Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 971. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 421. So, we're going to take the number 971 and add it to itself 421 times.
Step 1: 0 + 971 = 971
Step 2: 971 + 971 = 1942
Step 3: 1942 + 971 = 2913
Step 4: 2913 + 971 = 3884
Step 5: 3884 + 971 = 4855
Step 6: 4855 + 971 = 5826
Step 7: 5826 + 971 = 6797
Step 8: 6797 + 971 = 7768
Step 9: 7768 + 971 = 8739
Step 10: 8739 + 971 = 9710
Step 11: 9710 + 971 = 10681
Step 12: 10681 + 971 = 11652
Step 13: 11652 + 971 = 12623
Step 14: 12623 + 971 = 13594
Step 15: 13594 + 971 = 14565
Step 16: 14565 + 971 = 15536
Step 17: 15536 + 971 = 16507
Step 18: 16507 + 971 = 17478
Step 19: 17478 + 971 = 18449
Step 20: 18449 + 971 = 19420
Step 21: 19420 + 971 = 20391
Step 22: 20391 + 971 = 21362
Step 23: 21362 + 971 = 22333
Step 24: 22333 + 971 = 23304
Step 25: 23304 + 971 = 24275
Step 26: 24275 + 971 = 25246
Step 27: 25246 + 971 = 26217
Step 28: 26217 + 971 = 27188
Step 29: 27188 + 971 = 28159
Step 30: 28159 + 971 = 29130
Step 31: 29130 + 971 = 30101
Step 32: 30101 + 971 = 31072
Step 33: 31072 + 971 = 32043
Step 34: 32043 + 971 = 33014
Step 35: 33014 + 971 = 33985
Step 36: 33985 + 971 = 34956
Step 37: 34956 + 971 = 35927
Step 38: 35927 + 971 = 36898
Step 39: 36898 + 971 = 37869
Step 40: 37869 + 971 = 38840
Step 41: 38840 + 971 = 39811
Step 42: 39811 + 971 = 40782
Step 43: 40782 + 971 = 41753
Step 44: 41753 + 971 = 42724
Step 45: 42724 + 971 = 43695
Step 46: 43695 + 971 = 44666
Step 47: 44666 + 971 = 45637
Step 48: 45637 + 971 = 46608
Step 49: 46608 + 971 = 47579
Step 50: 47579 + 971 = 48550
Step 51: 48550 + 971 = 49521
Step 52: 49521 + 971 = 50492
Step 53: 50492 + 971 = 51463
Step 54: 51463 + 971 = 52434
Step 55: 52434 + 971 = 53405
Step 56: 53405 + 971 = 54376
Step 57: 54376 + 971 = 55347
Step 58: 55347 + 971 = 56318
Step 59: 56318 + 971 = 57289
Step 60: 57289 + 971 = 58260
Step 61: 58260 + 971 = 59231
Step 62: 59231 + 971 = 60202
Step 63: 60202 + 971 = 61173
Step 64: 61173 + 971 = 62144
Step 65: 62144 + 971 = 63115
Step 66: 63115 + 971 = 64086
Step 67: 64086 + 971 = 65057
Step 68: 65057 + 971 = 66028
Step 69: 66028 + 971 = 66999
Step 70: 66999 + 971 = 67970
Step 71: 67970 + 971 = 68941
Step 72: 68941 + 971 = 69912
Step 73: 69912 + 971 = 70883
Step 74: 70883 + 971 = 71854
Step 75: 71854 + 971 = 72825
Step 76: 72825 + 971 = 73796
Step 77: 73796 + 971 = 74767
Step 78: 74767 + 971 = 75738
Step 79: 75738 + 971 = 76709
Step 80: 76709 + 971 = 77680
Step 81: 77680 + 971 = 78651
Step 82: 78651 + 971 = 79622
Step 83: 79622 + 971 = 80593
Step 84: 80593 + 971 = 81564
Step 85: 81564 + 971 = 82535
Step 86: 82535 + 971 = 83506
Step 87: 83506 + 971 = 84477
Step 88: 84477 + 971 = 85448
Step 89: 85448 + 971 = 86419
Step 90: 86419 + 971 = 87390
Step 91: 87390 + 971 = 88361
Step 92: 88361 + 971 = 89332
Step 93: 89332 + 971 = 90303
Step 94: 90303 + 971 = 91274
Step 95: 91274 + 971 = 92245
Step 96: 92245 + 971 = 93216
Step 97: 93216 + 971 = 94187
Step 98: 94187 + 971 = 95158
Step 99: 95158 + 971 = 96129
Step 100: 96129 + 971 = 97100
Step 101: 97100 + 971 = 98071
Step 102: 98071 + 971 = 99042
Step 103: 99042 + 971 = 100013
Step 104: 100013 + 971 = 100984
Step 105: 100984 + 971 = 101955
Step 106: 101955 + 971 = 102926
Step 107: 102926 + 971 = 103897
Step 108: 103897 + 971 = 104868
Step 109: 104868 + 971 = 105839
