Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 887. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 42. So, we're going to take the number 887 and add it to itself 42 times.
Step 1: 0 + 887 = 887
Step 2: 887 + 887 = 1774
Step 3: 1774 + 887 = 2661
Step 4: 2661 + 887 = 3548
Step 5: 3548 + 887 = 4435
Step 6: 4435 + 887 = 5322
Step 7: 5322 + 887 = 6209
Step 8: 6209 + 887 = 7096
Step 9: 7096 + 887 = 7983
Step 10: 7983 + 887 = 8870
Step 11: 8870 + 887 = 9757
Step 12: 9757 + 887 = 10644
Step 13: 10644 + 887 = 11531
Step 14: 11531 + 887 = 12418
Step 15: 12418 + 887 = 13305
Step 16: 13305 + 887 = 14192
Step 17: 14192 + 887 = 15079
Step 18: 15079 + 887 = 15966
Step 19: 15966 + 887 = 16853
Step 20: 16853 + 887 = 17740
Step 21: 17740 + 887 = 18627
Step 22: 18627 + 887 = 19514
Step 23: 19514 + 887 = 20401
Step 24: 20401 + 887 = 21288
Step 25: 21288 + 887 = 22175
Step 26: 22175 + 887 = 23062
Step 27: 23062 + 887 = 23949
Step 28: 23949 + 887 = 24836
Step 29: 24836 + 887 = 25723
Step 30: 25723 + 887 = 26610
Step 31: 26610 + 887 = 27497
Step 32: 27497 + 887 = 28384
Step 33: 28384 + 887 = 29271
Step 34: 29271 + 887 = 30158
Step 35: 30158 + 887 = 31045
Step 36: 31045 + 887 = 31932
Step 37: 31932 + 887 = 32819
Step 38: 32819 + 887 = 33706
Step 39: 33706 + 887 = 34593
Step 40: 34593 + 887 = 35480
Step 41: 35480 + 887 = 36367
Step 42: 36367 + 887 = 37254

So, 887*42 = 37254