Step 177: 175472 + 997 = 176469
Step 178: 176469 + 997 = 177466
Step 179: 177466 + 997 = 178463
Step 180: 178463 + 997 = 179460
Step 181: 179460 + 997 = 180457
Step 182: 180457 + 997 = 181454
Step 183: 181454 + 997 = 182451
Step 184: 182451 + 997 = 183448
Step 185: 183448 + 997 = 184445
Step 186: 184445 + 997 = 185442
Step 187: 185442 + 997 = 186439
Step 188: 186439 + 997 = 187436
Step 189: 187436 + 997 = 188433
Step 190: 188433 + 997 = 189430
Step 191: 189430 + 997 = 190427
Step 192: 190427 + 997 = 191424
Step 193: 191424 + 997 = 192421
Step 194: 192421 + 997 = 193418
Step 195: 193418 + 997 = 194415
Step 196: 194415 + 997 = 195412
Step 197: 195412 + 997 = 196409
Step 198: 196409 + 997 = 197406
Step 199: 197406 + 997 = 198403
Step 200: 198403 + 997 = 199400
Step 201: 199400 + 997 = 200397
Step 202: 200397 + 997 = 201394
Step 203: 201394 + 997 = 202391
Step 204: 202391 + 997 = 203388
Step 205: 203388 + 997 = 204385
Step 206: 204385 + 997 = 205382
Step 207: 205382 + 997 = 206379
Step 208: 206379 + 997 = 207376
Step 209: 207376 + 997 = 208373
Step 210: 208373 + 997 = 209370
Step 211: 209370 + 997 = 210367
Step 212: 210367 + 997 = 211364
Step 213: 211364 + 997 = 212361
Step 214: 212361 + 997 = 213358
Step 215: 213358 + 997 = 214355
Step 216: 214355 + 997 = 215352
Step 217: 215352 + 997 = 216349
Step 218: 216349 + 997 = 217346
Step 219: 217346 + 997 = 218343
Step 220: 218343 + 997 = 219340
Step 221: 219340 + 997 = 220337
Step 222: 220337 + 997 = 221334
Step 223: 221334 + 997 = 222331
Step 224: 222331 + 997 = 223328
Step 225: 223328 + 997 = 224325
Step 226: 224325 + 997 = 225322
Step 227: 225322 + 997 = 226319
Step 228: 226319 + 997 = 227316
Step 229: 227316 + 997 = 228313
Step 230: 228313 + 997 = 229310
Step 231: 229310 + 997 = 230307
Step 232: 230307 + 997 = 231304
Step 233: 231304 + 997 = 232301
Step 234: 232301 + 997 = 233298
Step 235: 233298 + 997 = 234295
Step 236: 234295 + 997 = 235292
Step 237: 235292 + 997 = 236289
Step 238: 236289 + 997 = 237286
Step 239: 237286 + 997 = 238283
Step 240: 238283 + 997 = 239280
Step 241: 239280 + 997 = 240277
Step 242: 240277 + 997 = 241274
Step 243: 241274 + 997 = 242271
Step 244: 242271 + 997 = 243268
Step 245: 243268 + 997 = 244265
Step 246: 244265 + 997 = 245262
Step 247: 245262 + 997 = 246259
Step 248: 246259 + 997 = 247256
Step 249: 247256 + 997 = 248253
Step 250: 248253 + 997 = 249250
Step 251: 249250 + 997 = 250247
Step 252: 250247 + 997 = 251244
Step 253: 251244 + 997 = 252241
Step 254: 252241 + 997 = 253238
Step 255: 253238 + 997 = 254235
Step 256: 254235 + 997 = 255232
Step 257: 255232 + 997 = 256229
Step 258: 256229 + 997 = 257226
Step 259: 257226 + 997 = 258223
Step 260: 258223 + 997 = 259220
Step 261: 259220 + 997 = 260217
Step 262: 260217 + 997 = 261214
Step 263: 261214 + 997 = 262211
Step 264: 262211 + 997 = 263208
Step 265: 263208 + 997 = 264205
Step 266: 264205 + 997 = 265202
Step 267: 265202 + 997 = 266199
Step 268: 266199 + 997 = 267196
Step 269: 267196 + 997 = 268193
Step 270: 268193 + 997 = 269190
Step 271: 269190 + 997 = 270187
Step 272: 270187 + 997 = 271184
Step 273: 271184 + 997 = 272181
Step 274: 272181 + 997 = 273178
Step 275: 273178 + 997 = 274175
