Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 553. 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 553 and add it to itself 473 times.
Step 1: 0 + 553 = 553
Step 2: 553 + 553 = 1106
Step 3: 1106 + 553 = 1659
Step 4: 1659 + 553 = 2212
Step 5: 2212 + 553 = 2765
Step 6: 2765 + 553 = 3318
Step 7: 3318 + 553 = 3871
Step 8: 3871 + 553 = 4424
Step 9: 4424 + 553 = 4977
Step 10: 4977 + 553 = 5530
Step 11: 5530 + 553 = 6083
Step 12: 6083 + 553 = 6636
Step 13: 6636 + 553 = 7189
Step 14: 7189 + 553 = 7742
Step 15: 7742 + 553 = 8295
Step 16: 8295 + 553 = 8848
Step 17: 8848 + 553 = 9401
Step 18: 9401 + 553 = 9954
Step 19: 9954 + 553 = 10507
Step 20: 10507 + 553 = 11060
Step 21: 11060 + 553 = 11613
Step 22: 11613 + 553 = 12166
Step 23: 12166 + 553 = 12719
Step 24: 12719 + 553 = 13272
Step 25: 13272 + 553 = 13825
Step 26: 13825 + 553 = 14378
Step 27: 14378 + 553 = 14931
Step 28: 14931 + 553 = 15484
Step 29: 15484 + 553 = 16037
Step 30: 16037 + 553 = 16590
Step 31: 16590 + 553 = 17143
Step 32: 17143 + 553 = 17696
Step 33: 17696 + 553 = 18249
Step 34: 18249 + 553 = 18802
Step 35: 18802 + 553 = 19355
Step 36: 19355 + 553 = 19908
Step 37: 19908 + 553 = 20461
Step 38: 20461 + 553 = 21014
Step 39: 21014 + 553 = 21567
Step 40: 21567 + 553 = 22120
Step 41: 22120 + 553 = 22673
Step 42: 22673 + 553 = 23226
Step 43: 23226 + 553 = 23779
Step 44: 23779 + 553 = 24332
Step 45: 24332 + 553 = 24885
Step 46: 24885 + 553 = 25438
Step 47: 25438 + 553 = 25991
Step 48: 25991 + 553 = 26544
Step 49: 26544 + 553 = 27097
Step 50: 27097 + 553 = 27650
Step 51: 27650 + 553 = 28203
Step 52: 28203 + 553 = 28756
Step 53: 28756 + 553 = 29309
Step 54: 29309 + 553 = 29862
Step 55: 29862 + 553 = 30415
Step 56: 30415 + 553 = 30968
Step 57: 30968 + 553 = 31521
Step 58: 31521 + 553 = 32074
Step 59: 32074 + 553 = 32627
Step 60: 32627 + 553 = 33180
Step 61: 33180 + 553 = 33733
Step 62: 33733 + 553 = 34286
Step 63: 34286 + 553 = 34839
Step 64: 34839 + 553 = 35392
Step 65: 35392 + 553 = 35945
Step 66: 35945 + 553 = 36498
Step 67: 36498 + 553 = 37051
Step 68: 37051 + 553 = 37604
Step 69: 37604 + 553 = 38157
Step 70: 38157 + 553 = 38710
Step 71: 38710 + 553 = 39263
Step 72: 39263 + 553 = 39816
Step 73: 39816 + 553 = 40369
Step 74: 40369 + 553 = 40922
Step 75: 40922 + 553 = 41475
Step 76: 41475 + 553 = 42028
Step 77: 42028 + 553 = 42581
Step 78: 42581 + 553 = 43134
Step 79: 43134 + 553 = 43687
Step 80: 43687 + 553 = 44240
Step 81: 44240 + 553 = 44793
Step 82: 44793 + 553 = 45346
Step 83: 45346 + 553 = 45899
Step 84: 45899 + 553 = 46452
Step 85: 46452 + 553 = 47005
Step 86: 47005 + 553 = 47558
Step 87: 47558 + 553 = 48111
Step 88: 48111 + 553 = 48664
Step 89: 48664 + 553 = 49217
Step 90: 49217 + 553 = 49770
Step 91: 49770 + 553 = 50323
Step 92: 50323 + 553 = 50876
Step 93: 50876 + 553 = 51429
Step 94: 51429 + 553 = 51982
Step 95: 51982 + 553 = 52535
Step 96: 52535 + 553 = 53088
Step 97: 53088 + 553 = 53641
Step 98: 53641 + 553 = 54194
Step 99: 54194 + 553 = 54747
