Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 977. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 279. So, we're going to take the number 977 and add it to itself 279 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850
Step 51: 48850 + 977 = 49827
Step 52: 49827 + 977 = 50804
Step 53: 50804 + 977 = 51781
Step 54: 51781 + 977 = 52758
Step 55: 52758 + 977 = 53735
Step 56: 53735 + 977 = 54712
Step 57: 54712 + 977 = 55689
Step 58: 55689 + 977 = 56666
Step 59: 56666 + 977 = 57643
Step 60: 57643 + 977 = 58620
Step 61: 58620 + 977 = 59597
Step 62: 59597 + 977 = 60574
Step 63: 60574 + 977 = 61551
Step 64: 61551 + 977 = 62528
Step 65: 62528 + 977 = 63505
Step 66: 63505 + 977 = 64482
Step 67: 64482 + 977 = 65459
Step 68: 65459 + 977 = 66436
Step 69: 66436 + 977 = 67413
Step 70: 67413 + 977 = 68390
Step 71: 68390 + 977 = 69367
Step 72: 69367 + 977 = 70344
Step 73: 70344 + 977 = 71321
Step 74: 71321 + 977 = 72298
Step 75: 72298 + 977 = 73275
Step 76: 73275 + 977 = 74252
Step 77: 74252 + 977 = 75229
Step 78: 75229 + 977 = 76206
Step 79: 76206 + 977 = 77183
Step 80: 77183 + 977 = 78160
Step 81: 78160 + 977 = 79137
Step 82: 79137 + 977 = 80114
Step 83: 80114 + 977 = 81091
Step 84: 81091 + 977 = 82068
Step 85: 82068 + 977 = 83045
Step 86: 83045 + 977 = 84022
Step 87: 84022 + 977 = 84999
Step 88: 84999 + 977 = 85976
Step 89: 85976 + 977 = 86953
Step 90: 86953 + 977 = 87930
Step 91: 87930 + 977 = 88907
Step 92: 88907 + 977 = 89884
Step 93: 89884 + 977 = 90861
Step 94: 90861 + 977 = 91838
Step 95: 91838 + 977 = 92815
Step 96: 92815 + 977 = 93792
Step 97: 93792 + 977 = 94769
Step 98: 94769 + 977 = 95746
Step 99: 95746 + 977 = 96723
Step 100: 96723 + 977 = 97700
Step 101: 97700 + 977 = 98677
Step 102: 98677 + 977 = 99654
Step 103: 99654 + 977 = 100631
Step 104: 100631 + 977 = 101608
Step 105: 101608 + 977 = 102585
Step 106: 102585 + 977 = 103562
Step 107: 103562 + 977 = 104539
Step 108: 104539 + 977 = 105516
Step 109: 105516 + 977 = 106493
Step 110: 106493 + 977 = 107470
Step 111: 107470 + 977 = 108447
Step 112: 108447 + 977 = 109424
Step 113: 109424 + 977 = 110401
Step 114: 110401 + 977 = 111378
Step 115: 111378 + 977 = 112355
Step 116: 112355 + 977 = 113332
Step 117: 113332 + 977 = 114309
Step 118: 114309 + 977 = 115286
Step 119: 115286 + 977 = 116263
Step 120: 116263 + 977 = 117240
Step 121: 117240 + 977 = 118217
Step 122: 118217 + 977 = 119194
Step 123: 119194 + 977 = 120171
Step 124: 120171 + 977 = 121148
Step 125: 121148 + 977 = 122125
Step 126: 122125 + 977 = 123102
Step 127: 123102 + 977 = 124079
Step 128: 124079 + 977 = 125056
Step 129: 125056 + 977 = 126033
Step 130: 126033 + 977 = 127010
Step 131: 127010 + 977 = 127987
Step 132: 127987 + 977 = 128964
Step 133: 128964 + 977 = 129941
Step 134: 129941 + 977 = 130918
Step 135: 130918 + 977 = 131895
Step 136: 131895 + 977 = 132872
Step 137: 132872 + 977 = 133849
Step 138: 133849 + 977 = 134826
Step 139: 134826 + 977 = 135803
Step 140: 135803 + 977 = 136780
Step 141: 136780 + 977 = 137757
Step 142: 137757 + 977 = 138734
Step 143: 138734 + 977 = 139711
Step 144: 139711 + 977 = 140688
Step 145: 140688 + 977 = 141665
Step 146: 141665 + 977 = 142642
Step 147: 142642 + 977 = 143619
Step 148: 143619 + 977 = 144596
Step 149: 144596 + 977 = 145573
Step 150: 145573 + 977 = 146550
Step 151: 146550 + 977 = 147527
Step 152: 147527 + 977 = 148504
Step 153: 148504 + 977 = 149481
Step 154: 149481 + 977 = 150458
Step 155: 150458 + 977 = 151435
Step 156: 151435 + 977 = 152412
Step 157: 152412 + 977 = 153389
Step 158: 153389 + 977 = 154366
Step 159: 154366 + 977 = 155343
Step 160: 155343 + 977 = 156320
Step 161: 156320 + 977 = 157297
Step 162: 157297 + 977 = 158274
Step 163: 158274 + 977 = 159251
Step 164: 159251 + 977 = 160228