Step 110: 105839 + 971 = 106810
Step 111: 106810 + 971 = 107781
Step 112: 107781 + 971 = 108752
Step 113: 108752 + 971 = 109723
Step 114: 109723 + 971 = 110694
Step 115: 110694 + 971 = 111665
Step 116: 111665 + 971 = 112636
Step 117: 112636 + 971 = 113607
Step 118: 113607 + 971 = 114578
Step 119: 114578 + 971 = 115549
Step 120: 115549 + 971 = 116520
Step 121: 116520 + 971 = 117491
Step 122: 117491 + 971 = 118462
Step 123: 118462 + 971 = 119433
Step 124: 119433 + 971 = 120404
Step 125: 120404 + 971 = 121375
Step 126: 121375 + 971 = 122346
Step 127: 122346 + 971 = 123317
Step 128: 123317 + 971 = 124288
Step 129: 124288 + 971 = 125259
Step 130: 125259 + 971 = 126230
Step 131: 126230 + 971 = 127201
Step 132: 127201 + 971 = 128172
Step 133: 128172 + 971 = 129143
Step 134: 129143 + 971 = 130114
Step 135: 130114 + 971 = 131085
Step 136: 131085 + 971 = 132056
Step 137: 132056 + 971 = 133027
Step 138: 133027 + 971 = 133998
Step 139: 133998 + 971 = 134969
Step 140: 134969 + 971 = 135940
Step 141: 135940 + 971 = 136911
Step 142: 136911 + 971 = 137882
Step 143: 137882 + 971 = 138853
Step 144: 138853 + 971 = 139824
Step 145: 139824 + 971 = 140795
Step 146: 140795 + 971 = 141766
Step 147: 141766 + 971 = 142737
Step 148: 142737 + 971 = 143708
Step 149: 143708 + 971 = 144679
Step 150: 144679 + 971 = 145650
Step 151: 145650 + 971 = 146621
Step 152: 146621 + 971 = 147592
Step 153: 147592 + 971 = 148563
Step 154: 148563 + 971 = 149534
Step 155: 149534 + 971 = 150505
Step 156: 150505 + 971 = 151476
Step 157: 151476 + 971 = 152447
Step 158: 152447 + 971 = 153418
Step 159: 153418 + 971 = 154389
Step 160: 154389 + 971 = 155360
Step 161: 155360 + 971 = 156331
Step 162: 156331 + 971 = 157302
Step 163: 157302 + 971 = 158273
Step 164: 158273 + 971 = 159244
Step 165: 159244 + 971 = 160215
Step 166: 160215 + 971 = 161186
Step 167: 161186 + 971 = 162157
Step 168: 162157 + 971 = 163128
Step 169: 163128 + 971 = 164099
Step 170: 164099 + 971 = 165070
Step 171: 165070 + 971 = 166041
Step 172: 166041 + 971 = 167012
Step 173: 167012 + 971 = 167983
Step 174: 167983 + 971 = 168954
Step 175: 168954 + 971 = 169925
Step 176: 169925 + 971 = 170896
Step 177: 170896 + 971 = 171867
Step 178: 171867 + 971 = 172838
Step 179: 172838 + 971 = 173809
Step 180: 173809 + 971 = 174780
Step 181: 174780 + 971 = 175751
Step 182: 175751 + 971 = 176722
Step 183: 176722 + 971 = 177693
Step 184: 177693 + 971 = 178664
Step 185: 178664 + 971 = 179635
Step 186: 179635 + 971 = 180606
Step 187: 180606 + 971 = 181577
Step 188: 181577 + 971 = 182548
Step 189: 182548 + 971 = 183519
Step 190: 183519 + 971 = 184490
Step 191: 184490 + 971 = 185461
Step 192: 185461 + 971 = 186432
Step 193: 186432 + 971 = 187403
Step 194: 187403 + 971 = 188374
Step 195: 188374 + 971 = 189345
Step 196: 189345 + 971 = 190316
Step 197: 190316 + 971 = 191287
Step 198: 191287 + 971 = 192258
Step 199: 192258 + 971 = 193229
Step 200: 193229 + 971 = 194200
Step 201: 194200 + 971 = 195171
Step 202: 195171 + 971 = 196142
Step 203: 196142 + 971 = 197113
Step 204: 197113 + 971 = 198084
Step 205: 198084 + 971 = 199055
Step 206: 199055 + 971 = 200026
Step 207: 200026 + 971 = 200997
Step 208: 200997 + 971 = 201968
Step 209: 201968 + 971 = 202939
Step 210: 202939 + 971 = 203910
Step 211: 203910 + 971 = 204881
Step 212: 204881 + 971 = 205852
Step 213: 205852 + 971 = 206823