Step 100: 54747 + 553 = 55300
Step 101: 55300 + 553 = 55853
Step 102: 55853 + 553 = 56406
Step 103: 56406 + 553 = 56959
Step 104: 56959 + 553 = 57512
Step 105: 57512 + 553 = 58065
Step 106: 58065 + 553 = 58618
Step 107: 58618 + 553 = 59171
Step 108: 59171 + 553 = 59724
Step 109: 59724 + 553 = 60277
Step 110: 60277 + 553 = 60830
Step 111: 60830 + 553 = 61383
Step 112: 61383 + 553 = 61936
Step 113: 61936 + 553 = 62489
Step 114: 62489 + 553 = 63042
Step 115: 63042 + 553 = 63595
Step 116: 63595 + 553 = 64148
Step 117: 64148 + 553 = 64701
Step 118: 64701 + 553 = 65254
Step 119: 65254 + 553 = 65807
Step 120: 65807 + 553 = 66360
Step 121: 66360 + 553 = 66913
Step 122: 66913 + 553 = 67466
Step 123: 67466 + 553 = 68019
Step 124: 68019 + 553 = 68572
Step 125: 68572 + 553 = 69125
Step 126: 69125 + 553 = 69678
Step 127: 69678 + 553 = 70231
Step 128: 70231 + 553 = 70784
Step 129: 70784 + 553 = 71337
Step 130: 71337 + 553 = 71890
Step 131: 71890 + 553 = 72443
Step 132: 72443 + 553 = 72996
Step 133: 72996 + 553 = 73549
Step 134: 73549 + 553 = 74102
Step 135: 74102 + 553 = 74655
Step 136: 74655 + 553 = 75208
Step 137: 75208 + 553 = 75761
Step 138: 75761 + 553 = 76314
Step 139: 76314 + 553 = 76867
Step 140: 76867 + 553 = 77420
Step 141: 77420 + 553 = 77973
Step 142: 77973 + 553 = 78526
Step 143: 78526 + 553 = 79079
Step 144: 79079 + 553 = 79632
Step 145: 79632 + 553 = 80185
Step 146: 80185 + 553 = 80738
Step 147: 80738 + 553 = 81291
Step 148: 81291 + 553 = 81844
Step 149: 81844 + 553 = 82397
Step 150: 82397 + 553 = 82950
Step 151: 82950 + 553 = 83503
Step 152: 83503 + 553 = 84056
Step 153: 84056 + 553 = 84609
Step 154: 84609 + 553 = 85162
Step 155: 85162 + 553 = 85715
Step 156: 85715 + 553 = 86268
Step 157: 86268 + 553 = 86821
Step 158: 86821 + 553 = 87374
Step 159: 87374 + 553 = 87927
Step 160: 87927 + 553 = 88480
Step 161: 88480 + 553 = 89033
Step 162: 89033 + 553 = 89586
Step 163: 89586 + 553 = 90139
Step 164: 90139 + 553 = 90692
Step 165: 90692 + 553 = 91245
Step 166: 91245 + 553 = 91798
Step 167: 91798 + 553 = 92351
Step 168: 92351 + 553 = 92904
Step 169: 92904 + 553 = 93457
Step 170: 93457 + 553 = 94010
Step 171: 94010 + 553 = 94563
Step 172: 94563 + 553 = 95116
Step 173: 95116 + 553 = 95669
Step 174: 95669 + 553 = 96222
Step 175: 96222 + 553 = 96775
Step 176: 96775 + 553 = 97328
Step 177: 97328 + 553 = 97881
Step 178: 97881 + 553 = 98434
Step 179: 98434 + 553 = 98987
Step 180: 98987 + 553 = 99540
Step 181: 99540 + 553 = 100093
Step 182: 100093 + 553 = 100646
Step 183: 100646 + 553 = 101199
Step 184: 101199 + 553 = 101752
Step 185: 101752 + 553 = 102305
Step 186: 102305 + 553 = 102858
Step 187: 102858 + 553 = 103411
Step 188: 103411 + 553 = 103964
Step 189: 103964 + 553 = 104517
Step 190: 104517 + 553 = 105070
Step 191: 105070 + 553 = 105623
Step 192: 105623 + 553 = 106176
Step 193: 106176 + 553 = 106729
Step 194: 106729 + 553 = 107282
Step 195: 107282 + 553 = 107835
Step 196: 107835 + 553 = 108388