Step 276: 274175 + 997 = 275172
Step 277: 275172 + 997 = 276169
Step 278: 276169 + 997 = 277166
Step 279: 277166 + 997 = 278163
Step 280: 278163 + 997 = 279160
Step 281: 279160 + 997 = 280157
Step 282: 280157 + 997 = 281154
Step 283: 281154 + 997 = 282151
Step 284: 282151 + 997 = 283148
Step 285: 283148 + 997 = 284145
Step 286: 284145 + 997 = 285142
Step 287: 285142 + 997 = 286139
Step 288: 286139 + 997 = 287136
Step 289: 287136 + 997 = 288133
Step 290: 288133 + 997 = 289130
Step 291: 289130 + 997 = 290127
Step 292: 290127 + 997 = 291124
Step 293: 291124 + 997 = 292121
Step 294: 292121 + 997 = 293118
Step 295: 293118 + 997 = 294115
Step 296: 294115 + 997 = 295112
Step 297: 295112 + 997 = 296109
Step 298: 296109 + 997 = 297106
Step 299: 297106 + 997 = 298103
Step 300: 298103 + 997 = 299100
Step 301: 299100 + 997 = 300097
Step 302: 300097 + 997 = 301094
Step 303: 301094 + 997 = 302091
Step 304: 302091 + 997 = 303088
Step 305: 303088 + 997 = 304085
Step 306: 304085 + 997 = 305082
Step 307: 305082 + 997 = 306079
Step 308: 306079 + 997 = 307076
Step 309: 307076 + 997 = 308073
Step 310: 308073 + 997 = 309070
Step 311: 309070 + 997 = 310067
Step 312: 310067 + 997 = 311064
Step 313: 311064 + 997 = 312061
Step 314: 312061 + 997 = 313058
Step 315: 313058 + 997 = 314055
Step 316: 314055 + 997 = 315052
Step 317: 315052 + 997 = 316049
Step 318: 316049 + 997 = 317046
Step 319: 317046 + 997 = 318043
Step 320: 318043 + 997 = 319040
Step 321: 319040 + 997 = 320037
Step 322: 320037 + 997 = 321034
Step 323: 321034 + 997 = 322031
Step 324: 322031 + 997 = 323028
Step 325: 323028 + 997 = 324025
Step 326: 324025 + 997 = 325022
Step 327: 325022 + 997 = 326019
Step 328: 326019 + 997 = 327016
Step 329: 327016 + 997 = 328013
Step 330: 328013 + 997 = 329010
Step 331: 329010 + 997 = 330007
Step 332: 330007 + 997 = 331004
Step 333: 331004 + 997 = 332001
Step 334: 332001 + 997 = 332998
Step 335: 332998 + 997 = 333995
Step 336: 333995 + 997 = 334992
Step 337: 334992 + 997 = 335989
Step 338: 335989 + 997 = 336986
Step 339: 336986 + 997 = 337983
Step 340: 337983 + 997 = 338980
Step 341: 338980 + 997 = 339977
Step 342: 339977 + 997 = 340974
Step 343: 340974 + 997 = 341971
Step 344: 341971 + 997 = 342968
Step 345: 342968 + 997 = 343965
Step 346: 343965 + 997 = 344962
Step 347: 344962 + 997 = 345959
Step 348: 345959 + 997 = 346956
Step 349: 346956 + 997 = 347953
Step 350: 347953 + 997 = 348950
Step 351: 348950 + 997 = 349947
Step 352: 349947 + 997 = 350944
Step 353: 350944 + 997 = 351941
Step 354: 351941 + 997 = 352938
Step 355: 352938 + 997 = 353935
Step 356: 353935 + 997 = 354932
Step 357: 354932 + 997 = 355929
Step 358: 355929 + 997 = 356926
Step 359: 356926 + 997 = 357923
Step 360: 357923 + 997 = 358920
Step 361: 358920 + 997 = 359917
Step 362: 359917 + 997 = 360914
Step 363: 360914 + 997 = 361911
Step 364: 361911 + 997 = 362908
Step 365: 362908 + 997 = 363905
Step 366: 363905 + 997 = 364902
Step 367: 364902 + 997 = 365899
Step 368: 365899 + 997 = 366896
Step 369: 366896 + 997 = 367893
Step 370: 367893 + 997 = 368890
Step 371: 368890 + 997 = 369887
Step 372: 369887 + 997 = 370884
Step 373: 370884 + 997 = 371881
Step 374: 371881 + 997 = 372878