Step 214: 206823 + 971 = 207794
Step 215: 207794 + 971 = 208765
Step 216: 208765 + 971 = 209736
Step 217: 209736 + 971 = 210707
Step 218: 210707 + 971 = 211678
Step 219: 211678 + 971 = 212649
Step 220: 212649 + 971 = 213620
Step 221: 213620 + 971 = 214591
Step 222: 214591 + 971 = 215562
Step 223: 215562 + 971 = 216533
Step 224: 216533 + 971 = 217504
Step 225: 217504 + 971 = 218475
Step 226: 218475 + 971 = 219446
Step 227: 219446 + 971 = 220417
Step 228: 220417 + 971 = 221388
Step 229: 221388 + 971 = 222359
Step 230: 222359 + 971 = 223330
Step 231: 223330 + 971 = 224301
Step 232: 224301 + 971 = 225272
Step 233: 225272 + 971 = 226243
Step 234: 226243 + 971 = 227214
Step 235: 227214 + 971 = 228185
Step 236: 228185 + 971 = 229156
Step 237: 229156 + 971 = 230127
Step 238: 230127 + 971 = 231098
Step 239: 231098 + 971 = 232069
Step 240: 232069 + 971 = 233040
Step 241: 233040 + 971 = 234011
Step 242: 234011 + 971 = 234982
Step 243: 234982 + 971 = 235953
Step 244: 235953 + 971 = 236924
Step 245: 236924 + 971 = 237895
Step 246: 237895 + 971 = 238866
Step 247: 238866 + 971 = 239837
Step 248: 239837 + 971 = 240808
Step 249: 240808 + 971 = 241779
Step 250: 241779 + 971 = 242750
Step 251: 242750 + 971 = 243721
Step 252: 243721 + 971 = 244692
Step 253: 244692 + 971 = 245663
Step 254: 245663 + 971 = 246634
Step 255: 246634 + 971 = 247605
Step 256: 247605 + 971 = 248576
Step 257: 248576 + 971 = 249547
Step 258: 249547 + 971 = 250518
Step 259: 250518 + 971 = 251489
Step 260: 251489 + 971 = 252460
Step 261: 252460 + 971 = 253431
Step 262: 253431 + 971 = 254402
Step 263: 254402 + 971 = 255373
Step 264: 255373 + 971 = 256344
Step 265: 256344 + 971 = 257315
Step 266: 257315 + 971 = 258286
Step 267: 258286 + 971 = 259257
Step 268: 259257 + 971 = 260228
Step 269: 260228 + 971 = 261199
Step 270: 261199 + 971 = 262170
Step 271: 262170 + 971 = 263141
Step 272: 263141 + 971 = 264112
Step 273: 264112 + 971 = 265083
Step 274: 265083 + 971 = 266054
Step 275: 266054 + 971 = 267025
Step 276: 267025 + 971 = 267996
Step 277: 267996 + 971 = 268967
Step 278: 268967 + 971 = 269938
Step 279: 269938 + 971 = 270909
Step 280: 270909 + 971 = 271880
Step 281: 271880 + 971 = 272851
Step 282: 272851 + 971 = 273822
Step 283: 273822 + 971 = 274793
Step 284: 274793 + 971 = 275764
Step 285: 275764 + 971 = 276735
Step 286: 276735 + 971 = 277706
Step 287: 277706 + 971 = 278677
Step 288: 278677 + 971 = 279648
Step 289: 279648 + 971 = 280619
Step 290: 280619 + 971 = 281590
Step 291: 281590 + 971 = 282561
Step 292: 282561 + 971 = 283532
Step 293: 283532 + 971 = 284503
Step 294: 284503 + 971 = 285474
Step 295: 285474 + 971 = 286445
Step 296: 286445 + 971 = 287416
Step 297: 287416 + 971 = 288387
Step 298: 288387 + 971 = 289358
Step 299: 289358 + 971 = 290329
Step 300: 290329 + 971 = 291300
Step 301: 291300 + 971 = 292271
Step 302: 292271 + 971 = 293242
Step 303: 293242 + 971 = 294213
Step 304: 294213 + 971 = 295184
Step 305: 295184 + 971 = 296155
Step 306: 296155 + 971 = 297126
Step 307: 297126 + 971 = 298097
Step 308: 298097 + 971 = 299068
Step 309: 299068 + 971 = 300039
Step 310: 300039 + 971 = 301010
Step 311: 301010 + 971 = 301981
Step 312: 301981 + 971 = 302952
Step 313: 302952 + 971 = 303923
Step 314: 303923 + 971 = 304894
Step 315: 304894 + 971 = 305865
Step 316: 305865 + 971 = 306836
Step 317: 306836 + 971 = 307807