Step 197: 108388 + 553 = 108941
Step 198: 108941 + 553 = 109494
Step 199: 109494 + 553 = 110047
Step 200: 110047 + 553 = 110600
Step 201: 110600 + 553 = 111153
Step 202: 111153 + 553 = 111706
Step 203: 111706 + 553 = 112259
Step 204: 112259 + 553 = 112812
Step 205: 112812 + 553 = 113365
Step 206: 113365 + 553 = 113918
Step 207: 113918 + 553 = 114471
Step 208: 114471 + 553 = 115024
Step 209: 115024 + 553 = 115577
Step 210: 115577 + 553 = 116130
Step 211: 116130 + 553 = 116683
Step 212: 116683 + 553 = 117236
Step 213: 117236 + 553 = 117789
Step 214: 117789 + 553 = 118342
Step 215: 118342 + 553 = 118895
Step 216: 118895 + 553 = 119448
Step 217: 119448 + 553 = 120001
Step 218: 120001 + 553 = 120554
Step 219: 120554 + 553 = 121107
Step 220: 121107 + 553 = 121660
Step 221: 121660 + 553 = 122213
Step 222: 122213 + 553 = 122766
Step 223: 122766 + 553 = 123319
Step 224: 123319 + 553 = 123872
Step 225: 123872 + 553 = 124425
Step 226: 124425 + 553 = 124978
Step 227: 124978 + 553 = 125531
Step 228: 125531 + 553 = 126084
Step 229: 126084 + 553 = 126637
Step 230: 126637 + 553 = 127190
Step 231: 127190 + 553 = 127743
Step 232: 127743 + 553 = 128296
Step 233: 128296 + 553 = 128849
Step 234: 128849 + 553 = 129402
Step 235: 129402 + 553 = 129955
Step 236: 129955 + 553 = 130508
Step 237: 130508 + 553 = 131061
Step 238: 131061 + 553 = 131614
Step 239: 131614 + 553 = 132167
Step 240: 132167 + 553 = 132720
Step 241: 132720 + 553 = 133273
Step 242: 133273 + 553 = 133826
Step 243: 133826 + 553 = 134379
Step 244: 134379 + 553 = 134932
Step 245: 134932 + 553 = 135485
Step 246: 135485 + 553 = 136038
Step 247: 136038 + 553 = 136591
Step 248: 136591 + 553 = 137144
Step 249: 137144 + 553 = 137697
Step 250: 137697 + 553 = 138250
Step 251: 138250 + 553 = 138803
Step 252: 138803 + 553 = 139356
Step 253: 139356 + 553 = 139909
Step 254: 139909 + 553 = 140462
Step 255: 140462 + 553 = 141015
Step 256: 141015 + 553 = 141568
Step 257: 141568 + 553 = 142121
Step 258: 142121 + 553 = 142674
Step 259: 142674 + 553 = 143227
Step 260: 143227 + 553 = 143780
Step 261: 143780 + 553 = 144333
Step 262: 144333 + 553 = 144886
Step 263: 144886 + 553 = 145439
Step 264: 145439 + 553 = 145992
Step 265: 145992 + 553 = 146545
Step 266: 146545 + 553 = 147098
Step 267: 147098 + 553 = 147651
Step 268: 147651 + 553 = 148204
Step 269: 148204 + 553 = 148757
Step 270: 148757 + 553 = 149310
Step 271: 149310 + 553 = 149863
Step 272: 149863 + 553 = 150416
Step 273: 150416 + 553 = 150969
Step 274: 150969 + 553 = 151522
Step 275: 151522 + 553 = 152075
Step 276: 152075 + 553 = 152628
Step 277: 152628 + 553 = 153181
Step 278: 153181 + 553 = 153734
Step 279: 153734 + 553 = 154287
Step 280: 154287 + 553 = 154840
Step 281: 154840 + 553 = 155393
Step 282: 155393 + 553 = 155946
Step 283: 155946 + 553 = 156499
Step 284: 156499 + 553 = 157052
Step 285: 157052 + 553 = 157605
Step 286: 157605 + 553 = 158158
Step 287: 158158 + 553 = 158711
Step 288: 158711 + 553 = 159264
Step 289: 159264 + 553 = 159817