Step 165: 160228 + 977 = 161205
Step 166: 161205 + 977 = 162182
Step 167: 162182 + 977 = 163159
Step 168: 163159 + 977 = 164136
Step 169: 164136 + 977 = 165113
Step 170: 165113 + 977 = 166090
Step 171: 166090 + 977 = 167067
Step 172: 167067 + 977 = 168044
Step 173: 168044 + 977 = 169021
Step 174: 169021 + 977 = 169998
Step 175: 169998 + 977 = 170975
Step 176: 170975 + 977 = 171952
Step 177: 171952 + 977 = 172929
Step 178: 172929 + 977 = 173906
Step 179: 173906 + 977 = 174883
Step 180: 174883 + 977 = 175860
Step 181: 175860 + 977 = 176837
Step 182: 176837 + 977 = 177814
Step 183: 177814 + 977 = 178791
Step 184: 178791 + 977 = 179768
Step 185: 179768 + 977 = 180745
Step 186: 180745 + 977 = 181722
Step 187: 181722 + 977 = 182699
Step 188: 182699 + 977 = 183676
Step 189: 183676 + 977 = 184653
Step 190: 184653 + 977 = 185630
Step 191: 185630 + 977 = 186607
Step 192: 186607 + 977 = 187584
Step 193: 187584 + 977 = 188561
Step 194: 188561 + 977 = 189538
Step 195: 189538 + 977 = 190515
Step 196: 190515 + 977 = 191492
Step 197: 191492 + 977 = 192469
Step 198: 192469 + 977 = 193446
Step 199: 193446 + 977 = 194423
Step 200: 194423 + 977 = 195400
Step 201: 195400 + 977 = 196377
Step 202: 196377 + 977 = 197354
Step 203: 197354 + 977 = 198331
Step 204: 198331 + 977 = 199308
Step 205: 199308 + 977 = 200285
Step 206: 200285 + 977 = 201262
Step 207: 201262 + 977 = 202239
Step 208: 202239 + 977 = 203216
Step 209: 203216 + 977 = 204193
Step 210: 204193 + 977 = 205170
Step 211: 205170 + 977 = 206147
Step 212: 206147 + 977 = 207124
Step 213: 207124 + 977 = 208101
Step 214: 208101 + 977 = 209078
Step 215: 209078 + 977 = 210055
Step 216: 210055 + 977 = 211032
Step 217: 211032 + 977 = 212009
Step 218: 212009 + 977 = 212986
Step 219: 212986 + 977 = 213963
Step 220: 213963 + 977 = 214940
Step 221: 214940 + 977 = 215917
Step 222: 215917 + 977 = 216894
Step 223: 216894 + 977 = 217871
Step 224: 217871 + 977 = 218848
Step 225: 218848 + 977 = 219825
Step 226: 219825 + 977 = 220802
Step 227: 220802 + 977 = 221779
Step 228: 221779 + 977 = 222756
Step 229: 222756 + 977 = 223733
Step 230: 223733 + 977 = 224710
Step 231: 224710 + 977 = 225687
Step 232: 225687 + 977 = 226664
Step 233: 226664 + 977 = 227641
Step 234: 227641 + 977 = 228618
Step 235: 228618 + 977 = 229595
Step 236: 229595 + 977 = 230572
Step 237: 230572 + 977 = 231549
Step 238: 231549 + 977 = 232526
Step 239: 232526 + 977 = 233503
Step 240: 233503 + 977 = 234480
Step 241: 234480 + 977 = 235457
Step 242: 235457 + 977 = 236434
Step 243: 236434 + 977 = 237411
Step 244: 237411 + 977 = 238388
Step 245: 238388 + 977 = 239365
Step 246: 239365 + 977 = 240342
Step 247: 240342 + 977 = 241319
Step 248: 241319 + 977 = 242296
Step 249: 242296 + 977 = 243273
Step 250: 243273 + 977 = 244250
Step 251: 244250 + 977 = 245227
Step 252: 245227 + 977 = 246204
Step 253: 246204 + 977 = 247181
Step 254: 247181 + 977 = 248158
Step 255: 248158 + 977 = 249135
Step 256: 249135 + 977 = 250112
Step 257: 250112 + 977 = 251089
Step 258: 251089 + 977 = 252066
Step 259: 252066 + 977 = 253043
Step 260: 253043 + 977 = 254020
Step 261: 254020 + 977 = 254997
Step 262: 254997 + 977 = 255974
Step 263: 255974 + 977 = 256951
Step 264: 256951 + 977 = 257928
Step 265: 257928 + 977 = 258905
Step 266: 258905 + 977 = 259882
Step 267: 259882 + 977 = 260859
Step 268: 260859 + 977 = 261836
Step 269: 261836 + 977 = 262813
Step 270: 262813 + 977 = 263790
Step 271: 263790 + 977 = 264767
Step 272: 264767 + 977 = 265744
Step 273: 265744 + 977 = 266721
Step 274: 266721 + 977 = 267698
Step 275: 267698 + 977 = 268675
Step 276: 268675 + 977 = 269652
Step 277: 269652 + 977 = 270629
Step 278: 270629 + 977 = 271606
Step 279: 271606 + 977 = 272583

So, 977*279 = 272583