Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 597. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 500. So, we're going to take the number 597 and add it to itself 500 times.
Step 1: 0 + 597 = 597
Step 2: 597 + 597 = 1194
Step 3: 1194 + 597 = 1791
Step 4: 1791 + 597 = 2388
Step 5: 2388 + 597 = 2985
Step 6: 2985 + 597 = 3582
Step 7: 3582 + 597 = 4179
Step 8: 4179 + 597 = 4776
Step 9: 4776 + 597 = 5373
Step 10: 5373 + 597 = 5970
Step 11: 5970 + 597 = 6567
Step 12: 6567 + 597 = 7164
Step 13: 7164 + 597 = 7761
Step 14: 7761 + 597 = 8358
Step 15: 8358 + 597 = 8955
Step 16: 8955 + 597 = 9552
Step 17: 9552 + 597 = 10149
Step 18: 10149 + 597 = 10746
Step 19: 10746 + 597 = 11343
Step 20: 11343 + 597 = 11940
Step 21: 11940 + 597 = 12537
Step 22: 12537 + 597 = 13134
Step 23: 13134 + 597 = 13731
Step 24: 13731 + 597 = 14328
Step 25: 14328 + 597 = 14925
Step 26: 14925 + 597 = 15522
Step 27: 15522 + 597 = 16119
Step 28: 16119 + 597 = 16716
Step 29: 16716 + 597 = 17313
Step 30: 17313 + 597 = 17910
Step 31: 17910 + 597 = 18507
Step 32: 18507 + 597 = 19104
Step 33: 19104 + 597 = 19701
Step 34: 19701 + 597 = 20298
Step 35: 20298 + 597 = 20895
Step 36: 20895 + 597 = 21492
Step 37: 21492 + 597 = 22089
Step 38: 22089 + 597 = 22686
Step 39: 22686 + 597 = 23283
Step 40: 23283 + 597 = 23880
Step 41: 23880 + 597 = 24477
Step 42: 24477 + 597 = 25074
Step 43: 25074 + 597 = 25671
Step 44: 25671 + 597 = 26268
Step 45: 26268 + 597 = 26865
Step 46: 26865 + 597 = 27462
Step 47: 27462 + 597 = 28059
Step 48: 28059 + 597 = 28656
Step 49: 28656 + 597 = 29253
Step 50: 29253 + 597 = 29850
Step 51: 29850 + 597 = 30447
Step 52: 30447 + 597 = 31044
Step 53: 31044 + 597 = 31641
Step 54: 31641 + 597 = 32238
Step 55: 32238 + 597 = 32835
Step 56: 32835 + 597 = 33432
Step 57: 33432 + 597 = 34029
Step 58: 34029 + 597 = 34626
Step 59: 34626 + 597 = 35223
Step 60: 35223 + 597 = 35820
Step 61: 35820 + 597 = 36417
Step 62: 36417 + 597 = 37014
Step 63: 37014 + 597 = 37611
Step 64: 37611 + 597 = 38208
Step 65: 38208 + 597 = 38805
Step 66: 38805 + 597 = 39402
Step 67: 39402 + 597 = 39999
Step 68: 39999 + 597 = 40596
Step 69: 40596 + 597 = 41193
Step 70: 41193 + 597 = 41790
Step 71: 41790 + 597 = 42387
Step 72: 42387 + 597 = 42984
Step 73: 42984 + 597 = 43581
Step 74: 43581 + 597 = 44178
Step 75: 44178 + 597 = 44775
Step 76: 44775 + 597 = 45372
Step 77: 45372 + 597 = 45969
Step 78: 45969 + 597 = 46566
Step 79: 46566 + 597 = 47163
Step 80: 47163 + 597 = 47760
Step 81: 47760 + 597 = 48357
Step 82: 48357 + 597 = 48954
Step 83: 48954 + 597 = 49551
Step 84: 49551 + 597 = 50148
Step 85: 50148 + 597 = 50745
Step 86: 50745 + 597 = 51342
Step 87: 51342 + 597 = 51939
Step 88: 51939 + 597 = 52536
Step 89: 52536 + 597 = 53133
Step 90: 53133 + 597 = 53730
Step 91: 53730 + 597 = 54327
Step 92: 54327 + 597 = 54924
Step 93: 54924 + 597 = 55521
Step 94: 55521 + 597 = 56118
Step 95: 56118 + 597 = 56715
Step 96: 56715 + 597 = 57312
Step 97: 57312 + 597 = 57909
Step 98: 57909 + 597 = 58506
Step 99: 58506 + 597 = 59103
Step 100: 59103 + 597 = 59700
Step 101: 59700 + 597 = 60297
