Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 588. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 172. So, we're going to take the number 588 and add it to itself 172 times.
Step 1: 0 + 588 = 588
Step 2: 588 + 588 = 1176
Step 3: 1176 + 588 = 1764
Step 4: 1764 + 588 = 2352
Step 5: 2352 + 588 = 2940
Step 6: 2940 + 588 = 3528
Step 7: 3528 + 588 = 4116
Step 8: 4116 + 588 = 4704
Step 9: 4704 + 588 = 5292
Step 10: 5292 + 588 = 5880
Step 11: 5880 + 588 = 6468
Step 12: 6468 + 588 = 7056
Step 13: 7056 + 588 = 7644
Step 14: 7644 + 588 = 8232
Step 15: 8232 + 588 = 8820
Step 16: 8820 + 588 = 9408
Step 17: 9408 + 588 = 9996
Step 18: 9996 + 588 = 10584
Step 19: 10584 + 588 = 11172
Step 20: 11172 + 588 = 11760
Step 21: 11760 + 588 = 12348
Step 22: 12348 + 588 = 12936
Step 23: 12936 + 588 = 13524
Step 24: 13524 + 588 = 14112
Step 25: 14112 + 588 = 14700
Step 26: 14700 + 588 = 15288
Step 27: 15288 + 588 = 15876
Step 28: 15876 + 588 = 16464
Step 29: 16464 + 588 = 17052
Step 30: 17052 + 588 = 17640
Step 31: 17640 + 588 = 18228
Step 32: 18228 + 588 = 18816
Step 33: 18816 + 588 = 19404
Step 34: 19404 + 588 = 19992
Step 35: 19992 + 588 = 20580
Step 36: 20580 + 588 = 21168
Step 37: 21168 + 588 = 21756
Step 38: 21756 + 588 = 22344
Step 39: 22344 + 588 = 22932
Step 40: 22932 + 588 = 23520
Step 41: 23520 + 588 = 24108
Step 42: 24108 + 588 = 24696
Step 43: 24696 + 588 = 25284
Step 44: 25284 + 588 = 25872
Step 45: 25872 + 588 = 26460
Step 46: 26460 + 588 = 27048
Step 47: 27048 + 588 = 27636
Step 48: 27636 + 588 = 28224
Step 49: 28224 + 588 = 28812
Step 50: 28812 + 588 = 29400
Step 51: 29400 + 588 = 29988
Step 52: 29988 + 588 = 30576
Step 53: 30576 + 588 = 31164
Step 54: 31164 + 588 = 31752
Step 55: 31752 + 588 = 32340
Step 56: 32340 + 588 = 32928
Step 57: 32928 + 588 = 33516
Step 58: 33516 + 588 = 34104
Step 59: 34104 + 588 = 34692
Step 60: 34692 + 588 = 35280
Step 61: 35280 + 588 = 35868
Step 62: 35868 + 588 = 36456
Step 63: 36456 + 588 = 37044
Step 64: 37044 + 588 = 37632
Step 65: 37632 + 588 = 38220
Step 66: 38220 + 588 = 38808
Step 67: 38808 + 588 = 39396
Step 68: 39396 + 588 = 39984
Step 69: 39984 + 588 = 40572
Step 70: 40572 + 588 = 41160
Step 71: 41160 + 588 = 41748
Step 72: 41748 + 588 = 42336
Step 73: 42336 + 588 = 42924
Step 74: 42924 + 588 = 43512
Step 75: 43512 + 588 = 44100
Step 76: 44100 + 588 = 44688
Step 77: 44688 + 588 = 45276
Step 78: 45276 + 588 = 45864
Step 79: 45864 + 588 = 46452
Step 80: 46452 + 588 = 47040
Step 81: 47040 + 588 = 47628
Step 82: 47628 + 588 = 48216
Step 83: 48216 + 588 = 48804
Step 84: 48804 + 588 = 49392
Step 85: 49392 + 588 = 49980
