Sure thing! We've got 159 and we're gonna multiply it by 287. That's the same as adding 159 to itself 287 times.
Step 1: 0 + 159 = 159
Step 2: 159 + 159 = 318
Step 3: 318 + 159 = 477
Step 4: 477 + 159 = 636
Step 5: 636 + 159 = 795
Step 6: 795 + 159 = 954
Step 7: 954 + 159 = 1113
Step 8: 1113 + 159 = 1272
Step 9: 1272 + 159 = 1431
Step 10: 1431 + 159 = 1590
Step 11: 1590 + 159 = 1749
Step 12: 1749 + 159 = 1908
Step 13: 1908 + 159 = 2067
Step 14: 2067 + 159 = 2226
Step 15: 2226 + 159 = 2385
Step 16: 2385 + 159 = 2544
Step 17: 2544 + 159 = 2703
Step 18: 2703 + 159 = 2862
Step 19: 2862 + 159 = 3021
Step 20: 3021 + 159 = 3180
Step 21: 3180 + 159 = 3339
Step 22: 3339 + 159 = 3498
Step 23: 3498 + 159 = 3657
Step 24: 3657 + 159 = 3816
Step 25: 3816 + 159 = 3975
Step 26: 3975 + 159 = 4134
Step 27: 4134 + 159 = 4293
Step 28: 4293 + 159 = 4452
Step 29: 4452 + 159 = 4611
Step 30: 4611 + 159 = 4770
Step 31: 4770 + 159 = 4929
Step 32: 4929 + 159 = 5088
Step 33: 5088 + 159 = 5247
Step 34: 5247 + 159 = 5406
Step 35: 5406 + 159 = 5565
Step 36: 5565 + 159 = 5724
Step 37: 5724 + 159 = 5883
Step 38: 5883 + 159 = 6042
Step 39: 6042 + 159 = 6201
Step 40: 6201 + 159 = 6360
Step 41: 6360 + 159 = 6519
Step 42: 6519 + 159 = 6678
Step 43: 6678 + 159 = 6837
Step 44: 6837 + 159 = 6996
Step 45: 6996 + 159 = 7155
Step 46: 7155 + 159 = 7314
Step 47: 7314 + 159 = 7473
Step 48: 7473 + 159 = 7632
Step 49: 7632 + 159 = 7791
Step 50: 7791 + 159 = 7950
Step 51: 7950 + 159 = 8109
Step 52: 8109 + 159 = 8268
Step 53: 8268 + 159 = 8427
Step 54: 8427 + 159 = 8586
Step 55: 8586 + 159 = 8745
Step 56: 8745 + 159 = 8904
Step 57: 8904 + 159 = 9063
Step 58: 9063 + 159 = 9222
Step 59: 9222 + 159 = 9381
Step 60: 9381 + 159 = 9540
Step 61: 9540 + 159 = 9699
Step 62: 9699 + 159 = 9858
Step 63: 9858 + 159 = 10017
Step 64: 10017 + 159 = 10176
Step 65: 10176 + 159 = 10335
Step 66: 10335 + 159 = 10494
Step 67: 10494 + 159 = 10653
Step 68: 10653 + 159 = 10812
Step 69: 10812 + 159 = 10971
Step 70: 10971 + 159 = 11130
Step 71: 11130 + 159 = 11289
Step 72: 11289 + 159 = 11448
Step 73: 11448 + 159 = 11607
Step 74: 11607 + 159 = 11766
Step 75: 11766 + 159 = 11925
Step 76: 11925 + 159 = 12084
Step 77: 12084 + 159 = 12243
Step 78: 12243 + 159 = 12402
Step 79: 12402 + 159 = 12561
Step 80: 12561 + 159 = 12720
Step 81: 12720 + 159 = 12879
Step 82: 12879 + 159 = 13038
Step 83: 13038 + 159 = 13197
Step 84: 13197 + 159 = 13356
Step 85: 13356 + 159 = 13515
Step 86: 13515 + 159 = 13674
Step 87: 13674 + 159 = 13833
Step 88: 13833 + 159 = 13992
Step 89: 13992 + 159 = 14151
Step 90: 14151 + 159 = 14310
Step 91: 14310 + 159 = 14469
Step 92: 14469 + 159 = 14628
Step 93: 14628 + 159 = 14787
Step 94: 14787 + 159 = 14946
Step 95: 14946 + 159 = 15105
Step 96: 15105 + 159 = 15264
Step 97: 15264 + 159 = 15423
Step 98: 15423 + 159 = 15582
Step 99: 15582 + 159 = 15741
