Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 970. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 161. So, we're going to take the number 970 and add it to itself 161 times.
Step 1: 0 + 970 = 970
Step 2: 970 + 970 = 1940
Step 3: 1940 + 970 = 2910
Step 4: 2910 + 970 = 3880
Step 5: 3880 + 970 = 4850
Step 6: 4850 + 970 = 5820
Step 7: 5820 + 970 = 6790
Step 8: 6790 + 970 = 7760
Step 9: 7760 + 970 = 8730
Step 10: 8730 + 970 = 9700
Step 11: 9700 + 970 = 10670
Step 12: 10670 + 970 = 11640
Step 13: 11640 + 970 = 12610
Step 14: 12610 + 970 = 13580
Step 15: 13580 + 970 = 14550
Step 16: 14550 + 970 = 15520
Step 17: 15520 + 970 = 16490
Step 18: 16490 + 970 = 17460
Step 19: 17460 + 970 = 18430
Step 20: 18430 + 970 = 19400
Step 21: 19400 + 970 = 20370
Step 22: 20370 + 970 = 21340
Step 23: 21340 + 970 = 22310
Step 24: 22310 + 970 = 23280
Step 25: 23280 + 970 = 24250
Step 26: 24250 + 970 = 25220
Step 27: 25220 + 970 = 26190
Step 28: 26190 + 970 = 27160
Step 29: 27160 + 970 = 28130
Step 30: 28130 + 970 = 29100
Step 31: 29100 + 970 = 30070
Step 32: 30070 + 970 = 31040
Step 33: 31040 + 970 = 32010
Step 34: 32010 + 970 = 32980
Step 35: 32980 + 970 = 33950
Step 36: 33950 + 970 = 34920
Step 37: 34920 + 970 = 35890
Step 38: 35890 + 970 = 36860
Step 39: 36860 + 970 = 37830
Step 40: 37830 + 970 = 38800
Step 41: 38800 + 970 = 39770
Step 42: 39770 + 970 = 40740
Step 43: 40740 + 970 = 41710
Step 44: 41710 + 970 = 42680
Step 45: 42680 + 970 = 43650
Step 46: 43650 + 970 = 44620
Step 47: 44620 + 970 = 45590
Step 48: 45590 + 970 = 46560
Step 49: 46560 + 970 = 47530
Step 50: 47530 + 970 = 48500
Step 51: 48500 + 970 = 49470
Step 52: 49470 + 970 = 50440
Step 53: 50440 + 970 = 51410
Step 54: 51410 + 970 = 52380
Step 55: 52380 + 970 = 53350
Step 56: 53350 + 970 = 54320
Step 57: 54320 + 970 = 55290
Step 58: 55290 + 970 = 56260
Step 59: 56260 + 970 = 57230
Step 60: 57230 + 970 = 58200
Step 61: 58200 + 970 = 59170
Step 62: 59170 + 970 = 60140
Step 63: 60140 + 970 = 61110
Step 64: 61110 + 970 = 62080
Step 65: 62080 + 970 = 63050
Step 66: 63050 + 970 = 64020
Step 67: 64020 + 970 = 64990
Step 68: 64990 + 970 = 65960
Step 69: 65960 + 970 = 66930
Step 70: 66930 + 970 = 67900
Step 71: 67900 + 970 = 68870
Step 72: 68870 + 970 = 69840
Step 73: 69840 + 970 = 70810
Step 74: 70810 + 970 = 71780
Step 75: 71780 + 970 = 72750
Step 76: 72750 + 970 = 73720
Step 77: 73720 + 970 = 74690
Step 78: 74690 + 970 = 75660
Step 79: 75660 + 970 = 76630
Step 80: 76630 + 970 = 77600
Step 81: 77600 + 970 = 78570
Step 82: 78570 + 970 = 79540
Step 83: 79540 + 970 = 80510
Step 84: 80510 + 970 = 81480
Step 85: 81480 + 970 = 82450
Step 86: 82450 + 970 = 83420
Step 87: 83420 + 970 = 84390
Step 88: 84390 + 970 = 85360
Step 89: 85360 + 970 = 86330
Step 90: 86330 + 970 = 87300
Step 91: 87300 + 970 = 88270
Step 92: 88270 + 970 = 89240
Step 93: 89240 + 970 = 90210
Step 94: 90210 + 970 = 91180
Step 95: 91180 + 970 = 92150
Step 96: 92150 + 970 = 93120
Step 97: 93120 + 970 = 94090
Step 98: 94090 + 970 = 95060
Step 99: 95060 + 970 = 96030
Step 100: 96030 + 970 = 97000
Step 101: 97000 + 970 = 97970
Step 102: 97970 + 970 = 98940
Step 103: 98940 + 970 = 99910
Step 104: 99910 + 970 = 100880
Step 105: 100880 + 970 = 101850
Step 106: 101850 + 970 = 102820
Step 107: 102820 + 970 = 103790
Step 108: 103790 + 970 = 104760
Step 109: 104760 + 970 = 105730
Step 110: 105730 + 970 = 106700
Step 111: 106700 + 970 = 107670
Step 112: 107670 + 970 = 108640
Step 113: 108640 + 970 = 109610
Step 114: 109610 + 970 = 110580
Step 115: 110580 + 970 = 111550
Step 116: 111550 + 970 = 112520
Step 117: 112520 + 970 = 113490
Step 118: 113490 + 970 = 114460
Step 119: 114460 + 970 = 115430
Step 120: 115430 + 970 = 116400
Step 121: 116400 + 970 = 117370
Step 122: 117370 + 970 = 118340
Step 123: 118340 + 970 = 119310
Step 124: 119310 + 970 = 120280
Step 125: 120280 + 970 = 121250
Step 126: 121250 + 970 = 122220
Step 127: 122220 + 970 = 123190
Step 128: 123190 + 970 = 124160
Step 129: 124160 + 970 = 125130
Step 130: 125130 + 970 = 126100
Step 131: 126100 + 970 = 127070
Step 132: 127070 + 970 = 128040
Step 133: 128040 + 970 = 129010
Step 134: 129010 + 970 = 129980
Step 135: 129980 + 970 = 130950
Step 136: 130950 + 970 = 131920
Step 137: 131920 + 970 = 132890
Step 138: 132890 + 970 = 133860
Step 139: 133860 + 970 = 134830
Step 140: 134830 + 970 = 135800
Step 141: 135800 + 970 = 136770
Step 142: 136770 + 970 = 137740
Step 143: 137740 + 970 = 138710
Step 144: 138710 + 970 = 139680
Step 145: 139680 + 970 = 140650
Step 146: 140650 + 970 = 141620
Step 147: 141620 + 970 = 142590
Step 148: 142590 + 970 = 143560
Step 149: 143560 + 970 = 144530
Step 150: 144530 + 970 = 145500
Step 151: 145500 + 970 = 146470
Step 152: 146470 + 970 = 147440
Step 153: 147440 + 970 = 148410
Step 154: 148410 + 970 = 149380
Step 155: 149380 + 970 = 150350
Step 156: 150350 + 970 = 151320
Step 157: 151320 + 970 = 152290
Step 158: 152290 + 970 = 153260
Step 159: 153260 + 970 = 154230
Step 160: 154230 + 970 = 155200
Step 161: 155200 + 970 = 156170

So, 970*161 = 156170