Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 973. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 123. So, we're going to take the number 973 and add it to itself 123 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

So, 973*123 = 119679