Step 290: 159817 + 553 = 160370
Step 291: 160370 + 553 = 160923
Step 292: 160923 + 553 = 161476
Step 293: 161476 + 553 = 162029
Step 294: 162029 + 553 = 162582
Step 295: 162582 + 553 = 163135
Step 296: 163135 + 553 = 163688
Step 297: 163688 + 553 = 164241
Step 298: 164241 + 553 = 164794
Step 299: 164794 + 553 = 165347
Step 300: 165347 + 553 = 165900
Step 301: 165900 + 553 = 166453
Step 302: 166453 + 553 = 167006
Step 303: 167006 + 553 = 167559
Step 304: 167559 + 553 = 168112
Step 305: 168112 + 553 = 168665
Step 306: 168665 + 553 = 169218
Step 307: 169218 + 553 = 169771
Step 308: 169771 + 553 = 170324
Step 309: 170324 + 553 = 170877
Step 310: 170877 + 553 = 171430
Step 311: 171430 + 553 = 171983
Step 312: 171983 + 553 = 172536
Step 313: 172536 + 553 = 173089
Step 314: 173089 + 553 = 173642
Step 315: 173642 + 553 = 174195
Step 316: 174195 + 553 = 174748
Step 317: 174748 + 553 = 175301
Step 318: 175301 + 553 = 175854
Step 319: 175854 + 553 = 176407
Step 320: 176407 + 553 = 176960
Step 321: 176960 + 553 = 177513
Step 322: 177513 + 553 = 178066
Step 323: 178066 + 553 = 178619
Step 324: 178619 + 553 = 179172
Step 325: 179172 + 553 = 179725
Step 326: 179725 + 553 = 180278
Step 327: 180278 + 553 = 180831
Step 328: 180831 + 553 = 181384
Step 329: 181384 + 553 = 181937
Step 330: 181937 + 553 = 182490
Step 331: 182490 + 553 = 183043
Step 332: 183043 + 553 = 183596
Step 333: 183596 + 553 = 184149
Step 334: 184149 + 553 = 184702
Step 335: 184702 + 553 = 185255
Step 336: 185255 + 553 = 185808
Step 337: 185808 + 553 = 186361
Step 338: 186361 + 553 = 186914
Step 339: 186914 + 553 = 187467
Step 340: 187467 + 553 = 188020
Step 341: 188020 + 553 = 188573
Step 342: 188573 + 553 = 189126
Step 343: 189126 + 553 = 189679
Step 344: 189679 + 553 = 190232
Step 345: 190232 + 553 = 190785
Step 346: 190785 + 553 = 191338
Step 347: 191338 + 553 = 191891
Step 348: 191891 + 553 = 192444
Step 349: 192444 + 553 = 192997
Step 350: 192997 + 553 = 193550
Step 351: 193550 + 553 = 194103
Step 352: 194103 + 553 = 194656
Step 353: 194656 + 553 = 195209
Step 354: 195209 + 553 = 195762
Step 355: 195762 + 553 = 196315
Step 356: 196315 + 553 = 196868
Step 357: 196868 + 553 = 197421
Step 358: 197421 + 553 = 197974
Step 359: 197974 + 553 = 198527
Step 360: 198527 + 553 = 199080
Step 361: 199080 + 553 = 199633
Step 362: 199633 + 553 = 200186
Step 363: 200186 + 553 = 200739
Step 364: 200739 + 553 = 201292
Step 365: 201292 + 553 = 201845
Step 366: 201845 + 553 = 202398
Step 367: 202398 + 553 = 202951
Step 368: 202951 + 553 = 203504
Step 369: 203504 + 553 = 204057
Step 370: 204057 + 553 = 204610
Step 371: 204610 + 553 = 205163
Step 372: 205163 + 553 = 205716
Step 373: 205716 + 553 = 206269
Step 374: 206269 + 553 = 206822
Step 375: 206822 + 553 = 207375
Step 376: 207375 + 553 = 207928
Step 377: 207928 + 553 = 208481
Step 378: 208481 + 553 = 209034
Step 379: 209034 + 553 = 209587
Step 380: 209587 + 553 = 210140
Step 381: 210140 + 553 = 210693
