Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 561. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 299. So, we're going to take the number 561 and add it to itself 299 times.
Step 1: 0 + 561 = 561
Step 2: 561 + 561 = 1122
Step 3: 1122 + 561 = 1683
Step 4: 1683 + 561 = 2244
Step 5: 2244 + 561 = 2805
Step 6: 2805 + 561 = 3366
Step 7: 3366 + 561 = 3927
Step 8: 3927 + 561 = 4488
Step 9: 4488 + 561 = 5049
Step 10: 5049 + 561 = 5610
Step 11: 5610 + 561 = 6171
Step 12: 6171 + 561 = 6732
Step 13: 6732 + 561 = 7293
Step 14: 7293 + 561 = 7854
Step 15: 7854 + 561 = 8415
Step 16: 8415 + 561 = 8976
Step 17: 8976 + 561 = 9537
Step 18: 9537 + 561 = 10098
Step 19: 10098 + 561 = 10659
Step 20: 10659 + 561 = 11220
Step 21: 11220 + 561 = 11781
Step 22: 11781 + 561 = 12342
Step 23: 12342 + 561 = 12903
Step 24: 12903 + 561 = 13464
Step 25: 13464 + 561 = 14025
Step 26: 14025 + 561 = 14586
Step 27: 14586 + 561 = 15147
Step 28: 15147 + 561 = 15708
Step 29: 15708 + 561 = 16269
Step 30: 16269 + 561 = 16830
Step 31: 16830 + 561 = 17391
Step 32: 17391 + 561 = 17952
Step 33: 17952 + 561 = 18513
Step 34: 18513 + 561 = 19074
Step 35: 19074 + 561 = 19635
Step 36: 19635 + 561 = 20196
Step 37: 20196 + 561 = 20757
Step 38: 20757 + 561 = 21318
Step 39: 21318 + 561 = 21879
Step 40: 21879 + 561 = 22440
Step 41: 22440 + 561 = 23001
Step 42: 23001 + 561 = 23562
Step 43: 23562 + 561 = 24123
Step 44: 24123 + 561 = 24684
Step 45: 24684 + 561 = 25245
Step 46: 25245 + 561 = 25806
Step 47: 25806 + 561 = 26367
Step 48: 26367 + 561 = 26928
Step 49: 26928 + 561 = 27489
Step 50: 27489 + 561 = 28050
Step 51: 28050 + 561 = 28611
Step 52: 28611 + 561 = 29172
Step 53: 29172 + 561 = 29733
Step 54: 29733 + 561 = 30294
Step 55: 30294 + 561 = 30855
Step 56: 30855 + 561 = 31416
Step 57: 31416 + 561 = 31977
Step 58: 31977 + 561 = 32538
Step 59: 32538 + 561 = 33099
Step 60: 33099 + 561 = 33660
Step 61: 33660 + 561 = 34221
Step 62: 34221 + 561 = 34782
Step 63: 34782 + 561 = 35343
Step 64: 35343 + 561 = 35904
Step 65: 35904 + 561 = 36465
Step 66: 36465 + 561 = 37026
Step 67: 37026 + 561 = 37587
Step 68: 37587 + 561 = 38148
Step 69: 38148 + 561 = 38709
Step 70: 38709 + 561 = 39270
Step 71: 39270 + 561 = 39831
Step 72: 39831 + 561 = 40392
Step 73: 40392 + 561 = 40953
Step 74: 40953 + 561 = 41514
Step 75: 41514 + 561 = 42075
Step 76: 42075 + 561 = 42636
Step 77: 42636 + 561 = 43197
Step 78: 43197 + 561 = 43758
Step 79: 43758 + 561 = 44319
Step 80: 44319 + 561 = 44880
Step 81: 44880 + 561 = 45441
Step 82: 45441 + 561 = 46002
Step 83: 46002 + 561 = 46563
Step 84: 46563 + 561 = 47124
Step 85: 47124 + 561 = 47685
Step 86: 47685 + 561 = 48246
Step 87: 48246 + 561 = 48807
Step 88: 48807 + 561 = 49368
Step 89: 49368 + 561 = 49929
Step 90: 49929 + 561 = 50490
Step 91: 50490 + 561 = 51051
Step 92: 51051 + 561 = 51612
Step 93: 51612 + 561 = 52173
Step 94: 52173 + 561 = 52734
Step 95: 52734 + 561 = 53295
Step 96: 53295 + 561 = 53856
Step 97: 53856 + 561 = 54417
Step 98: 54417 + 561 = 54978
Step 99: 54978 + 561 = 55539
Step 100: 55539 + 561 = 56100
Step 101: 56100 + 561 = 56661
Step 102: 56661 + 561 = 57222