Step 375: 372878 + 997 = 373875
Step 376: 373875 + 997 = 374872
Step 377: 374872 + 997 = 375869
Step 378: 375869 + 997 = 376866
Step 379: 376866 + 997 = 377863
Step 380: 377863 + 997 = 378860
Step 381: 378860 + 997 = 379857
Step 382: 379857 + 997 = 380854
Step 383: 380854 + 997 = 381851
Step 384: 381851 + 997 = 382848
Step 385: 382848 + 997 = 383845
Step 386: 383845 + 997 = 384842
Step 387: 384842 + 997 = 385839
Step 388: 385839 + 997 = 386836
Step 389: 386836 + 997 = 387833
Step 390: 387833 + 997 = 388830
Step 391: 388830 + 997 = 389827
Step 392: 389827 + 997 = 390824
Step 393: 390824 + 997 = 391821
Step 394: 391821 + 997 = 392818
Step 395: 392818 + 997 = 393815
Step 396: 393815 + 997 = 394812
Step 397: 394812 + 997 = 395809
Step 398: 395809 + 997 = 396806
Step 399: 396806 + 997 = 397803
Step 400: 397803 + 997 = 398800
Step 401: 398800 + 997 = 399797
Step 402: 399797 + 997 = 400794
Step 403: 400794 + 997 = 401791
Step 404: 401791 + 997 = 402788
Step 405: 402788 + 997 = 403785
Step 406: 403785 + 997 = 404782
Step 407: 404782 + 997 = 405779
Step 408: 405779 + 997 = 406776
Step 409: 406776 + 997 = 407773
Step 410: 407773 + 997 = 408770
Step 411: 408770 + 997 = 409767
Step 412: 409767 + 997 = 410764
Step 413: 410764 + 997 = 411761
Step 414: 411761 + 997 = 412758
Step 415: 412758 + 997 = 413755
Step 416: 413755 + 997 = 414752
Step 417: 414752 + 997 = 415749
Step 418: 415749 + 997 = 416746
Step 419: 416746 + 997 = 417743
Step 420: 417743 + 997 = 418740
Step 421: 418740 + 997 = 419737
Step 422: 419737 + 997 = 420734
Step 423: 420734 + 997 = 421731
Step 424: 421731 + 997 = 422728
Step 425: 422728 + 997 = 423725
Step 426: 423725 + 997 = 424722
Step 427: 424722 + 997 = 425719
Step 428: 425719 + 997 = 426716
Step 429: 426716 + 997 = 427713
Step 430: 427713 + 997 = 428710
Step 431: 428710 + 997 = 429707
Step 432: 429707 + 997 = 430704
Step 433: 430704 + 997 = 431701
Step 434: 431701 + 997 = 432698
Step 435: 432698 + 997 = 433695
Step 436: 433695 + 997 = 434692
Step 437: 434692 + 997 = 435689
Step 438: 435689 + 997 = 436686
Step 439: 436686 + 997 = 437683
Step 440: 437683 + 997 = 438680
Step 441: 438680 + 997 = 439677
Step 442: 439677 + 997 = 440674
Step 443: 440674 + 997 = 441671
Step 444: 441671 + 997 = 442668
Step 445: 442668 + 997 = 443665
Step 446: 443665 + 997 = 444662
Step 447: 444662 + 997 = 445659
Step 448: 445659 + 997 = 446656
Step 449: 446656 + 997 = 447653
Step 450: 447653 + 997 = 448650
Step 451: 448650 + 997 = 449647
Step 452: 449647 + 997 = 450644
Step 453: 450644 + 997 = 451641
Step 454: 451641 + 997 = 452638
Step 455: 452638 + 997 = 453635
Step 456: 453635 + 997 = 454632
Step 457: 454632 + 997 = 455629
Step 458: 455629 + 997 = 456626
Step 459: 456626 + 997 = 457623
Step 460: 457623 + 997 = 458620
Step 461: 458620 + 997 = 459617
Step 462: 459617 + 997 = 460614
Step 463: 460614 + 997 = 461611
Step 464: 461611 + 997 = 462608
Step 465: 462608 + 997 = 463605
Step 466: 463605 + 997 = 464602
Step 467: 464602 + 997 = 465599
Step 468: 465599 + 997 = 466596
Step 469: 466596 + 997 = 467593
Step 470: 467593 + 997 = 468590
Step 471: 468590 + 997 = 469587
Step 472: 469587 + 997 = 470584
Step 473: 470584 + 997 = 471581

So, 997*473 = 471581