Step 382: 210693 + 553 = 211246
Step 383: 211246 + 553 = 211799
Step 384: 211799 + 553 = 212352
Step 385: 212352 + 553 = 212905
Step 386: 212905 + 553 = 213458
Step 387: 213458 + 553 = 214011
Step 388: 214011 + 553 = 214564
Step 389: 214564 + 553 = 215117
Step 390: 215117 + 553 = 215670
Step 391: 215670 + 553 = 216223
Step 392: 216223 + 553 = 216776
Step 393: 216776 + 553 = 217329
Step 394: 217329 + 553 = 217882
Step 395: 217882 + 553 = 218435
Step 396: 218435 + 553 = 218988
Step 397: 218988 + 553 = 219541
Step 398: 219541 + 553 = 220094
Step 399: 220094 + 553 = 220647
Step 400: 220647 + 553 = 221200
Step 401: 221200 + 553 = 221753
Step 402: 221753 + 553 = 222306
Step 403: 222306 + 553 = 222859
Step 404: 222859 + 553 = 223412
Step 405: 223412 + 553 = 223965
Step 406: 223965 + 553 = 224518
Step 407: 224518 + 553 = 225071
Step 408: 225071 + 553 = 225624
Step 409: 225624 + 553 = 226177
Step 410: 226177 + 553 = 226730
Step 411: 226730 + 553 = 227283
Step 412: 227283 + 553 = 227836
Step 413: 227836 + 553 = 228389
Step 414: 228389 + 553 = 228942
Step 415: 228942 + 553 = 229495
Step 416: 229495 + 553 = 230048
Step 417: 230048 + 553 = 230601
Step 418: 230601 + 553 = 231154
Step 419: 231154 + 553 = 231707
Step 420: 231707 + 553 = 232260
Step 421: 232260 + 553 = 232813
Step 422: 232813 + 553 = 233366
Step 423: 233366 + 553 = 233919
Step 424: 233919 + 553 = 234472
Step 425: 234472 + 553 = 235025
Step 426: 235025 + 553 = 235578
Step 427: 235578 + 553 = 236131
Step 428: 236131 + 553 = 236684
Step 429: 236684 + 553 = 237237
Step 430: 237237 + 553 = 237790
Step 431: 237790 + 553 = 238343
Step 432: 238343 + 553 = 238896
Step 433: 238896 + 553 = 239449
Step 434: 239449 + 553 = 240002
Step 435: 240002 + 553 = 240555
Step 436: 240555 + 553 = 241108
Step 437: 241108 + 553 = 241661
Step 438: 241661 + 553 = 242214
Step 439: 242214 + 553 = 242767
Step 440: 242767 + 553 = 243320
Step 441: 243320 + 553 = 243873
Step 442: 243873 + 553 = 244426
Step 443: 244426 + 553 = 244979
Step 444: 244979 + 553 = 245532
Step 445: 245532 + 553 = 246085
Step 446: 246085 + 553 = 246638
Step 447: 246638 + 553 = 247191
Step 448: 247191 + 553 = 247744
Step 449: 247744 + 553 = 248297
Step 450: 248297 + 553 = 248850
Step 451: 248850 + 553 = 249403
Step 452: 249403 + 553 = 249956
Step 453: 249956 + 553 = 250509
Step 454: 250509 + 553 = 251062
Step 455: 251062 + 553 = 251615
Step 456: 251615 + 553 = 252168
Step 457: 252168 + 553 = 252721
Step 458: 252721 + 553 = 253274
Step 459: 253274 + 553 = 253827
Step 460: 253827 + 553 = 254380
Step 461: 254380 + 553 = 254933
Step 462: 254933 + 553 = 255486
Step 463: 255486 + 553 = 256039
Step 464: 256039 + 553 = 256592
Step 465: 256592 + 553 = 257145
Step 466: 257145 + 553 = 257698
Step 467: 257698 + 553 = 258251
Step 468: 258251 + 553 = 258804
Step 469: 258804 + 553 = 259357
Step 470: 259357 + 553 = 259910
Step 471: 259910 + 553 = 260463
Step 472: 260463 + 553 = 261016
Step 473: 261016 + 553 = 261569

So, 553*473 = 261569