Step 100: 15741 + 159 = 15900
Step 101: 15900 + 159 = 16059
Step 102: 16059 + 159 = 16218
Step 103: 16218 + 159 = 16377
Step 104: 16377 + 159 = 16536
Step 105: 16536 + 159 = 16695
Step 106: 16695 + 159 = 16854
Step 107: 16854 + 159 = 17013
Step 108: 17013 + 159 = 17172
Step 109: 17172 + 159 = 17331
Step 110: 17331 + 159 = 17490
Step 111: 17490 + 159 = 17649
Step 112: 17649 + 159 = 17808
Step 113: 17808 + 159 = 17967
Step 114: 17967 + 159 = 18126
Step 115: 18126 + 159 = 18285
Step 116: 18285 + 159 = 18444
Step 117: 18444 + 159 = 18603
Step 118: 18603 + 159 = 18762
Step 119: 18762 + 159 = 18921
Step 120: 18921 + 159 = 19080
Step 121: 19080 + 159 = 19239
Step 122: 19239 + 159 = 19398
Step 123: 19398 + 159 = 19557
Step 124: 19557 + 159 = 19716
Step 125: 19716 + 159 = 19875
Step 126: 19875 + 159 = 20034
Step 127: 20034 + 159 = 20193
Step 128: 20193 + 159 = 20352
Step 129: 20352 + 159 = 20511
Step 130: 20511 + 159 = 20670
Step 131: 20670 + 159 = 20829
Step 132: 20829 + 159 = 20988
Step 133: 20988 + 159 = 21147
Step 134: 21147 + 159 = 21306
Step 135: 21306 + 159 = 21465
Step 136: 21465 + 159 = 21624
Step 137: 21624 + 159 = 21783
Step 138: 21783 + 159 = 21942
Step 139: 21942 + 159 = 22101
Step 140: 22101 + 159 = 22260
Step 141: 22260 + 159 = 22419
Step 142: 22419 + 159 = 22578
Step 143: 22578 + 159 = 22737
Step 144: 22737 + 159 = 22896
Step 145: 22896 + 159 = 23055
Step 146: 23055 + 159 = 23214
Step 147: 23214 + 159 = 23373
Step 148: 23373 + 159 = 23532
Step 149: 23532 + 159 = 23691
Step 150: 23691 + 159 = 23850
Step 151: 23850 + 159 = 24009
Step 152: 24009 + 159 = 24168
Step 153: 24168 + 159 = 24327
Step 154: 24327 + 159 = 24486
Step 155: 24486 + 159 = 24645
Step 156: 24645 + 159 = 24804
Step 157: 24804 + 159 = 24963
Step 158: 24963 + 159 = 25122
Step 159: 25122 + 159 = 25281
Step 160: 25281 + 159 = 25440
Step 161: 25440 + 159 = 25599
Step 162: 25599 + 159 = 25758
Step 163: 25758 + 159 = 25917
Step 164: 25917 + 159 = 26076
Step 165: 26076 + 159 = 26235
Step 166: 26235 + 159 = 26394
Step 167: 26394 + 159 = 26553
Step 168: 26553 + 159 = 26712
Step 169: 26712 + 159 = 26871
Step 170: 26871 + 159 = 27030
Step 171: 27030 + 159 = 27189
Step 172: 27189 + 159 = 27348
Step 173: 27348 + 159 = 27507
Step 174: 27507 + 159 = 27666
Step 175: 27666 + 159 = 27825
Step 176: 27825 + 159 = 27984
Step 177: 27984 + 159 = 28143
Step 178: 28143 + 159 = 28302
Step 179: 28302 + 159 = 28461
Step 180: 28461 + 159 = 28620
Step 181: 28620 + 159 = 28779
Step 182: 28779 + 159 = 28938
Step 183: 28938 + 159 = 29097
Step 184: 29097 + 159 = 29256
Step 185: 29256 + 159 = 29415
Step 186: 29415 + 159 = 29574
Step 187: 29574 + 159 = 29733
Step 188: 29733 + 159 = 29892
Step 189: 29892 + 159 = 30051
Step 190: 30051 + 159 = 30210
Step 191: 30210 + 159 = 30369
Step 192: 30369 + 159 = 30528
Step 193: 30528 + 159 = 30687