Step 102: 60297 + 597 = 60894
Step 103: 60894 + 597 = 61491
Step 104: 61491 + 597 = 62088
Step 105: 62088 + 597 = 62685
Step 106: 62685 + 597 = 63282
Step 107: 63282 + 597 = 63879
Step 108: 63879 + 597 = 64476
Step 109: 64476 + 597 = 65073
Step 110: 65073 + 597 = 65670
Step 111: 65670 + 597 = 66267
Step 112: 66267 + 597 = 66864
Step 113: 66864 + 597 = 67461
Step 114: 67461 + 597 = 68058
Step 115: 68058 + 597 = 68655
Step 116: 68655 + 597 = 69252
Step 117: 69252 + 597 = 69849
Step 118: 69849 + 597 = 70446
Step 119: 70446 + 597 = 71043
Step 120: 71043 + 597 = 71640
Step 121: 71640 + 597 = 72237
Step 122: 72237 + 597 = 72834
Step 123: 72834 + 597 = 73431
Step 124: 73431 + 597 = 74028
Step 125: 74028 + 597 = 74625
Step 126: 74625 + 597 = 75222
Step 127: 75222 + 597 = 75819
Step 128: 75819 + 597 = 76416
Step 129: 76416 + 597 = 77013
Step 130: 77013 + 597 = 77610
Step 131: 77610 + 597 = 78207
Step 132: 78207 + 597 = 78804
Step 133: 78804 + 597 = 79401
Step 134: 79401 + 597 = 79998
Step 135: 79998 + 597 = 80595
Step 136: 80595 + 597 = 81192
Step 137: 81192 + 597 = 81789
Step 138: 81789 + 597 = 82386
Step 139: 82386 + 597 = 82983
Step 140: 82983 + 597 = 83580
Step 141: 83580 + 597 = 84177
Step 142: 84177 + 597 = 84774
Step 143: 84774 + 597 = 85371
Step 144: 85371 + 597 = 85968
Step 145: 85968 + 597 = 86565
Step 146: 86565 + 597 = 87162
Step 147: 87162 + 597 = 87759
Step 148: 87759 + 597 = 88356
Step 149: 88356 + 597 = 88953
Step 150: 88953 + 597 = 89550
Step 151: 89550 + 597 = 90147
Step 152: 90147 + 597 = 90744
Step 153: 90744 + 597 = 91341
Step 154: 91341 + 597 = 91938
Step 155: 91938 + 597 = 92535
Step 156: 92535 + 597 = 93132
Step 157: 93132 + 597 = 93729
Step 158: 93729 + 597 = 94326
Step 159: 94326 + 597 = 94923
Step 160: 94923 + 597 = 95520
Step 161: 95520 + 597 = 96117
Step 162: 96117 + 597 = 96714
Step 163: 96714 + 597 = 97311
Step 164: 97311 + 597 = 97908
Step 165: 97908 + 597 = 98505
Step 166: 98505 + 597 = 99102
Step 167: 99102 + 597 = 99699
Step 168: 99699 + 597 = 100296
Step 169: 100296 + 597 = 100893
Step 170: 100893 + 597 = 101490
Step 171: 101490 + 597 = 102087
Step 172: 102087 + 597 = 102684
Step 173: 102684 + 597 = 103281
Step 174: 103281 + 597 = 103878
Step 175: 103878 + 597 = 104475
Step 176: 104475 + 597 = 105072
Step 177: 105072 + 597 = 105669
Step 178: 105669 + 597 = 106266
Step 179: 106266 + 597 = 106863
Step 180: 106863 + 597 = 107460
Step 181: 107460 + 597 = 108057
Step 182: 108057 + 597 = 108654
Step 183: 108654 + 597 = 109251
Step 184: 109251 + 597 = 109848
Step 185: 109848 + 597 = 110445
Step 186: 110445 + 597 = 111042
Step 187: 111042 + 597 = 111639
Step 188: 111639 + 597 = 112236
Step 189: 112236 + 597 = 112833
Step 190: 112833 + 597 = 113430
Step 191: 113430 + 597 = 114027
Step 192: 114027 + 597 = 114624
Step 193: 114624 + 597 = 115221
Step 194: 115221 + 597 = 115818
Step 195: 115818 + 597 = 116415
Step 196: 116415 + 597 = 117012
Step 197: 117012 + 597 = 117609
Step 198: 117609 + 597 = 118206
Step 199: 118206 + 597 = 118803
Step 200: 118803 + 597 = 119400
Step 201: 119400 + 597 = 119997
