Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 993. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 169. So, we're going to take the number 993 and add it to itself 169 times.
Step 1: 0 + 993 = 993
Step 2: 993 + 993 = 1986
Step 3: 1986 + 993 = 2979
Step 4: 2979 + 993 = 3972
Step 5: 3972 + 993 = 4965
Step 6: 4965 + 993 = 5958
Step 7: 5958 + 993 = 6951
Step 8: 6951 + 993 = 7944
Step 9: 7944 + 993 = 8937
Step 10: 8937 + 993 = 9930
Step 11: 9930 + 993 = 10923
Step 12: 10923 + 993 = 11916
Step 13: 11916 + 993 = 12909
Step 14: 12909 + 993 = 13902
Step 15: 13902 + 993 = 14895
Step 16: 14895 + 993 = 15888
Step 17: 15888 + 993 = 16881
Step 18: 16881 + 993 = 17874
Step 19: 17874 + 993 = 18867
Step 20: 18867 + 993 = 19860
Step 21: 19860 + 993 = 20853
Step 22: 20853 + 993 = 21846
Step 23: 21846 + 993 = 22839
Step 24: 22839 + 993 = 23832
Step 25: 23832 + 993 = 24825
Step 26: 24825 + 993 = 25818
Step 27: 25818 + 993 = 26811
Step 28: 26811 + 993 = 27804
Step 29: 27804 + 993 = 28797
Step 30: 28797 + 993 = 29790
Step 31: 29790 + 993 = 30783
Step 32: 30783 + 993 = 31776
Step 33: 31776 + 993 = 32769
Step 34: 32769 + 993 = 33762
Step 35: 33762 + 993 = 34755
Step 36: 34755 + 993 = 35748
Step 37: 35748 + 993 = 36741
Step 38: 36741 + 993 = 37734
Step 39: 37734 + 993 = 38727
Step 40: 38727 + 993 = 39720
Step 41: 39720 + 993 = 40713
Step 42: 40713 + 993 = 41706
Step 43: 41706 + 993 = 42699
Step 44: 42699 + 993 = 43692
Step 45: 43692 + 993 = 44685
Step 46: 44685 + 993 = 45678
Step 47: 45678 + 993 = 46671
Step 48: 46671 + 993 = 47664
Step 49: 47664 + 993 = 48657
Step 50: 48657 + 993 = 49650
Step 51: 49650 + 993 = 50643
Step 52: 50643 + 993 = 51636
Step 53: 51636 + 993 = 52629
Step 54: 52629 + 993 = 53622
Step 55: 53622 + 993 = 54615
Step 56: 54615 + 993 = 55608
Step 57: 55608 + 993 = 56601
Step 58: 56601 + 993 = 57594
Step 59: 57594 + 993 = 58587
Step 60: 58587 + 993 = 59580
Step 61: 59580 + 993 = 60573
Step 62: 60573 + 993 = 61566
Step 63: 61566 + 993 = 62559
Step 64: 62559 + 993 = 63552
Step 65: 63552 + 993 = 64545
Step 66: 64545 + 993 = 65538
Step 67: 65538 + 993 = 66531
Step 68: 66531 + 993 = 67524
Step 69: 67524 + 993 = 68517
Step 70: 68517 + 993 = 69510
Step 71: 69510 + 993 = 70503
Step 72: 70503 + 993 = 71496
Step 73: 71496 + 993 = 72489
Step 74: 72489 + 993 = 73482
Step 75: 73482 + 993 = 74475
Step 76: 74475 + 993 = 75468
Step 77: 75468 + 993 = 76461
Step 78: 76461 + 993 = 77454
Step 79: 77454 + 993 = 78447
Step 80: 78447 + 993 = 79440
Step 81: 79440 + 993 = 80433
Step 82: 80433 + 993 = 81426
Step 83: 81426 + 993 = 82419
Step 84: 82419 + 993 = 83412
Step 85: 83412 + 993 = 84405
Step 86: 84405 + 993 = 85398
