Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 542. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 197. So, we're going to take the number 542 and add it to itself 197 times.
Step 1: 0 + 542 = 542
Step 2: 542 + 542 = 1084
Step 3: 1084 + 542 = 1626
Step 4: 1626 + 542 = 2168
Step 5: 2168 + 542 = 2710
Step 6: 2710 + 542 = 3252
Step 7: 3252 + 542 = 3794
Step 8: 3794 + 542 = 4336
Step 9: 4336 + 542 = 4878
Step 10: 4878 + 542 = 5420
Step 11: 5420 + 542 = 5962
Step 12: 5962 + 542 = 6504
Step 13: 6504 + 542 = 7046
Step 14: 7046 + 542 = 7588
Step 15: 7588 + 542 = 8130
Step 16: 8130 + 542 = 8672
Step 17: 8672 + 542 = 9214
Step 18: 9214 + 542 = 9756
Step 19: 9756 + 542 = 10298
Step 20: 10298 + 542 = 10840
Step 21: 10840 + 542 = 11382
Step 22: 11382 + 542 = 11924
Step 23: 11924 + 542 = 12466
Step 24: 12466 + 542 = 13008
Step 25: 13008 + 542 = 13550
Step 26: 13550 + 542 = 14092
Step 27: 14092 + 542 = 14634
Step 28: 14634 + 542 = 15176
Step 29: 15176 + 542 = 15718
Step 30: 15718 + 542 = 16260
Step 31: 16260 + 542 = 16802
Step 32: 16802 + 542 = 17344
Step 33: 17344 + 542 = 17886
Step 34: 17886 + 542 = 18428
Step 35: 18428 + 542 = 18970
Step 36: 18970 + 542 = 19512
Step 37: 19512 + 542 = 20054
Step 38: 20054 + 542 = 20596
Step 39: 20596 + 542 = 21138
Step 40: 21138 + 542 = 21680
Step 41: 21680 + 542 = 22222
Step 42: 22222 + 542 = 22764
Step 43: 22764 + 542 = 23306
Step 44: 23306 + 542 = 23848
Step 45: 23848 + 542 = 24390
Step 46: 24390 + 542 = 24932
Step 47: 24932 + 542 = 25474
Step 48: 25474 + 542 = 26016
Step 49: 26016 + 542 = 26558
Step 50: 26558 + 542 = 27100
Step 51: 27100 + 542 = 27642
Step 52: 27642 + 542 = 28184
Step 53: 28184 + 542 = 28726
Step 54: 28726 + 542 = 29268
Step 55: 29268 + 542 = 29810
Step 56: 29810 + 542 = 30352
Step 57: 30352 + 542 = 30894
Step 58: 30894 + 542 = 31436
Step 59: 31436 + 542 = 31978
Step 60: 31978 + 542 = 32520
Step 61: 32520 + 542 = 33062
Step 62: 33062 + 542 = 33604
Step 63: 33604 + 542 = 34146
Step 64: 34146 + 542 = 34688
Step 65: 34688 + 542 = 35230
Step 66: 35230 + 542 = 35772
Step 67: 35772 + 542 = 36314
Step 68: 36314 + 542 = 36856
Step 69: 36856 + 542 = 37398
Step 70: 37398 + 542 = 37940
Step 71: 37940 + 542 = 38482
Step 72: 38482 + 542 = 39024
Step 73: 39024 + 542 = 39566
Step 74: 39566 + 542 = 40108
Step 75: 40108 + 542 = 40650
Step 76: 40650 + 542 = 41192
Step 77: 41192 + 542 = 41734
Step 78: 41734 + 542 = 42276
Step 79: 42276 + 542 = 42818
Step 80: 42818 + 542 = 43360
Step 81: 43360 + 542 = 43902
Step 82: 43902 + 542 = 44444
Step 83: 44444 + 542 = 44986
Step 84: 44986 + 542 = 45528
Step 85: 45528 + 542 = 46070
Step 86: 46070 + 542 = 46612
Step 87: 46612 + 542 = 47154
Step 88: 47154 + 542 = 47696
Step 89: 47696 + 542 = 48238
Step 90: 48238 + 542 = 48780
Step 91: 48780 + 542 = 49322
Step 92: 49322 + 542 = 49864
Step 93: 49864 + 542 = 50406
Step 94: 50406 + 542 = 50948
Step 95: 50948 + 542 = 51490
Step 96: 51490 + 542 = 52032
Step 97: 52032 + 542 = 52574
Step 98: 52574 + 542 = 53116
Step 99: 53116 + 542 = 53658
