Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 872. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 203. So, we're going to take the number 872 and add it to itself 203 times.
Step 1: 0 + 872 = 872
Step 2: 872 + 872 = 1744
Step 3: 1744 + 872 = 2616
Step 4: 2616 + 872 = 3488
Step 5: 3488 + 872 = 4360
Step 6: 4360 + 872 = 5232
Step 7: 5232 + 872 = 6104
Step 8: 6104 + 872 = 6976
Step 9: 6976 + 872 = 7848
Step 10: 7848 + 872 = 8720
Step 11: 8720 + 872 = 9592
Step 12: 9592 + 872 = 10464
Step 13: 10464 + 872 = 11336
Step 14: 11336 + 872 = 12208
Step 15: 12208 + 872 = 13080
Step 16: 13080 + 872 = 13952
Step 17: 13952 + 872 = 14824
Step 18: 14824 + 872 = 15696
Step 19: 15696 + 872 = 16568
Step 20: 16568 + 872 = 17440
Step 21: 17440 + 872 = 18312
Step 22: 18312 + 872 = 19184
Step 23: 19184 + 872 = 20056
Step 24: 20056 + 872 = 20928
Step 25: 20928 + 872 = 21800
Step 26: 21800 + 872 = 22672
Step 27: 22672 + 872 = 23544
Step 28: 23544 + 872 = 24416
Step 29: 24416 + 872 = 25288
Step 30: 25288 + 872 = 26160
Step 31: 26160 + 872 = 27032
Step 32: 27032 + 872 = 27904
Step 33: 27904 + 872 = 28776
Step 34: 28776 + 872 = 29648
Step 35: 29648 + 872 = 30520
Step 36: 30520 + 872 = 31392
Step 37: 31392 + 872 = 32264
Step 38: 32264 + 872 = 33136
Step 39: 33136 + 872 = 34008
Step 40: 34008 + 872 = 34880
Step 41: 34880 + 872 = 35752
Step 42: 35752 + 872 = 36624
Step 43: 36624 + 872 = 37496
Step 44: 37496 + 872 = 38368
Step 45: 38368 + 872 = 39240
Step 46: 39240 + 872 = 40112
Step 47: 40112 + 872 = 40984
Step 48: 40984 + 872 = 41856
Step 49: 41856 + 872 = 42728
Step 50: 42728 + 872 = 43600
Step 51: 43600 + 872 = 44472
Step 52: 44472 + 872 = 45344
Step 53: 45344 + 872 = 46216
Step 54: 46216 + 872 = 47088
Step 55: 47088 + 872 = 47960
Step 56: 47960 + 872 = 48832
Step 57: 48832 + 872 = 49704
Step 58: 49704 + 872 = 50576
Step 59: 50576 + 872 = 51448
Step 60: 51448 + 872 = 52320
Step 61: 52320 + 872 = 53192
Step 62: 53192 + 872 = 54064
Step 63: 54064 + 872 = 54936
Step 64: 54936 + 872 = 55808
Step 65: 55808 + 872 = 56680
Step 66: 56680 + 872 = 57552
Step 67: 57552 + 872 = 58424
Step 68: 58424 + 872 = 59296
Step 69: 59296 + 872 = 60168
Step 70: 60168 + 872 = 61040
Step 71: 61040 + 872 = 61912
Step 72: 61912 + 872 = 62784
Step 73: 62784 + 872 = 63656
Step 74: 63656 + 872 = 64528
Step 75: 64528 + 872 = 65400
Step 76: 65400 + 872 = 66272
Step 77: 66272 + 872 = 67144
Step 78: 67144 + 872 = 68016
Step 79: 68016 + 872 = 68888
Step 80: 68888 + 872 = 69760
Step 81: 69760 + 872 = 70632
Step 82: 70632 + 872 = 71504
Step 83: 71504 + 872 = 72376
Step 84: 72376 + 872 = 73248
Step 85: 73248 + 872 = 74120
Step 86: 74120 + 872 = 74992
Step 87: 74992 + 872 = 75864
Step 88: 75864 + 872 = 76736
Step 89: 76736 + 872 = 77608
Step 90: 77608 + 872 = 78480
Step 91: 78480 + 872 = 79352
Step 92: 79352 + 872 = 80224
Step 93: 80224 + 872 = 81096
Step 94: 81096 + 872 = 81968
Step 95: 81968 + 872 = 82840
Step 96: 82840 + 872 = 83712
Step 97: 83712 + 872 = 84584
Step 98: 84584 + 872 = 85456
Step 99: 85456 + 872 = 86328
Step 100: 86328 + 872 = 87200
Step 101: 87200 + 872 = 88072
Step 102: 88072 + 872 = 88944
Step 103: 88944 + 872 = 89816
Step 104: 89816 + 872 = 90688