Step 103: 57222 + 561 = 57783
Step 104: 57783 + 561 = 58344
Step 105: 58344 + 561 = 58905
Step 106: 58905 + 561 = 59466
Step 107: 59466 + 561 = 60027
Step 108: 60027 + 561 = 60588
Step 109: 60588 + 561 = 61149
Step 110: 61149 + 561 = 61710
Step 111: 61710 + 561 = 62271
Step 112: 62271 + 561 = 62832
Step 113: 62832 + 561 = 63393
Step 114: 63393 + 561 = 63954
Step 115: 63954 + 561 = 64515
Step 116: 64515 + 561 = 65076
Step 117: 65076 + 561 = 65637
Step 118: 65637 + 561 = 66198
Step 119: 66198 + 561 = 66759
Step 120: 66759 + 561 = 67320
Step 121: 67320 + 561 = 67881
Step 122: 67881 + 561 = 68442
Step 123: 68442 + 561 = 69003
Step 124: 69003 + 561 = 69564
Step 125: 69564 + 561 = 70125
Step 126: 70125 + 561 = 70686
Step 127: 70686 + 561 = 71247
Step 128: 71247 + 561 = 71808
Step 129: 71808 + 561 = 72369
Step 130: 72369 + 561 = 72930
Step 131: 72930 + 561 = 73491
Step 132: 73491 + 561 = 74052
Step 133: 74052 + 561 = 74613
Step 134: 74613 + 561 = 75174
Step 135: 75174 + 561 = 75735
Step 136: 75735 + 561 = 76296
Step 137: 76296 + 561 = 76857
Step 138: 76857 + 561 = 77418
Step 139: 77418 + 561 = 77979
Step 140: 77979 + 561 = 78540
Step 141: 78540 + 561 = 79101
Step 142: 79101 + 561 = 79662
Step 143: 79662 + 561 = 80223
Step 144: 80223 + 561 = 80784
Step 145: 80784 + 561 = 81345
Step 146: 81345 + 561 = 81906
Step 147: 81906 + 561 = 82467
Step 148: 82467 + 561 = 83028
Step 149: 83028 + 561 = 83589
Step 150: 83589 + 561 = 84150
Step 151: 84150 + 561 = 84711
Step 152: 84711 + 561 = 85272
Step 153: 85272 + 561 = 85833
Step 154: 85833 + 561 = 86394
Step 155: 86394 + 561 = 86955
Step 156: 86955 + 561 = 87516
Step 157: 87516 + 561 = 88077
Step 158: 88077 + 561 = 88638
Step 159: 88638 + 561 = 89199
Step 160: 89199 + 561 = 89760
Step 161: 89760 + 561 = 90321
Step 162: 90321 + 561 = 90882
Step 163: 90882 + 561 = 91443
Step 164: 91443 + 561 = 92004
Step 165: 92004 + 561 = 92565
Step 166: 92565 + 561 = 93126
Step 167: 93126 + 561 = 93687
Step 168: 93687 + 561 = 94248
Step 169: 94248 + 561 = 94809
Step 170: 94809 + 561 = 95370
Step 171: 95370 + 561 = 95931
Step 172: 95931 + 561 = 96492
Step 173: 96492 + 561 = 97053
Step 174: 97053 + 561 = 97614
Step 175: 97614 + 561 = 98175
Step 176: 98175 + 561 = 98736
Step 177: 98736 + 561 = 99297
Step 178: 99297 + 561 = 99858
Step 179: 99858 + 561 = 100419
Step 180: 100419 + 561 = 100980
Step 181: 100980 + 561 = 101541
Step 182: 101541 + 561 = 102102
Step 183: 102102 + 561 = 102663
Step 184: 102663 + 561 = 103224
Step 185: 103224 + 561 = 103785
Step 186: 103785 + 561 = 104346
Step 187: 104346 + 561 = 104907
Step 188: 104907 + 561 = 105468
Step 189: 105468 + 561 = 106029
Step 190: 106029 + 561 = 106590
Step 191: 106590 + 561 = 107151
Step 192: 107151 + 561 = 107712
Step 193: 107712 + 561 = 108273
Step 194: 108273 + 561 = 108834
Step 195: 108834 + 561 = 109395
Step 196: 109395 + 561 = 109956
Step 197: 109956 + 561 = 110517
Step 198: 110517 + 561 = 111078
Step 199: 111078 + 561 = 111639
Step 200: 111639 + 561 = 112200
Step 201: 112200 + 561 = 112761
Step 202: 112761 + 561 = 113322
Step 203: 113322 + 561 = 113883
