Let's get this math done. We have 817 and we're going to multiply it by 53. This is the same as taking 817 and adding it to itself 53 times.
Step 1: 0 + 817 = 817
Step 2: 817 + 817 = 1634
Step 3: 1634 + 817 = 2451
Step 4: 2451 + 817 = 3268
Step 5: 3268 + 817 = 4085
Step 6: 4085 + 817 = 4902
Step 7: 4902 + 817 = 5719
Step 8: 5719 + 817 = 6536
Step 9: 6536 + 817 = 7353
Step 10: 7353 + 817 = 8170
Step 11: 8170 + 817 = 8987
Step 12: 8987 + 817 = 9804
Step 13: 9804 + 817 = 10621
Step 14: 10621 + 817 = 11438
Step 15: 11438 + 817 = 12255
Step 16: 12255 + 817 = 13072
Step 17: 13072 + 817 = 13889
Step 18: 13889 + 817 = 14706
Step 19: 14706 + 817 = 15523
Step 20: 15523 + 817 = 16340
Step 21: 16340 + 817 = 17157
Step 22: 17157 + 817 = 17974
Step 23: 17974 + 817 = 18791
Step 24: 18791 + 817 = 19608
Step 25: 19608 + 817 = 20425
Step 26: 20425 + 817 = 21242
Step 27: 21242 + 817 = 22059
Step 28: 22059 + 817 = 22876
Step 29: 22876 + 817 = 23693
Step 30: 23693 + 817 = 24510
Step 31: 24510 + 817 = 25327
Step 32: 25327 + 817 = 26144
Step 33: 26144 + 817 = 26961
Step 34: 26961 + 817 = 27778
Step 35: 27778 + 817 = 28595
Step 36: 28595 + 817 = 29412
Step 37: 29412 + 817 = 30229
Step 38: 30229 + 817 = 31046
Step 39: 31046 + 817 = 31863
Step 40: 31863 + 817 = 32680
Step 41: 32680 + 817 = 33497
Step 42: 33497 + 817 = 34314
Step 43: 34314 + 817 = 35131
Step 44: 35131 + 817 = 35948
Step 45: 35948 + 817 = 36765
Step 46: 36765 + 817 = 37582
Step 47: 37582 + 817 = 38399
Step 48: 38399 + 817 = 39216
Step 49: 39216 + 817 = 40033
Step 50: 40033 + 817 = 40850
Step 51: 40850 + 817 = 41667
Step 52: 41667 + 817 = 42484
Step 53: 42484 + 817 = 43301

So, 817*53 = 43301