Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 287. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 396. So, we're going to take the number 287 and add it to itself 396 times.
Step 1: 0 + 287 = 287
Step 2: 287 + 287 = 574
Step 3: 574 + 287 = 861
Step 4: 861 + 287 = 1148
Step 5: 1148 + 287 = 1435
Step 6: 1435 + 287 = 1722
Step 7: 1722 + 287 = 2009
Step 8: 2009 + 287 = 2296
Step 9: 2296 + 287 = 2583
Step 10: 2583 + 287 = 2870
Step 11: 2870 + 287 = 3157
Step 12: 3157 + 287 = 3444
Step 13: 3444 + 287 = 3731
Step 14: 3731 + 287 = 4018
Step 15: 4018 + 287 = 4305
Step 16: 4305 + 287 = 4592
Step 17: 4592 + 287 = 4879
Step 18: 4879 + 287 = 5166
Step 19: 5166 + 287 = 5453
Step 20: 5453 + 287 = 5740
Step 21: 5740 + 287 = 6027
Step 22: 6027 + 287 = 6314
Step 23: 6314 + 287 = 6601
Step 24: 6601 + 287 = 6888
Step 25: 6888 + 287 = 7175
Step 26: 7175 + 287 = 7462
Step 27: 7462 + 287 = 7749
Step 28: 7749 + 287 = 8036
Step 29: 8036 + 287 = 8323
Step 30: 8323 + 287 = 8610
Step 31: 8610 + 287 = 8897
Step 32: 8897 + 287 = 9184
Step 33: 9184 + 287 = 9471
Step 34: 9471 + 287 = 9758
Step 35: 9758 + 287 = 10045
Step 36: 10045 + 287 = 10332
Step 37: 10332 + 287 = 10619
Step 38: 10619 + 287 = 10906
Step 39: 10906 + 287 = 11193
Step 40: 11193 + 287 = 11480
Step 41: 11480 + 287 = 11767
Step 42: 11767 + 287 = 12054
Step 43: 12054 + 287 = 12341
Step 44: 12341 + 287 = 12628
Step 45: 12628 + 287 = 12915
Step 46: 12915 + 287 = 13202
Step 47: 13202 + 287 = 13489
Step 48: 13489 + 287 = 13776
Step 49: 13776 + 287 = 14063
Step 50: 14063 + 287 = 14350
Step 51: 14350 + 287 = 14637
Step 52: 14637 + 287 = 14924
Step 53: 14924 + 287 = 15211
Step 54: 15211 + 287 = 15498
Step 55: 15498 + 287 = 15785
Step 56: 15785 + 287 = 16072
Step 57: 16072 + 287 = 16359
Step 58: 16359 + 287 = 16646
Step 59: 16646 + 287 = 16933
Step 60: 16933 + 287 = 17220
Step 61: 17220 + 287 = 17507
Step 62: 17507 + 287 = 17794
Step 63: 17794 + 287 = 18081
Step 64: 18081 + 287 = 18368
Step 65: 18368 + 287 = 18655
Step 66: 18655 + 287 = 18942
Step 67: 18942 + 287 = 19229
Step 68: 19229 + 287 = 19516
Step 69: 19516 + 287 = 19803
Step 70: 19803 + 287 = 20090
Step 71: 20090 + 287 = 20377
Step 72: 20377 + 287 = 20664
Step 73: 20664 + 287 = 20951
Step 74: 20951 + 287 = 21238
Step 75: 21238 + 287 = 21525
Step 76: 21525 + 287 = 21812
Step 77: 21812 + 287 = 22099
Step 78: 22099 + 287 = 22386
Step 79: 22386 + 287 = 22673
Step 80: 22673 + 287 = 22960
Step 81: 22960 + 287 = 23247
Step 82: 23247 + 287 = 23534
Step 83: 23534 + 287 = 23821
Step 84: 23821 + 287 = 24108
Step 85: 24108 + 287 = 24395
Step 86: 24395 + 287 = 24682
Step 87: 24682 + 287 = 24969
Step 88: 24969 + 287 = 25256
Step 89: 25256 + 287 = 25543
Step 90: 25543 + 287 = 25830
Step 91: 25830 + 287 = 26117
Step 92: 26117 + 287 = 26404
Step 93: 26404 + 287 = 26691
Step 94: 26691 + 287 = 26978
Step 95: 26978 + 287 = 27265
Step 96: 27265 + 287 = 27552
Step 97: 27552 + 287 = 27839
Step 98: 27839 + 287 = 28126
Step 99: 28126 + 287 = 28413
Step 100: 28413 + 287 = 28700