Step 105: 90688 + 872 = 91560
Step 106: 91560 + 872 = 92432
Step 107: 92432 + 872 = 93304
Step 108: 93304 + 872 = 94176
Step 109: 94176 + 872 = 95048
Step 110: 95048 + 872 = 95920
Step 111: 95920 + 872 = 96792
Step 112: 96792 + 872 = 97664
Step 113: 97664 + 872 = 98536
Step 114: 98536 + 872 = 99408
Step 115: 99408 + 872 = 100280
Step 116: 100280 + 872 = 101152
Step 117: 101152 + 872 = 102024
Step 118: 102024 + 872 = 102896
Step 119: 102896 + 872 = 103768
Step 120: 103768 + 872 = 104640
Step 121: 104640 + 872 = 105512
Step 122: 105512 + 872 = 106384
Step 123: 106384 + 872 = 107256
Step 124: 107256 + 872 = 108128
Step 125: 108128 + 872 = 109000
Step 126: 109000 + 872 = 109872
Step 127: 109872 + 872 = 110744
Step 128: 110744 + 872 = 111616
Step 129: 111616 + 872 = 112488
Step 130: 112488 + 872 = 113360
Step 131: 113360 + 872 = 114232
Step 132: 114232 + 872 = 115104
Step 133: 115104 + 872 = 115976
Step 134: 115976 + 872 = 116848
Step 135: 116848 + 872 = 117720
Step 136: 117720 + 872 = 118592
Step 137: 118592 + 872 = 119464
Step 138: 119464 + 872 = 120336
Step 139: 120336 + 872 = 121208
Step 140: 121208 + 872 = 122080
Step 141: 122080 + 872 = 122952
Step 142: 122952 + 872 = 123824
Step 143: 123824 + 872 = 124696
Step 144: 124696 + 872 = 125568
Step 145: 125568 + 872 = 126440
Step 146: 126440 + 872 = 127312
Step 147: 127312 + 872 = 128184
Step 148: 128184 + 872 = 129056
Step 149: 129056 + 872 = 129928
Step 150: 129928 + 872 = 130800
Step 151: 130800 + 872 = 131672
Step 152: 131672 + 872 = 132544
Step 153: 132544 + 872 = 133416
Step 154: 133416 + 872 = 134288
Step 155: 134288 + 872 = 135160
Step 156: 135160 + 872 = 136032
Step 157: 136032 + 872 = 136904
Step 158: 136904 + 872 = 137776
Step 159: 137776 + 872 = 138648
Step 160: 138648 + 872 = 139520
Step 161: 139520 + 872 = 140392
Step 162: 140392 + 872 = 141264
Step 163: 141264 + 872 = 142136
Step 164: 142136 + 872 = 143008
Step 165: 143008 + 872 = 143880
Step 166: 143880 + 872 = 144752
Step 167: 144752 + 872 = 145624
Step 168: 145624 + 872 = 146496
Step 169: 146496 + 872 = 147368
Step 170: 147368 + 872 = 148240
Step 171: 148240 + 872 = 149112
Step 172: 149112 + 872 = 149984
Step 173: 149984 + 872 = 150856
Step 174: 150856 + 872 = 151728
Step 175: 151728 + 872 = 152600
Step 176: 152600 + 872 = 153472
Step 177: 153472 + 872 = 154344
Step 178: 154344 + 872 = 155216
Step 179: 155216 + 872 = 156088
Step 180: 156088 + 872 = 156960
Step 181: 156960 + 872 = 157832
Step 182: 157832 + 872 = 158704
Step 183: 158704 + 872 = 159576
Step 184: 159576 + 872 = 160448
Step 185: 160448 + 872 = 161320
Step 186: 161320 + 872 = 162192
Step 187: 162192 + 872 = 163064
Step 188: 163064 + 872 = 163936
Step 189: 163936 + 872 = 164808
Step 190: 164808 + 872 = 165680
Step 191: 165680 + 872 = 166552
Step 192: 166552 + 872 = 167424
Step 193: 167424 + 872 = 168296
Step 194: 168296 + 872 = 169168
Step 195: 169168 + 872 = 170040
Step 196: 170040 + 872 = 170912
Step 197: 170912 + 872 = 171784
Step 198: 171784 + 872 = 172656
Step 199: 172656 + 872 = 173528
Step 200: 173528 + 872 = 174400
Step 201: 174400 + 872 = 175272
Step 202: 175272 + 872 = 176144
Step 203: 176144 + 872 = 177016

So, 872*203 = 177016