Step 87: 85398 + 993 = 86391
Step 88: 86391 + 993 = 87384
Step 89: 87384 + 993 = 88377
Step 90: 88377 + 993 = 89370
Step 91: 89370 + 993 = 90363
Step 92: 90363 + 993 = 91356
Step 93: 91356 + 993 = 92349
Step 94: 92349 + 993 = 93342
Step 95: 93342 + 993 = 94335
Step 96: 94335 + 993 = 95328
Step 97: 95328 + 993 = 96321
Step 98: 96321 + 993 = 97314
Step 99: 97314 + 993 = 98307
Step 100: 98307 + 993 = 99300
Step 101: 99300 + 993 = 100293
Step 102: 100293 + 993 = 101286
Step 103: 101286 + 993 = 102279
Step 104: 102279 + 993 = 103272
Step 105: 103272 + 993 = 104265
Step 106: 104265 + 993 = 105258
Step 107: 105258 + 993 = 106251
Step 108: 106251 + 993 = 107244
Step 109: 107244 + 993 = 108237
Step 110: 108237 + 993 = 109230
Step 111: 109230 + 993 = 110223
Step 112: 110223 + 993 = 111216
Step 113: 111216 + 993 = 112209
Step 114: 112209 + 993 = 113202
Step 115: 113202 + 993 = 114195
Step 116: 114195 + 993 = 115188
Step 117: 115188 + 993 = 116181
Step 118: 116181 + 993 = 117174
Step 119: 117174 + 993 = 118167
Step 120: 118167 + 993 = 119160
Step 121: 119160 + 993 = 120153
Step 122: 120153 + 993 = 121146
Step 123: 121146 + 993 = 122139
Step 124: 122139 + 993 = 123132
Step 125: 123132 + 993 = 124125
Step 126: 124125 + 993 = 125118
Step 127: 125118 + 993 = 126111
Step 128: 126111 + 993 = 127104
Step 129: 127104 + 993 = 128097
Step 130: 128097 + 993 = 129090
Step 131: 129090 + 993 = 130083
Step 132: 130083 + 993 = 131076
Step 133: 131076 + 993 = 132069
Step 134: 132069 + 993 = 133062
Step 135: 133062 + 993 = 134055
Step 136: 134055 + 993 = 135048
Step 137: 135048 + 993 = 136041
Step 138: 136041 + 993 = 137034
Step 139: 137034 + 993 = 138027
Step 140: 138027 + 993 = 139020
Step 141: 139020 + 993 = 140013
Step 142: 140013 + 993 = 141006
Step 143: 141006 + 993 = 141999
Step 144: 141999 + 993 = 142992
Step 145: 142992 + 993 = 143985
Step 146: 143985 + 993 = 144978
Step 147: 144978 + 993 = 145971
Step 148: 145971 + 993 = 146964
Step 149: 146964 + 993 = 147957
Step 150: 147957 + 993 = 148950
Step 151: 148950 + 993 = 149943
Step 152: 149943 + 993 = 150936
Step 153: 150936 + 993 = 151929
Step 154: 151929 + 993 = 152922
Step 155: 152922 + 993 = 153915
Step 156: 153915 + 993 = 154908
Step 157: 154908 + 993 = 155901
Step 158: 155901 + 993 = 156894
Step 159: 156894 + 993 = 157887
Step 160: 157887 + 993 = 158880
Step 161: 158880 + 993 = 159873
Step 162: 159873 + 993 = 160866
Step 163: 160866 + 993 = 161859
Step 164: 161859 + 993 = 162852
Step 165: 162852 + 993 = 163845
Step 166: 163845 + 993 = 164838
Step 167: 164838 + 993 = 165831
Step 168: 165831 + 993 = 166824
Step 169: 166824 + 993 = 167817

So, 993*169 = 167817