Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 557. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 159. So, we're going to take the number 557 and add it to itself 159 times.
Step 1: 0 + 557 = 557
Step 2: 557 + 557 = 1114
Step 3: 1114 + 557 = 1671
Step 4: 1671 + 557 = 2228
Step 5: 2228 + 557 = 2785
Step 6: 2785 + 557 = 3342
Step 7: 3342 + 557 = 3899
Step 8: 3899 + 557 = 4456
Step 9: 4456 + 557 = 5013
Step 10: 5013 + 557 = 5570
Step 11: 5570 + 557 = 6127
Step 12: 6127 + 557 = 6684
Step 13: 6684 + 557 = 7241
Step 14: 7241 + 557 = 7798
Step 15: 7798 + 557 = 8355
Step 16: 8355 + 557 = 8912
Step 17: 8912 + 557 = 9469
Step 18: 9469 + 557 = 10026
Step 19: 10026 + 557 = 10583
Step 20: 10583 + 557 = 11140
Step 21: 11140 + 557 = 11697
Step 22: 11697 + 557 = 12254
Step 23: 12254 + 557 = 12811
Step 24: 12811 + 557 = 13368
Step 25: 13368 + 557 = 13925
Step 26: 13925 + 557 = 14482
Step 27: 14482 + 557 = 15039
Step 28: 15039 + 557 = 15596
Step 29: 15596 + 557 = 16153
Step 30: 16153 + 557 = 16710
Step 31: 16710 + 557 = 17267
Step 32: 17267 + 557 = 17824
Step 33: 17824 + 557 = 18381
Step 34: 18381 + 557 = 18938
Step 35: 18938 + 557 = 19495
Step 36: 19495 + 557 = 20052
Step 37: 20052 + 557 = 20609
Step 38: 20609 + 557 = 21166
Step 39: 21166 + 557 = 21723
Step 40: 21723 + 557 = 22280
Step 41: 22280 + 557 = 22837
Step 42: 22837 + 557 = 23394
Step 43: 23394 + 557 = 23951
Step 44: 23951 + 557 = 24508
Step 45: 24508 + 557 = 25065
Step 46: 25065 + 557 = 25622
Step 47: 25622 + 557 = 26179
Step 48: 26179 + 557 = 26736
Step 49: 26736 + 557 = 27293
Step 50: 27293 + 557 = 27850
Step 51: 27850 + 557 = 28407
Step 52: 28407 + 557 = 28964
Step 53: 28964 + 557 = 29521
Step 54: 29521 + 557 = 30078
Step 55: 30078 + 557 = 30635
Step 56: 30635 + 557 = 31192
Step 57: 31192 + 557 = 31749
Step 58: 31749 + 557 = 32306
Step 59: 32306 + 557 = 32863
Step 60: 32863 + 557 = 33420
Step 61: 33420 + 557 = 33977
Step 62: 33977 + 557 = 34534
Step 63: 34534 + 557 = 35091
Step 64: 35091 + 557 = 35648
Step 65: 35648 + 557 = 36205
Step 66: 36205 + 557 = 36762
Step 67: 36762 + 557 = 37319
Step 68: 37319 + 557 = 37876
Step 69: 37876 + 557 = 38433
Step 70: 38433 + 557 = 38990
Step 71: 38990 + 557 = 39547
Step 72: 39547 + 557 = 40104
Step 73: 40104 + 557 = 40661
Step 74: 40661 + 557 = 41218
Step 75: 41218 + 557 = 41775
Step 76: 41775 + 557 = 42332
Step 77: 42332 + 557 = 42889
Step 78: 42889 + 557 = 43446
Step 79: 43446 + 557 = 44003
Step 80: 44003 + 557 = 44560
Step 81: 44560 + 557 = 45117
Step 82: 45117 + 557 = 45674
Step 83: 45674 + 557 = 46231
Step 84: 46231 + 557 = 46788
Step 85: 46788 + 557 = 47345
Step 86: 47345 + 557 = 47902
Step 87: 47902 + 557 = 48459
Step 88: 48459 + 557 = 49016
Step 89: 49016 + 557 = 49573
Step 90: 49573 + 557 = 50130
Step 91: 50130 + 557 = 50687
Step 92: 50687 + 557 = 51244
Step 93: 51244 + 557 = 51801
Step 94: 51801 + 557 = 52358
Step 95: 52358 + 557 = 52915
Step 96: 52915 + 557 = 53472
Step 97: 53472 + 557 = 54029
Step 98: 54029 + 557 = 54586
Step 99: 54586 + 557 = 55143
Step 100: 55143 + 557 = 55700
Step 101: 55700 + 557 = 56257
Step 102: 56257 + 557 = 56814
Step 103: 56814 + 557 = 57371
Step 104: 57371 + 557 = 57928
Step 105: 57928 + 557 = 58485
Step 106: 58485 + 557 = 59042
Step 107: 59042 + 557 = 59599
Step 108: 59599 + 557 = 60156
Step 109: 60156 + 557 = 60713
Step 110: 60713 + 557 = 61270
Step 111: 61270 + 557 = 61827
Step 112: 61827 + 557 = 62384
Step 113: 62384 + 557 = 62941
Step 114: 62941 + 557 = 63498
Step 115: 63498 + 557 = 64055
Step 116: 64055 + 557 = 64612
Step 117: 64612 + 557 = 65169
Step 118: 65169 + 557 = 65726
Step 119: 65726 + 557 = 66283
Step 120: 66283 + 557 = 66840
Step 121: 66840 + 557 = 67397
Step 122: 67397 + 557 = 67954
Step 123: 67954 + 557 = 68511
Step 124: 68511 + 557 = 69068
Step 125: 69068 + 557 = 69625
Step 126: 69625 + 557 = 70182
Step 127: 70182 + 557 = 70739
Step 128: 70739 + 557 = 71296
Step 129: 71296 + 557 = 71853
Step 130: 71853 + 557 = 72410
Step 131: 72410 + 557 = 72967
Step 132: 72967 + 557 = 73524
Step 133: 73524 + 557 = 74081
Step 134: 74081 + 557 = 74638
Step 135: 74638 + 557 = 75195
Step 136: 75195 + 557 = 75752
Step 137: 75752 + 557 = 76309
Step 138: 76309 + 557 = 76866
Step 139: 76866 + 557 = 77423
Step 140: 77423 + 557 = 77980
Step 141: 77980 + 557 = 78537
Step 142: 78537 + 557 = 79094
Step 143: 79094 + 557 = 79651
Step 144: 79651 + 557 = 80208
Step 145: 80208 + 557 = 80765
Step 146: 80765 + 557 = 81322
Step 147: 81322 + 557 = 81879
Step 148: 81879 + 557 = 82436
Step 149: 82436 + 557 = 82993
Step 150: 82993 + 557 = 83550
Step 151: 83550 + 557 = 84107
Step 152: 84107 + 557 = 84664
Step 153: 84664 + 557 = 85221
Step 154: 85221 + 557 = 85778
Step 155: 85778 + 557 = 86335
Step 156: 86335 + 557 = 86892
Step 157: 86892 + 557 = 87449
Step 158: 87449 + 557 = 88006
Step 159: 88006 + 557 = 88563

So, 557*159 = 88563