Step 101: 28700 + 287 = 28987
Step 102: 28987 + 287 = 29274
Step 103: 29274 + 287 = 29561
Step 104: 29561 + 287 = 29848
Step 105: 29848 + 287 = 30135
Step 106: 30135 + 287 = 30422
Step 107: 30422 + 287 = 30709
Step 108: 30709 + 287 = 30996
Step 109: 30996 + 287 = 31283
Step 110: 31283 + 287 = 31570
Step 111: 31570 + 287 = 31857
Step 112: 31857 + 287 = 32144
Step 113: 32144 + 287 = 32431
Step 114: 32431 + 287 = 32718
Step 115: 32718 + 287 = 33005
Step 116: 33005 + 287 = 33292
Step 117: 33292 + 287 = 33579
Step 118: 33579 + 287 = 33866
Step 119: 33866 + 287 = 34153
Step 120: 34153 + 287 = 34440
Step 121: 34440 + 287 = 34727
Step 122: 34727 + 287 = 35014
Step 123: 35014 + 287 = 35301
Step 124: 35301 + 287 = 35588
Step 125: 35588 + 287 = 35875
Step 126: 35875 + 287 = 36162
Step 127: 36162 + 287 = 36449
Step 128: 36449 + 287 = 36736
Step 129: 36736 + 287 = 37023
Step 130: 37023 + 287 = 37310
Step 131: 37310 + 287 = 37597
Step 132: 37597 + 287 = 37884
Step 133: 37884 + 287 = 38171
Step 134: 38171 + 287 = 38458
Step 135: 38458 + 287 = 38745
Step 136: 38745 + 287 = 39032
Step 137: 39032 + 287 = 39319
Step 138: 39319 + 287 = 39606
Step 139: 39606 + 287 = 39893
Step 140: 39893 + 287 = 40180
Step 141: 40180 + 287 = 40467
Step 142: 40467 + 287 = 40754
Step 143: 40754 + 287 = 41041
Step 144: 41041 + 287 = 41328
Step 145: 41328 + 287 = 41615
Step 146: 41615 + 287 = 41902
Step 147: 41902 + 287 = 42189
Step 148: 42189 + 287 = 42476
Step 149: 42476 + 287 = 42763
Step 150: 42763 + 287 = 43050
Step 151: 43050 + 287 = 43337
Step 152: 43337 + 287 = 43624
Step 153: 43624 + 287 = 43911
Step 154: 43911 + 287 = 44198
Step 155: 44198 + 287 = 44485
Step 156: 44485 + 287 = 44772
Step 157: 44772 + 287 = 45059
Step 158: 45059 + 287 = 45346
Step 159: 45346 + 287 = 45633
Step 160: 45633 + 287 = 45920
Step 161: 45920 + 287 = 46207
Step 162: 46207 + 287 = 46494
Step 163: 46494 + 287 = 46781
Step 164: 46781 + 287 = 47068
Step 165: 47068 + 287 = 47355
Step 166: 47355 + 287 = 47642
Step 167: 47642 + 287 = 47929
Step 168: 47929 + 287 = 48216
Step 169: 48216 + 287 = 48503
Step 170: 48503 + 287 = 48790
Step 171: 48790 + 287 = 49077
Step 172: 49077 + 287 = 49364
Step 173: 49364 + 287 = 49651
Step 174: 49651 + 287 = 49938
Step 175: 49938 + 287 = 50225
Step 176: 50225 + 287 = 50512
Step 177: 50512 + 287 = 50799
Step 178: 50799 + 287 = 51086
Step 179: 51086 + 287 = 51373
Step 180: 51373 + 287 = 51660
Step 181: 51660 + 287 = 51947
Step 182: 51947 + 287 = 52234
Step 183: 52234 + 287 = 52521
Step 184: 52521 + 287 = 52808
Step 185: 52808 + 287 = 53095
Step 186: 53095 + 287 = 53382
Step 187: 53382 + 287 = 53669
Step 188: 53669 + 287 = 53956
Step 189: 53956 + 287 = 54243
Step 190: 54243 + 287 = 54530
Step 191: 54530 + 287 = 54817
Step 192: 54817 + 287 = 55104
Step 193: 55104 + 287 = 55391
Step 194: 55391 + 287 = 55678
Step 195: 55678 + 287 = 55965
Step 196: 55965 + 287 = 56252
Step 197: 56252 + 287 = 56539
Step 198: 56539 + 287 = 56826
Step 199: 56826 + 287 = 57113
Step 200: 57113 + 287 = 57400
