Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 277. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 281. So, we're going to take the number 277 and add it to itself 281 times.
Step 1: 0 + 277 = 277
Step 2: 277 + 277 = 554
Step 3: 554 + 277 = 831
Step 4: 831 + 277 = 1108
Step 5: 1108 + 277 = 1385
Step 6: 1385 + 277 = 1662
Step 7: 1662 + 277 = 1939
Step 8: 1939 + 277 = 2216
Step 9: 2216 + 277 = 2493
Step 10: 2493 + 277 = 2770
Step 11: 2770 + 277 = 3047
Step 12: 3047 + 277 = 3324
Step 13: 3324 + 277 = 3601
Step 14: 3601 + 277 = 3878
Step 15: 3878 + 277 = 4155
Step 16: 4155 + 277 = 4432
Step 17: 4432 + 277 = 4709
Step 18: 4709 + 277 = 4986
Step 19: 4986 + 277 = 5263
Step 20: 5263 + 277 = 5540
Step 21: 5540 + 277 = 5817
Step 22: 5817 + 277 = 6094
Step 23: 6094 + 277 = 6371
Step 24: 6371 + 277 = 6648
Step 25: 6648 + 277 = 6925
Step 26: 6925 + 277 = 7202
Step 27: 7202 + 277 = 7479
Step 28: 7479 + 277 = 7756
Step 29: 7756 + 277 = 8033
Step 30: 8033 + 277 = 8310
Step 31: 8310 + 277 = 8587
Step 32: 8587 + 277 = 8864
Step 33: 8864 + 277 = 9141
Step 34: 9141 + 277 = 9418
Step 35: 9418 + 277 = 9695
Step 36: 9695 + 277 = 9972
Step 37: 9972 + 277 = 10249
Step 38: 10249 + 277 = 10526
Step 39: 10526 + 277 = 10803
Step 40: 10803 + 277 = 11080
Step 41: 11080 + 277 = 11357
Step 42: 11357 + 277 = 11634
Step 43: 11634 + 277 = 11911
Step 44: 11911 + 277 = 12188
Step 45: 12188 + 277 = 12465
Step 46: 12465 + 277 = 12742
Step 47: 12742 + 277 = 13019
Step 48: 13019 + 277 = 13296
Step 49: 13296 + 277 = 13573
Step 50: 13573 + 277 = 13850
Step 51: 13850 + 277 = 14127
Step 52: 14127 + 277 = 14404
Step 53: 14404 + 277 = 14681
Step 54: 14681 + 277 = 14958
Step 55: 14958 + 277 = 15235
Step 56: 15235 + 277 = 15512
Step 57: 15512 + 277 = 15789
Step 58: 15789 + 277 = 16066
Step 59: 16066 + 277 = 16343
Step 60: 16343 + 277 = 16620
Step 61: 16620 + 277 = 16897
Step 62: 16897 + 277 = 17174
Step 63: 17174 + 277 = 17451
Step 64: 17451 + 277 = 17728
Step 65: 17728 + 277 = 18005
Step 66: 18005 + 277 = 18282
Step 67: 18282 + 277 = 18559
Step 68: 18559 + 277 = 18836
Step 69: 18836 + 277 = 19113
Step 70: 19113 + 277 = 19390
Step 71: 19390 + 277 = 19667
Step 72: 19667 + 277 = 19944
Step 73: 19944 + 277 = 20221
Step 74: 20221 + 277 = 20498
Step 75: 20498 + 277 = 20775
Step 76: 20775 + 277 = 21052
Step 77: 21052 + 277 = 21329
Step 78: 21329 + 277 = 21606
Step 79: 21606 + 277 = 21883
Step 80: 21883 + 277 = 22160
Step 81: 22160 + 277 = 22437
Step 82: 22437 + 277 = 22714
Step 83: 22714 + 277 = 22991
Step 84: 22991 + 277 = 23268
Step 85: 23268 + 277 = 23545
Step 86: 23545 + 277 = 23822
Step 87: 23822 + 277 = 24099
Step 88: 24099 + 277 = 24376
Step 89: 24376 + 277 = 24653
Step 90: 24653 + 277 = 24930
Step 91: 24930 + 277 = 25207
Step 92: 25207 + 277 = 25484
Step 93: 25484 + 277 = 25761
Step 94: 25761 + 277 = 26038
