Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 972 and we're going to multiply it by 54, which means adding 972 to itself 54 times.
Step 1: 0 + 972 = 972
Step 2: 972 + 972 = 1944
Step 3: 1944 + 972 = 2916
Step 4: 2916 + 972 = 3888
Step 5: 3888 + 972 = 4860
Step 6: 4860 + 972 = 5832
Step 7: 5832 + 972 = 6804
Step 8: 6804 + 972 = 7776
Step 9: 7776 + 972 = 8748
Step 10: 8748 + 972 = 9720
Step 11: 9720 + 972 = 10692
Step 12: 10692 + 972 = 11664
Step 13: 11664 + 972 = 12636
Step 14: 12636 + 972 = 13608
Step 15: 13608 + 972 = 14580
Step 16: 14580 + 972 = 15552
Step 17: 15552 + 972 = 16524
Step 18: 16524 + 972 = 17496
Step 19: 17496 + 972 = 18468
Step 20: 18468 + 972 = 19440
Step 21: 19440 + 972 = 20412
Step 22: 20412 + 972 = 21384
Step 23: 21384 + 972 = 22356
Step 24: 22356 + 972 = 23328
Step 25: 23328 + 972 = 24300
Step 26: 24300 + 972 = 25272
Step 27: 25272 + 972 = 26244
Step 28: 26244 + 972 = 27216
Step 29: 27216 + 972 = 28188
Step 30: 28188 + 972 = 29160
Step 31: 29160 + 972 = 30132
Step 32: 30132 + 972 = 31104
Step 33: 31104 + 972 = 32076
Step 34: 32076 + 972 = 33048
Step 35: 33048 + 972 = 34020
Step 36: 34020 + 972 = 34992
Step 37: 34992 + 972 = 35964
Step 38: 35964 + 972 = 36936
Step 39: 36936 + 972 = 37908
Step 40: 37908 + 972 = 38880
Step 41: 38880 + 972 = 39852
Step 42: 39852 + 972 = 40824
Step 43: 40824 + 972 = 41796
Step 44: 41796 + 972 = 42768
Step 45: 42768 + 972 = 43740
Step 46: 43740 + 972 = 44712
Step 47: 44712 + 972 = 45684
Step 48: 45684 + 972 = 46656
Step 49: 46656 + 972 = 47628
Step 50: 47628 + 972 = 48600
Step 51: 48600 + 972 = 49572
Step 52: 49572 + 972 = 50544
Step 53: 50544 + 972 = 51516
Step 54: 51516 + 972 = 52488

So, 972*54 = 52488