Step 202: 119997 + 597 = 120594
Step 203: 120594 + 597 = 121191
Step 204: 121191 + 597 = 121788
Step 205: 121788 + 597 = 122385
Step 206: 122385 + 597 = 122982
Step 207: 122982 + 597 = 123579
Step 208: 123579 + 597 = 124176
Step 209: 124176 + 597 = 124773
Step 210: 124773 + 597 = 125370
Step 211: 125370 + 597 = 125967
Step 212: 125967 + 597 = 126564
Step 213: 126564 + 597 = 127161
Step 214: 127161 + 597 = 127758
Step 215: 127758 + 597 = 128355
Step 216: 128355 + 597 = 128952
Step 217: 128952 + 597 = 129549
Step 218: 129549 + 597 = 130146
Step 219: 130146 + 597 = 130743
Step 220: 130743 + 597 = 131340
Step 221: 131340 + 597 = 131937
Step 222: 131937 + 597 = 132534
Step 223: 132534 + 597 = 133131
Step 224: 133131 + 597 = 133728
Step 225: 133728 + 597 = 134325
Step 226: 134325 + 597 = 134922
Step 227: 134922 + 597 = 135519
Step 228: 135519 + 597 = 136116
Step 229: 136116 + 597 = 136713
Step 230: 136713 + 597 = 137310
Step 231: 137310 + 597 = 137907
Step 232: 137907 + 597 = 138504
Step 233: 138504 + 597 = 139101
Step 234: 139101 + 597 = 139698
Step 235: 139698 + 597 = 140295
Step 236: 140295 + 597 = 140892
Step 237: 140892 + 597 = 141489
Step 238: 141489 + 597 = 142086
Step 239: 142086 + 597 = 142683
Step 240: 142683 + 597 = 143280
Step 241: 143280 + 597 = 143877
Step 242: 143877 + 597 = 144474
Step 243: 144474 + 597 = 145071
Step 244: 145071 + 597 = 145668
Step 245: 145668 + 597 = 146265
Step 246: 146265 + 597 = 146862
Step 247: 146862 + 597 = 147459
Step 248: 147459 + 597 = 148056
Step 249: 148056 + 597 = 148653
Step 250: 148653 + 597 = 149250
Step 251: 149250 + 597 = 149847
Step 252: 149847 + 597 = 150444
Step 253: 150444 + 597 = 151041
Step 254: 151041 + 597 = 151638
Step 255: 151638 + 597 = 152235
Step 256: 152235 + 597 = 152832
Step 257: 152832 + 597 = 153429
Step 258: 153429 + 597 = 154026
Step 259: 154026 + 597 = 154623
Step 260: 154623 + 597 = 155220
Step 261: 155220 + 597 = 155817
Step 262: 155817 + 597 = 156414
Step 263: 156414 + 597 = 157011
Step 264: 157011 + 597 = 157608
Step 265: 157608 + 597 = 158205
Step 266: 158205 + 597 = 158802
Step 267: 158802 + 597 = 159399
Step 268: 159399 + 597 = 159996
Step 269: 159996 + 597 = 160593
Step 270: 160593 + 597 = 161190
Step 271: 161190 + 597 = 161787
Step 272: 161787 + 597 = 162384
Step 273: 162384 + 597 = 162981
Step 274: 162981 + 597 = 163578
Step 275: 163578 + 597 = 164175
Step 276: 164175 + 597 = 164772
Step 277: 164772 + 597 = 165369
Step 278: 165369 + 597 = 165966
Step 279: 165966 + 597 = 166563
Step 280: 166563 + 597 = 167160
Step 281: 167160 + 597 = 167757
Step 282: 167757 + 597 = 168354
Step 283: 168354 + 597 = 168951
Step 284: 168951 + 597 = 169548
Step 285: 169548 + 597 = 170145
Step 286: 170145 + 597 = 170742
Step 287: 170742 + 597 = 171339
Step 288: 171339 + 597 = 171936
Step 289: 171936 + 597 = 172533
Step 290: 172533 + 597 = 173130
Step 291: 173130 + 597 = 173727
Step 292: 173727 + 597 = 174324
Step 293: 174324 + 597 = 174921
Step 294: 174921 + 597 = 175518
Step 295: 175518 + 597 = 176115
Step 296: 176115 + 597 = 176712