Step 95: 26038 + 277 = 26315
Step 96: 26315 + 277 = 26592
Step 97: 26592 + 277 = 26869
Step 98: 26869 + 277 = 27146
Step 99: 27146 + 277 = 27423
Step 100: 27423 + 277 = 27700
Step 101: 27700 + 277 = 27977
Step 102: 27977 + 277 = 28254
Step 103: 28254 + 277 = 28531
Step 104: 28531 + 277 = 28808
Step 105: 28808 + 277 = 29085
Step 106: 29085 + 277 = 29362
Step 107: 29362 + 277 = 29639
Step 108: 29639 + 277 = 29916
Step 109: 29916 + 277 = 30193
Step 110: 30193 + 277 = 30470
Step 111: 30470 + 277 = 30747
Step 112: 30747 + 277 = 31024
Step 113: 31024 + 277 = 31301
Step 114: 31301 + 277 = 31578
Step 115: 31578 + 277 = 31855
Step 116: 31855 + 277 = 32132
Step 117: 32132 + 277 = 32409
Step 118: 32409 + 277 = 32686
Step 119: 32686 + 277 = 32963
Step 120: 32963 + 277 = 33240
Step 121: 33240 + 277 = 33517
Step 122: 33517 + 277 = 33794
Step 123: 33794 + 277 = 34071
Step 124: 34071 + 277 = 34348
Step 125: 34348 + 277 = 34625
Step 126: 34625 + 277 = 34902
Step 127: 34902 + 277 = 35179
Step 128: 35179 + 277 = 35456
Step 129: 35456 + 277 = 35733
Step 130: 35733 + 277 = 36010
Step 131: 36010 + 277 = 36287
Step 132: 36287 + 277 = 36564
Step 133: 36564 + 277 = 36841
Step 134: 36841 + 277 = 37118
Step 135: 37118 + 277 = 37395
Step 136: 37395 + 277 = 37672
Step 137: 37672 + 277 = 37949
Step 138: 37949 + 277 = 38226
Step 139: 38226 + 277 = 38503
Step 140: 38503 + 277 = 38780
Step 141: 38780 + 277 = 39057
Step 142: 39057 + 277 = 39334
Step 143: 39334 + 277 = 39611
Step 144: 39611 + 277 = 39888
Step 145: 39888 + 277 = 40165
Step 146: 40165 + 277 = 40442
Step 147: 40442 + 277 = 40719
Step 148: 40719 + 277 = 40996
Step 149: 40996 + 277 = 41273
Step 150: 41273 + 277 = 41550
Step 151: 41550 + 277 = 41827
Step 152: 41827 + 277 = 42104
Step 153: 42104 + 277 = 42381
Step 154: 42381 + 277 = 42658
Step 155: 42658 + 277 = 42935
Step 156: 42935 + 277 = 43212
Step 157: 43212 + 277 = 43489
Step 158: 43489 + 277 = 43766
Step 159: 43766 + 277 = 44043
Step 160: 44043 + 277 = 44320
Step 161: 44320 + 277 = 44597
Step 162: 44597 + 277 = 44874
Step 163: 44874 + 277 = 45151
Step 164: 45151 + 277 = 45428
Step 165: 45428 + 277 = 45705
Step 166: 45705 + 277 = 45982
Step 167: 45982 + 277 = 46259
Step 168: 46259 + 277 = 46536
Step 169: 46536 + 277 = 46813
Step 170: 46813 + 277 = 47090
Step 171: 47090 + 277 = 47367
Step 172: 47367 + 277 = 47644
Step 173: 47644 + 277 = 47921
Step 174: 47921 + 277 = 48198
Step 175: 48198 + 277 = 48475
Step 176: 48475 + 277 = 48752
Step 177: 48752 + 277 = 49029
Step 178: 49029 + 277 = 49306
Step 179: 49306 + 277 = 49583
Step 180: 49583 + 277 = 49860
Step 181: 49860 + 277 = 50137
Step 182: 50137 + 277 = 50414
Step 183: 50414 + 277 = 50691
Step 184: 50691 + 277 = 50968
Step 185: 50968 + 277 = 51245
Step 186: 51245 + 277 = 51522
Step 187: 51522 + 277 = 51799
Step 188: 51799 + 277 = 52076