Step 86: 49980 + 588 = 50568
Step 87: 50568 + 588 = 51156
Step 88: 51156 + 588 = 51744
Step 89: 51744 + 588 = 52332
Step 90: 52332 + 588 = 52920
Step 91: 52920 + 588 = 53508
Step 92: 53508 + 588 = 54096
Step 93: 54096 + 588 = 54684
Step 94: 54684 + 588 = 55272
Step 95: 55272 + 588 = 55860
Step 96: 55860 + 588 = 56448
Step 97: 56448 + 588 = 57036
Step 98: 57036 + 588 = 57624
Step 99: 57624 + 588 = 58212
Step 100: 58212 + 588 = 58800
Step 101: 58800 + 588 = 59388
Step 102: 59388 + 588 = 59976
Step 103: 59976 + 588 = 60564
Step 104: 60564 + 588 = 61152
Step 105: 61152 + 588 = 61740
Step 106: 61740 + 588 = 62328
Step 107: 62328 + 588 = 62916
Step 108: 62916 + 588 = 63504
Step 109: 63504 + 588 = 64092
Step 110: 64092 + 588 = 64680
Step 111: 64680 + 588 = 65268
Step 112: 65268 + 588 = 65856
Step 113: 65856 + 588 = 66444
Step 114: 66444 + 588 = 67032
Step 115: 67032 + 588 = 67620
Step 116: 67620 + 588 = 68208
Step 117: 68208 + 588 = 68796
Step 118: 68796 + 588 = 69384
Step 119: 69384 + 588 = 69972
Step 120: 69972 + 588 = 70560
Step 121: 70560 + 588 = 71148
Step 122: 71148 + 588 = 71736
Step 123: 71736 + 588 = 72324
Step 124: 72324 + 588 = 72912
Step 125: 72912 + 588 = 73500
Step 126: 73500 + 588 = 74088
Step 127: 74088 + 588 = 74676
Step 128: 74676 + 588 = 75264
Step 129: 75264 + 588 = 75852
Step 130: 75852 + 588 = 76440
Step 131: 76440 + 588 = 77028
Step 132: 77028 + 588 = 77616
Step 133: 77616 + 588 = 78204
Step 134: 78204 + 588 = 78792
Step 135: 78792 + 588 = 79380
Step 136: 79380 + 588 = 79968
Step 137: 79968 + 588 = 80556
Step 138: 80556 + 588 = 81144
Step 139: 81144 + 588 = 81732
Step 140: 81732 + 588 = 82320
Step 141: 82320 + 588 = 82908
Step 142: 82908 + 588 = 83496
Step 143: 83496 + 588 = 84084
Step 144: 84084 + 588 = 84672
Step 145: 84672 + 588 = 85260
Step 146: 85260 + 588 = 85848
Step 147: 85848 + 588 = 86436
Step 148: 86436 + 588 = 87024
Step 149: 87024 + 588 = 87612
Step 150: 87612 + 588 = 88200
Step 151: 88200 + 588 = 88788
Step 152: 88788 + 588 = 89376
Step 153: 89376 + 588 = 89964
Step 154: 89964 + 588 = 90552
Step 155: 90552 + 588 = 91140
Step 156: 91140 + 588 = 91728
Step 157: 91728 + 588 = 92316
Step 158: 92316 + 588 = 92904
Step 159: 92904 + 588 = 93492
Step 160: 93492 + 588 = 94080
Step 161: 94080 + 588 = 94668
Step 162: 94668 + 588 = 95256
Step 163: 95256 + 588 = 95844
Step 164: 95844 + 588 = 96432
Step 165: 96432 + 588 = 97020
Step 166: 97020 + 588 = 97608
Step 167: 97608 + 588 = 98196
Step 168: 98196 + 588 = 98784
Step 169: 98784 + 588 = 99372
Step 170: 99372 + 588 = 99960
Step 171: 99960 + 588 = 100548
Step 172: 100548 + 588 = 101136

So, 588*172 = 101136