Step 297: 176712 + 597 = 177309
Step 298: 177309 + 597 = 177906
Step 299: 177906 + 597 = 178503
Step 300: 178503 + 597 = 179100
Step 301: 179100 + 597 = 179697
Step 302: 179697 + 597 = 180294
Step 303: 180294 + 597 = 180891
Step 304: 180891 + 597 = 181488
Step 305: 181488 + 597 = 182085
Step 306: 182085 + 597 = 182682
Step 307: 182682 + 597 = 183279
Step 308: 183279 + 597 = 183876
Step 309: 183876 + 597 = 184473
Step 310: 184473 + 597 = 185070
Step 311: 185070 + 597 = 185667
Step 312: 185667 + 597 = 186264
Step 313: 186264 + 597 = 186861
Step 314: 186861 + 597 = 187458
Step 315: 187458 + 597 = 188055
Step 316: 188055 + 597 = 188652
Step 317: 188652 + 597 = 189249
Step 318: 189249 + 597 = 189846
Step 319: 189846 + 597 = 190443
Step 320: 190443 + 597 = 191040
Step 321: 191040 + 597 = 191637
Step 322: 191637 + 597 = 192234
Step 323: 192234 + 597 = 192831
Step 324: 192831 + 597 = 193428
Step 325: 193428 + 597 = 194025
Step 326: 194025 + 597 = 194622
Step 327: 194622 + 597 = 195219
Step 328: 195219 + 597 = 195816
Step 329: 195816 + 597 = 196413
Step 330: 196413 + 597 = 197010
Step 331: 197010 + 597 = 197607
Step 332: 197607 + 597 = 198204
Step 333: 198204 + 597 = 198801
Step 334: 198801 + 597 = 199398
Step 335: 199398 + 597 = 199995
Step 336: 199995 + 597 = 200592
Step 337: 200592 + 597 = 201189
Step 338: 201189 + 597 = 201786
Step 339: 201786 + 597 = 202383
Step 340: 202383 + 597 = 202980
Step 341: 202980 + 597 = 203577
Step 342: 203577 + 597 = 204174
Step 343: 204174 + 597 = 204771
Step 344: 204771 + 597 = 205368
Step 345: 205368 + 597 = 205965
Step 346: 205965 + 597 = 206562
Step 347: 206562 + 597 = 207159
Step 348: 207159 + 597 = 207756
Step 349: 207756 + 597 = 208353
Step 350: 208353 + 597 = 208950
Step 351: 208950 + 597 = 209547
Step 352: 209547 + 597 = 210144
Step 353: 210144 + 597 = 210741
Step 354: 210741 + 597 = 211338
Step 355: 211338 + 597 = 211935
Step 356: 211935 + 597 = 212532
Step 357: 212532 + 597 = 213129
Step 358: 213129 + 597 = 213726
Step 359: 213726 + 597 = 214323
Step 360: 214323 + 597 = 214920
Step 361: 214920 + 597 = 215517
Step 362: 215517 + 597 = 216114
Step 363: 216114 + 597 = 216711
Step 364: 216711 + 597 = 217308
Step 365: 217308 + 597 = 217905
Step 366: 217905 + 597 = 218502
Step 367: 218502 + 597 = 219099
Step 368: 219099 + 597 = 219696
Step 369: 219696 + 597 = 220293
Step 370: 220293 + 597 = 220890
Step 371: 220890 + 597 = 221487
Step 372: 221487 + 597 = 222084
Step 373: 222084 + 597 = 222681
Step 374: 222681 + 597 = 223278
Step 375: 223278 + 597 = 223875
Step 376: 223875 + 597 = 224472
Step 377: 224472 + 597 = 225069
Step 378: 225069 + 597 = 225666
Step 379: 225666 + 597 = 226263
Step 380: 226263 + 597 = 226860
Step 381: 226860 + 597 = 227457
Step 382: 227457 + 597 = 228054
Step 383: 228054 + 597 = 228651
Step 384: 228651 + 597 = 229248
Step 385: 229248 + 597 = 229845
Step 386: 229845 + 597 = 230442
Step 387: 230442 + 597 = 231039
Step 388: 231039 + 597 = 231636
Step 389: 231636 + 597 = 232233
Step 390: 232233 + 597 = 232830
Step 391: 232830 + 597 = 233427
Step 392: 233427 + 597 = 234024