Step 201: 57400 + 287 = 57687
Step 202: 57687 + 287 = 57974
Step 203: 57974 + 287 = 58261
Step 204: 58261 + 287 = 58548
Step 205: 58548 + 287 = 58835
Step 206: 58835 + 287 = 59122
Step 207: 59122 + 287 = 59409
Step 208: 59409 + 287 = 59696
Step 209: 59696 + 287 = 59983
Step 210: 59983 + 287 = 60270
Step 211: 60270 + 287 = 60557
Step 212: 60557 + 287 = 60844
Step 213: 60844 + 287 = 61131
Step 214: 61131 + 287 = 61418
Step 215: 61418 + 287 = 61705
Step 216: 61705 + 287 = 61992
Step 217: 61992 + 287 = 62279
Step 218: 62279 + 287 = 62566
Step 219: 62566 + 287 = 62853
Step 220: 62853 + 287 = 63140
Step 221: 63140 + 287 = 63427
Step 222: 63427 + 287 = 63714
Step 223: 63714 + 287 = 64001
Step 224: 64001 + 287 = 64288
Step 225: 64288 + 287 = 64575
Step 226: 64575 + 287 = 64862
Step 227: 64862 + 287 = 65149
Step 228: 65149 + 287 = 65436
Step 229: 65436 + 287 = 65723
Step 230: 65723 + 287 = 66010
Step 231: 66010 + 287 = 66297
Step 232: 66297 + 287 = 66584
Step 233: 66584 + 287 = 66871
Step 234: 66871 + 287 = 67158
Step 235: 67158 + 287 = 67445
Step 236: 67445 + 287 = 67732
Step 237: 67732 + 287 = 68019
Step 238: 68019 + 287 = 68306
Step 239: 68306 + 287 = 68593
Step 240: 68593 + 287 = 68880
Step 241: 68880 + 287 = 69167
Step 242: 69167 + 287 = 69454
Step 243: 69454 + 287 = 69741
Step 244: 69741 + 287 = 70028
Step 245: 70028 + 287 = 70315
Step 246: 70315 + 287 = 70602
Step 247: 70602 + 287 = 70889
Step 248: 70889 + 287 = 71176
Step 249: 71176 + 287 = 71463
Step 250: 71463 + 287 = 71750
Step 251: 71750 + 287 = 72037
Step 252: 72037 + 287 = 72324
Step 253: 72324 + 287 = 72611
Step 254: 72611 + 287 = 72898
Step 255: 72898 + 287 = 73185
Step 256: 73185 + 287 = 73472
Step 257: 73472 + 287 = 73759
Step 258: 73759 + 287 = 74046
Step 259: 74046 + 287 = 74333
Step 260: 74333 + 287 = 74620
Step 261: 74620 + 287 = 74907
Step 262: 74907 + 287 = 75194
Step 263: 75194 + 287 = 75481
Step 264: 75481 + 287 = 75768
Step 265: 75768 + 287 = 76055
Step 266: 76055 + 287 = 76342
Step 267: 76342 + 287 = 76629
Step 268: 76629 + 287 = 76916
Step 269: 76916 + 287 = 77203
Step 270: 77203 + 287 = 77490
Step 271: 77490 + 287 = 77777
Step 272: 77777 + 287 = 78064
Step 273: 78064 + 287 = 78351
Step 274: 78351 + 287 = 78638
Step 275: 78638 + 287 = 78925
Step 276: 78925 + 287 = 79212
Step 277: 79212 + 287 = 79499
Step 278: 79499 + 287 = 79786
Step 279: 79786 + 287 = 80073
Step 280: 80073 + 287 = 80360
Step 281: 80360 + 287 = 80647
Step 282: 80647 + 287 = 80934
Step 283: 80934 + 287 = 81221
Step 284: 81221 + 287 = 81508
Step 285: 81508 + 287 = 81795
Step 286: 81795 + 287 = 82082
Step 287: 82082 + 287 = 82369
Step 288: 82369 + 287 = 82656
Step 289: 82656 + 287 = 82943
Step 290: 82943 + 287 = 83230
Step 291: 83230 + 287 = 83517
Step 292: 83517 + 287 = 83804
Step 293: 83804 + 287 = 84091
Step 294: 84091 + 287 = 84378
Step 295: 84378 + 287 = 84665
Step 296: 84665 + 287 = 84952
Step 297: 84952 + 287 = 85239
Step 298: 85239 + 287 = 85526
Step 299: 85526 + 287 = 85813
Step 300: 85813 + 287 = 86100