Step 100: 53658 + 542 = 54200
Step 101: 54200 + 542 = 54742
Step 102: 54742 + 542 = 55284
Step 103: 55284 + 542 = 55826
Step 104: 55826 + 542 = 56368
Step 105: 56368 + 542 = 56910
Step 106: 56910 + 542 = 57452
Step 107: 57452 + 542 = 57994
Step 108: 57994 + 542 = 58536
Step 109: 58536 + 542 = 59078
Step 110: 59078 + 542 = 59620
Step 111: 59620 + 542 = 60162
Step 112: 60162 + 542 = 60704
Step 113: 60704 + 542 = 61246
Step 114: 61246 + 542 = 61788
Step 115: 61788 + 542 = 62330
Step 116: 62330 + 542 = 62872
Step 117: 62872 + 542 = 63414
Step 118: 63414 + 542 = 63956
Step 119: 63956 + 542 = 64498
Step 120: 64498 + 542 = 65040
Step 121: 65040 + 542 = 65582
Step 122: 65582 + 542 = 66124
Step 123: 66124 + 542 = 66666
Step 124: 66666 + 542 = 67208
Step 125: 67208 + 542 = 67750
Step 126: 67750 + 542 = 68292
Step 127: 68292 + 542 = 68834
Step 128: 68834 + 542 = 69376
Step 129: 69376 + 542 = 69918
Step 130: 69918 + 542 = 70460
Step 131: 70460 + 542 = 71002
Step 132: 71002 + 542 = 71544
Step 133: 71544 + 542 = 72086
Step 134: 72086 + 542 = 72628
Step 135: 72628 + 542 = 73170
Step 136: 73170 + 542 = 73712
Step 137: 73712 + 542 = 74254
Step 138: 74254 + 542 = 74796
Step 139: 74796 + 542 = 75338
Step 140: 75338 + 542 = 75880
Step 141: 75880 + 542 = 76422
Step 142: 76422 + 542 = 76964
Step 143: 76964 + 542 = 77506
Step 144: 77506 + 542 = 78048
Step 145: 78048 + 542 = 78590
Step 146: 78590 + 542 = 79132
Step 147: 79132 + 542 = 79674
Step 148: 79674 + 542 = 80216
Step 149: 80216 + 542 = 80758
Step 150: 80758 + 542 = 81300
Step 151: 81300 + 542 = 81842
Step 152: 81842 + 542 = 82384
Step 153: 82384 + 542 = 82926
Step 154: 82926 + 542 = 83468
Step 155: 83468 + 542 = 84010
Step 156: 84010 + 542 = 84552
Step 157: 84552 + 542 = 85094
Step 158: 85094 + 542 = 85636
Step 159: 85636 + 542 = 86178
Step 160: 86178 + 542 = 86720
Step 161: 86720 + 542 = 87262
Step 162: 87262 + 542 = 87804
Step 163: 87804 + 542 = 88346
Step 164: 88346 + 542 = 88888
Step 165: 88888 + 542 = 89430
Step 166: 89430 + 542 = 89972
Step 167: 89972 + 542 = 90514
Step 168: 90514 + 542 = 91056
Step 169: 91056 + 542 = 91598
Step 170: 91598 + 542 = 92140
Step 171: 92140 + 542 = 92682
Step 172: 92682 + 542 = 93224
Step 173: 93224 + 542 = 93766
Step 174: 93766 + 542 = 94308
Step 175: 94308 + 542 = 94850
Step 176: 94850 + 542 = 95392
Step 177: 95392 + 542 = 95934
Step 178: 95934 + 542 = 96476
Step 179: 96476 + 542 = 97018
Step 180: 97018 + 542 = 97560
Step 181: 97560 + 542 = 98102
Step 182: 98102 + 542 = 98644
Step 183: 98644 + 542 = 99186
Step 184: 99186 + 542 = 99728
Step 185: 99728 + 542 = 100270
Step 186: 100270 + 542 = 100812
Step 187: 100812 + 542 = 101354
Step 188: 101354 + 542 = 101896
Step 189: 101896 + 542 = 102438
Step 190: 102438 + 542 = 102980
Step 191: 102980 + 542 = 103522
Step 192: 103522 + 542 = 104064
Step 193: 104064 + 542 = 104606
Step 194: 104606 + 542 = 105148
Step 195: 105148 + 542 = 105690
Step 196: 105690 + 542 = 106232
Step 197: 106232 + 542 = 106774

So, 542*197 = 106774