Step 204: 113883 + 561 = 114444
Step 205: 114444 + 561 = 115005
Step 206: 115005 + 561 = 115566
Step 207: 115566 + 561 = 116127
Step 208: 116127 + 561 = 116688
Step 209: 116688 + 561 = 117249
Step 210: 117249 + 561 = 117810
Step 211: 117810 + 561 = 118371
Step 212: 118371 + 561 = 118932
Step 213: 118932 + 561 = 119493
Step 214: 119493 + 561 = 120054
Step 215: 120054 + 561 = 120615
Step 216: 120615 + 561 = 121176
Step 217: 121176 + 561 = 121737
Step 218: 121737 + 561 = 122298
Step 219: 122298 + 561 = 122859
Step 220: 122859 + 561 = 123420
Step 221: 123420 + 561 = 123981
Step 222: 123981 + 561 = 124542
Step 223: 124542 + 561 = 125103
Step 224: 125103 + 561 = 125664
Step 225: 125664 + 561 = 126225
Step 226: 126225 + 561 = 126786
Step 227: 126786 + 561 = 127347
Step 228: 127347 + 561 = 127908
Step 229: 127908 + 561 = 128469
Step 230: 128469 + 561 = 129030
Step 231: 129030 + 561 = 129591
Step 232: 129591 + 561 = 130152
Step 233: 130152 + 561 = 130713
Step 234: 130713 + 561 = 131274
Step 235: 131274 + 561 = 131835
Step 236: 131835 + 561 = 132396
Step 237: 132396 + 561 = 132957
Step 238: 132957 + 561 = 133518
Step 239: 133518 + 561 = 134079
Step 240: 134079 + 561 = 134640
Step 241: 134640 + 561 = 135201
Step 242: 135201 + 561 = 135762
Step 243: 135762 + 561 = 136323
Step 244: 136323 + 561 = 136884
Step 245: 136884 + 561 = 137445
Step 246: 137445 + 561 = 138006
Step 247: 138006 + 561 = 138567
Step 248: 138567 + 561 = 139128
Step 249: 139128 + 561 = 139689
Step 250: 139689 + 561 = 140250
Step 251: 140250 + 561 = 140811
Step 252: 140811 + 561 = 141372
Step 253: 141372 + 561 = 141933
Step 254: 141933 + 561 = 142494
Step 255: 142494 + 561 = 143055
Step 256: 143055 + 561 = 143616
Step 257: 143616 + 561 = 144177
Step 258: 144177 + 561 = 144738
Step 259: 144738 + 561 = 145299
Step 260: 145299 + 561 = 145860
Step 261: 145860 + 561 = 146421
Step 262: 146421 + 561 = 146982
Step 263: 146982 + 561 = 147543
Step 264: 147543 + 561 = 148104
Step 265: 148104 + 561 = 148665
Step 266: 148665 + 561 = 149226
Step 267: 149226 + 561 = 149787
Step 268: 149787 + 561 = 150348
Step 269: 150348 + 561 = 150909
Step 270: 150909 + 561 = 151470
Step 271: 151470 + 561 = 152031
Step 272: 152031 + 561 = 152592
Step 273: 152592 + 561 = 153153
Step 274: 153153 + 561 = 153714
Step 275: 153714 + 561 = 154275
Step 276: 154275 + 561 = 154836
Step 277: 154836 + 561 = 155397
Step 278: 155397 + 561 = 155958
Step 279: 155958 + 561 = 156519
Step 280: 156519 + 561 = 157080
Step 281: 157080 + 561 = 157641
Step 282: 157641 + 561 = 158202
Step 283: 158202 + 561 = 158763
Step 284: 158763 + 561 = 159324
Step 285: 159324 + 561 = 159885
Step 286: 159885 + 561 = 160446
Step 287: 160446 + 561 = 161007
Step 288: 161007 + 561 = 161568
Step 289: 161568 + 561 = 162129
Step 290: 162129 + 561 = 162690
Step 291: 162690 + 561 = 163251
Step 292: 163251 + 561 = 163812
Step 293: 163812 + 561 = 164373
Step 294: 164373 + 561 = 164934
Step 295: 164934 + 561 = 165495
Step 296: 165495 + 561 = 166056
Step 297: 166056 + 561 = 166617
Step 298: 166617 + 561 = 167178
Step 299: 167178 + 561 = 167739

So, 561*299 = 167739