Step 189: 52076 + 277 = 52353
Step 190: 52353 + 277 = 52630
Step 191: 52630 + 277 = 52907
Step 192: 52907 + 277 = 53184
Step 193: 53184 + 277 = 53461
Step 194: 53461 + 277 = 53738
Step 195: 53738 + 277 = 54015
Step 196: 54015 + 277 = 54292
Step 197: 54292 + 277 = 54569
Step 198: 54569 + 277 = 54846
Step 199: 54846 + 277 = 55123
Step 200: 55123 + 277 = 55400
Step 201: 55400 + 277 = 55677
Step 202: 55677 + 277 = 55954
Step 203: 55954 + 277 = 56231
Step 204: 56231 + 277 = 56508
Step 205: 56508 + 277 = 56785
Step 206: 56785 + 277 = 57062
Step 207: 57062 + 277 = 57339
Step 208: 57339 + 277 = 57616
Step 209: 57616 + 277 = 57893
Step 210: 57893 + 277 = 58170
Step 211: 58170 + 277 = 58447
Step 212: 58447 + 277 = 58724
Step 213: 58724 + 277 = 59001
Step 214: 59001 + 277 = 59278
Step 215: 59278 + 277 = 59555
Step 216: 59555 + 277 = 59832
Step 217: 59832 + 277 = 60109
Step 218: 60109 + 277 = 60386
Step 219: 60386 + 277 = 60663
Step 220: 60663 + 277 = 60940
Step 221: 60940 + 277 = 61217
Step 222: 61217 + 277 = 61494
Step 223: 61494 + 277 = 61771
Step 224: 61771 + 277 = 62048
Step 225: 62048 + 277 = 62325
Step 226: 62325 + 277 = 62602
Step 227: 62602 + 277 = 62879
Step 228: 62879 + 277 = 63156
Step 229: 63156 + 277 = 63433
Step 230: 63433 + 277 = 63710
Step 231: 63710 + 277 = 63987
Step 232: 63987 + 277 = 64264
Step 233: 64264 + 277 = 64541
Step 234: 64541 + 277 = 64818
Step 235: 64818 + 277 = 65095
Step 236: 65095 + 277 = 65372
Step 237: 65372 + 277 = 65649
Step 238: 65649 + 277 = 65926
Step 239: 65926 + 277 = 66203
Step 240: 66203 + 277 = 66480
Step 241: 66480 + 277 = 66757
Step 242: 66757 + 277 = 67034
Step 243: 67034 + 277 = 67311
Step 244: 67311 + 277 = 67588
Step 245: 67588 + 277 = 67865
Step 246: 67865 + 277 = 68142
Step 247: 68142 + 277 = 68419
Step 248: 68419 + 277 = 68696
Step 249: 68696 + 277 = 68973
Step 250: 68973 + 277 = 69250
Step 251: 69250 + 277 = 69527
Step 252: 69527 + 277 = 69804
Step 253: 69804 + 277 = 70081
Step 254: 70081 + 277 = 70358
Step 255: 70358 + 277 = 70635
Step 256: 70635 + 277 = 70912
Step 257: 70912 + 277 = 71189
Step 258: 71189 + 277 = 71466
Step 259: 71466 + 277 = 71743
Step 260: 71743 + 277 = 72020
Step 261: 72020 + 277 = 72297
Step 262: 72297 + 277 = 72574
Step 263: 72574 + 277 = 72851
Step 264: 72851 + 277 = 73128
Step 265: 73128 + 277 = 73405
Step 266: 73405 + 277 = 73682
Step 267: 73682 + 277 = 73959
Step 268: 73959 + 277 = 74236
Step 269: 74236 + 277 = 74513
Step 270: 74513 + 277 = 74790
Step 271: 74790 + 277 = 75067
Step 272: 75067 + 277 = 75344
Step 273: 75344 + 277 = 75621
Step 274: 75621 + 277 = 75898
Step 275: 75898 + 277 = 76175
Step 276: 76175 + 277 = 76452
Step 277: 76452 + 277 = 76729
Step 278: 76729 + 277 = 77006
Step 279: 77006 + 277 = 77283
Step 280: 77283 + 277 = 77560
Step 281: 77560 + 277 = 77837

So, 277*281 = 77837