Step 318: 307807 + 971 = 308778
Step 319: 308778 + 971 = 309749
Step 320: 309749 + 971 = 310720
Step 321: 310720 + 971 = 311691
Step 322: 311691 + 971 = 312662
Step 323: 312662 + 971 = 313633
Step 324: 313633 + 971 = 314604
Step 325: 314604 + 971 = 315575
Step 326: 315575 + 971 = 316546
Step 327: 316546 + 971 = 317517
Step 328: 317517 + 971 = 318488
Step 329: 318488 + 971 = 319459
Step 330: 319459 + 971 = 320430
Step 331: 320430 + 971 = 321401
Step 332: 321401 + 971 = 322372
Step 333: 322372 + 971 = 323343
Step 334: 323343 + 971 = 324314
Step 335: 324314 + 971 = 325285
Step 336: 325285 + 971 = 326256
Step 337: 326256 + 971 = 327227
Step 338: 327227 + 971 = 328198
Step 339: 328198 + 971 = 329169
Step 340: 329169 + 971 = 330140
Step 341: 330140 + 971 = 331111
Step 342: 331111 + 971 = 332082
Step 343: 332082 + 971 = 333053
Step 344: 333053 + 971 = 334024
Step 345: 334024 + 971 = 334995
Step 346: 334995 + 971 = 335966
Step 347: 335966 + 971 = 336937
Step 348: 336937 + 971 = 337908
Step 349: 337908 + 971 = 338879
Step 350: 338879 + 971 = 339850
Step 351: 339850 + 971 = 340821
Step 352: 340821 + 971 = 341792
Step 353: 341792 + 971 = 342763
Step 354: 342763 + 971 = 343734
Step 355: 343734 + 971 = 344705
Step 356: 344705 + 971 = 345676
Step 357: 345676 + 971 = 346647
Step 358: 346647 + 971 = 347618
Step 359: 347618 + 971 = 348589
Step 360: 348589 + 971 = 349560
Step 361: 349560 + 971 = 350531
Step 362: 350531 + 971 = 351502
Step 363: 351502 + 971 = 352473
Step 364: 352473 + 971 = 353444
Step 365: 353444 + 971 = 354415
Step 366: 354415 + 971 = 355386
Step 367: 355386 + 971 = 356357
Step 368: 356357 + 971 = 357328
Step 369: 357328 + 971 = 358299
Step 370: 358299 + 971 = 359270
Step 371: 359270 + 971 = 360241
Step 372: 360241 + 971 = 361212
Step 373: 361212 + 971 = 362183
Step 374: 362183 + 971 = 363154
Step 375: 363154 + 971 = 364125
Step 376: 364125 + 971 = 365096
Step 377: 365096 + 971 = 366067
Step 378: 366067 + 971 = 367038
Step 379: 367038 + 971 = 368009
Step 380: 368009 + 971 = 368980
Step 381: 368980 + 971 = 369951
Step 382: 369951 + 971 = 370922
Step 383: 370922 + 971 = 371893
Step 384: 371893 + 971 = 372864
Step 385: 372864 + 971 = 373835
Step 386: 373835 + 971 = 374806
Step 387: 374806 + 971 = 375777
Step 388: 375777 + 971 = 376748
Step 389: 376748 + 971 = 377719
Step 390: 377719 + 971 = 378690
Step 391: 378690 + 971 = 379661
Step 392: 379661 + 971 = 380632
Step 393: 380632 + 971 = 381603
Step 394: 381603 + 971 = 382574
Step 395: 382574 + 971 = 383545
Step 396: 383545 + 971 = 384516
Step 397: 384516 + 971 = 385487
Step 398: 385487 + 971 = 386458
Step 399: 386458 + 971 = 387429
Step 400: 387429 + 971 = 388400
Step 401: 388400 + 971 = 389371
Step 402: 389371 + 971 = 390342
Step 403: 390342 + 971 = 391313
Step 404: 391313 + 971 = 392284
Step 405: 392284 + 971 = 393255
Step 406: 393255 + 971 = 394226
Step 407: 394226 + 971 = 395197
Step 408: 395197 + 971 = 396168
Step 409: 396168 + 971 = 397139
Step 410: 397139 + 971 = 398110
Step 411: 398110 + 971 = 399081
Step 412: 399081 + 971 = 400052
Step 413: 400052 + 971 = 401023
Step 414: 401023 + 971 = 401994
Step 415: 401994 + 971 = 402965
Step 416: 402965 + 971 = 403936
Step 417: 403936 + 971 = 404907
Step 418: 404907 + 971 = 405878
Step 419: 405878 + 971 = 406849
Step 420: 406849 + 971 = 407820
Step 421: 407820 + 971 = 408791

So, 971*421 = 408791