Step 301: 86100 + 287 = 86387
Step 302: 86387 + 287 = 86674
Step 303: 86674 + 287 = 86961
Step 304: 86961 + 287 = 87248
Step 305: 87248 + 287 = 87535
Step 306: 87535 + 287 = 87822
Step 307: 87822 + 287 = 88109
Step 308: 88109 + 287 = 88396
Step 309: 88396 + 287 = 88683
Step 310: 88683 + 287 = 88970
Step 311: 88970 + 287 = 89257
Step 312: 89257 + 287 = 89544
Step 313: 89544 + 287 = 89831
Step 314: 89831 + 287 = 90118
Step 315: 90118 + 287 = 90405
Step 316: 90405 + 287 = 90692
Step 317: 90692 + 287 = 90979
Step 318: 90979 + 287 = 91266
Step 319: 91266 + 287 = 91553
Step 320: 91553 + 287 = 91840
Step 321: 91840 + 287 = 92127
Step 322: 92127 + 287 = 92414
Step 323: 92414 + 287 = 92701
Step 324: 92701 + 287 = 92988
Step 325: 92988 + 287 = 93275
Step 326: 93275 + 287 = 93562
Step 327: 93562 + 287 = 93849
Step 328: 93849 + 287 = 94136
Step 329: 94136 + 287 = 94423
Step 330: 94423 + 287 = 94710
Step 331: 94710 + 287 = 94997
Step 332: 94997 + 287 = 95284
Step 333: 95284 + 287 = 95571
Step 334: 95571 + 287 = 95858
Step 335: 95858 + 287 = 96145
Step 336: 96145 + 287 = 96432
Step 337: 96432 + 287 = 96719
Step 338: 96719 + 287 = 97006
Step 339: 97006 + 287 = 97293
Step 340: 97293 + 287 = 97580
Step 341: 97580 + 287 = 97867
Step 342: 97867 + 287 = 98154
Step 343: 98154 + 287 = 98441
Step 344: 98441 + 287 = 98728
Step 345: 98728 + 287 = 99015
Step 346: 99015 + 287 = 99302
Step 347: 99302 + 287 = 99589
Step 348: 99589 + 287 = 99876
Step 349: 99876 + 287 = 100163
Step 350: 100163 + 287 = 100450
Step 351: 100450 + 287 = 100737
Step 352: 100737 + 287 = 101024
Step 353: 101024 + 287 = 101311
Step 354: 101311 + 287 = 101598
Step 355: 101598 + 287 = 101885
Step 356: 101885 + 287 = 102172
Step 357: 102172 + 287 = 102459
Step 358: 102459 + 287 = 102746
Step 359: 102746 + 287 = 103033
Step 360: 103033 + 287 = 103320
Step 361: 103320 + 287 = 103607
Step 362: 103607 + 287 = 103894
Step 363: 103894 + 287 = 104181
Step 364: 104181 + 287 = 104468
Step 365: 104468 + 287 = 104755
Step 366: 104755 + 287 = 105042
Step 367: 105042 + 287 = 105329
Step 368: 105329 + 287 = 105616
Step 369: 105616 + 287 = 105903
Step 370: 105903 + 287 = 106190
Step 371: 106190 + 287 = 106477
Step 372: 106477 + 287 = 106764
Step 373: 106764 + 287 = 107051
Step 374: 107051 + 287 = 107338
Step 375: 107338 + 287 = 107625
Step 376: 107625 + 287 = 107912
Step 377: 107912 + 287 = 108199
Step 378: 108199 + 287 = 108486
Step 379: 108486 + 287 = 108773
Step 380: 108773 + 287 = 109060
Step 381: 109060 + 287 = 109347
Step 382: 109347 + 287 = 109634
Step 383: 109634 + 287 = 109921
Step 384: 109921 + 287 = 110208
Step 385: 110208 + 287 = 110495
Step 386: 110495 + 287 = 110782
Step 387: 110782 + 287 = 111069
Step 388: 111069 + 287 = 111356
Step 389: 111356 + 287 = 111643
Step 390: 111643 + 287 = 111930
Step 391: 111930 + 287 = 112217
Step 392: 112217 + 287 = 112504
Step 393: 112504 + 287 = 112791
Step 394: 112791 + 287 = 113078
Step 395: 113078 + 287 = 113365
Step 396: 113365 + 287 = 113652

So, 287*396 = 113652