Step 194: 30687 + 159 = 30846
Step 195: 30846 + 159 = 31005
Step 196: 31005 + 159 = 31164
Step 197: 31164 + 159 = 31323
Step 198: 31323 + 159 = 31482
Step 199: 31482 + 159 = 31641
Step 200: 31641 + 159 = 31800
Step 201: 31800 + 159 = 31959
Step 202: 31959 + 159 = 32118
Step 203: 32118 + 159 = 32277
Step 204: 32277 + 159 = 32436
Step 205: 32436 + 159 = 32595
Step 206: 32595 + 159 = 32754
Step 207: 32754 + 159 = 32913
Step 208: 32913 + 159 = 33072
Step 209: 33072 + 159 = 33231
Step 210: 33231 + 159 = 33390
Step 211: 33390 + 159 = 33549
Step 212: 33549 + 159 = 33708
Step 213: 33708 + 159 = 33867
Step 214: 33867 + 159 = 34026
Step 215: 34026 + 159 = 34185
Step 216: 34185 + 159 = 34344
Step 217: 34344 + 159 = 34503
Step 218: 34503 + 159 = 34662
Step 219: 34662 + 159 = 34821
Step 220: 34821 + 159 = 34980
Step 221: 34980 + 159 = 35139
Step 222: 35139 + 159 = 35298
Step 223: 35298 + 159 = 35457
Step 224: 35457 + 159 = 35616
Step 225: 35616 + 159 = 35775
Step 226: 35775 + 159 = 35934
Step 227: 35934 + 159 = 36093
Step 228: 36093 + 159 = 36252
Step 229: 36252 + 159 = 36411
Step 230: 36411 + 159 = 36570
Step 231: 36570 + 159 = 36729
Step 232: 36729 + 159 = 36888
Step 233: 36888 + 159 = 37047
Step 234: 37047 + 159 = 37206
Step 235: 37206 + 159 = 37365
Step 236: 37365 + 159 = 37524
Step 237: 37524 + 159 = 37683
Step 238: 37683 + 159 = 37842
Step 239: 37842 + 159 = 38001
Step 240: 38001 + 159 = 38160
Step 241: 38160 + 159 = 38319
Step 242: 38319 + 159 = 38478
Step 243: 38478 + 159 = 38637
Step 244: 38637 + 159 = 38796
Step 245: 38796 + 159 = 38955
Step 246: 38955 + 159 = 39114
Step 247: 39114 + 159 = 39273
Step 248: 39273 + 159 = 39432
Step 249: 39432 + 159 = 39591
Step 250: 39591 + 159 = 39750
Step 251: 39750 + 159 = 39909
Step 252: 39909 + 159 = 40068
Step 253: 40068 + 159 = 40227
Step 254: 40227 + 159 = 40386
Step 255: 40386 + 159 = 40545
Step 256: 40545 + 159 = 40704
Step 257: 40704 + 159 = 40863
Step 258: 40863 + 159 = 41022
Step 259: 41022 + 159 = 41181
Step 260: 41181 + 159 = 41340
Step 261: 41340 + 159 = 41499
Step 262: 41499 + 159 = 41658
Step 263: 41658 + 159 = 41817
Step 264: 41817 + 159 = 41976
Step 265: 41976 + 159 = 42135
Step 266: 42135 + 159 = 42294
Step 267: 42294 + 159 = 42453
Step 268: 42453 + 159 = 42612
Step 269: 42612 + 159 = 42771
Step 270: 42771 + 159 = 42930
Step 271: 42930 + 159 = 43089
Step 272: 43089 + 159 = 43248
Step 273: 43248 + 159 = 43407
Step 274: 43407 + 159 = 43566
Step 275: 43566 + 159 = 43725
Step 276: 43725 + 159 = 43884
Step 277: 43884 + 159 = 44043
Step 278: 44043 + 159 = 44202
Step 279: 44202 + 159 = 44361
Step 280: 44361 + 159 = 44520
Step 281: 44520 + 159 = 44679
Step 282: 44679 + 159 = 44838
Step 283: 44838 + 159 = 44997
Step 284: 44997 + 159 = 45156
Step 285: 45156 + 159 = 45315
Step 286: 45315 + 159 = 45474
Step 287: 45474 + 159 = 45633

So, 159*287 = 45633