Step 393: 234024 + 597 = 234621
Step 394: 234621 + 597 = 235218
Step 395: 235218 + 597 = 235815
Step 396: 235815 + 597 = 236412
Step 397: 236412 + 597 = 237009
Step 398: 237009 + 597 = 237606
Step 399: 237606 + 597 = 238203
Step 400: 238203 + 597 = 238800
Step 401: 238800 + 597 = 239397
Step 402: 239397 + 597 = 239994
Step 403: 239994 + 597 = 240591
Step 404: 240591 + 597 = 241188
Step 405: 241188 + 597 = 241785
Step 406: 241785 + 597 = 242382
Step 407: 242382 + 597 = 242979
Step 408: 242979 + 597 = 243576
Step 409: 243576 + 597 = 244173
Step 410: 244173 + 597 = 244770
Step 411: 244770 + 597 = 245367
Step 412: 245367 + 597 = 245964
Step 413: 245964 + 597 = 246561
Step 414: 246561 + 597 = 247158
Step 415: 247158 + 597 = 247755
Step 416: 247755 + 597 = 248352
Step 417: 248352 + 597 = 248949
Step 418: 248949 + 597 = 249546
Step 419: 249546 + 597 = 250143
Step 420: 250143 + 597 = 250740
Step 421: 250740 + 597 = 251337
Step 422: 251337 + 597 = 251934
Step 423: 251934 + 597 = 252531
Step 424: 252531 + 597 = 253128
Step 425: 253128 + 597 = 253725
Step 426: 253725 + 597 = 254322
Step 427: 254322 + 597 = 254919
Step 428: 254919 + 597 = 255516
Step 429: 255516 + 597 = 256113
Step 430: 256113 + 597 = 256710
Step 431: 256710 + 597 = 257307
Step 432: 257307 + 597 = 257904
Step 433: 257904 + 597 = 258501
Step 434: 258501 + 597 = 259098
Step 435: 259098 + 597 = 259695
Step 436: 259695 + 597 = 260292
Step 437: 260292 + 597 = 260889
Step 438: 260889 + 597 = 261486
Step 439: 261486 + 597 = 262083
Step 440: 262083 + 597 = 262680
Step 441: 262680 + 597 = 263277
Step 442: 263277 + 597 = 263874
Step 443: 263874 + 597 = 264471
Step 444: 264471 + 597 = 265068
Step 445: 265068 + 597 = 265665
Step 446: 265665 + 597 = 266262
Step 447: 266262 + 597 = 266859
Step 448: 266859 + 597 = 267456
Step 449: 267456 + 597 = 268053
Step 450: 268053 + 597 = 268650
Step 451: 268650 + 597 = 269247
Step 452: 269247 + 597 = 269844
Step 453: 269844 + 597 = 270441
Step 454: 270441 + 597 = 271038
Step 455: 271038 + 597 = 271635
Step 456: 271635 + 597 = 272232
Step 457: 272232 + 597 = 272829
Step 458: 272829 + 597 = 273426
Step 459: 273426 + 597 = 274023
Step 460: 274023 + 597 = 274620
Step 461: 274620 + 597 = 275217
Step 462: 275217 + 597 = 275814
Step 463: 275814 + 597 = 276411
Step 464: 276411 + 597 = 277008
Step 465: 277008 + 597 = 277605
Step 466: 277605 + 597 = 278202
Step 467: 278202 + 597 = 278799
Step 468: 278799 + 597 = 279396
Step 469: 279396 + 597 = 279993
Step 470: 279993 + 597 = 280590
Step 471: 280590 + 597 = 281187
Step 472: 281187 + 597 = 281784
Step 473: 281784 + 597 = 282381
Step 474: 282381 + 597 = 282978
Step 475: 282978 + 597 = 283575
Step 476: 283575 + 597 = 284172
Step 477: 284172 + 597 = 284769
Step 478: 284769 + 597 = 285366
Step 479: 285366 + 597 = 285963
Step 480: 285963 + 597 = 286560
Step 481: 286560 + 597 = 287157
Step 482: 287157 + 597 = 287754
Step 483: 287754 + 597 = 288351
Step 484: 288351 + 597 = 288948
Step 485: 288948 + 597 = 289545
Step 486: 289545 + 597 = 290142
Step 487: 290142 + 597 = 290739
Step 488: 290739 + 597 = 291336
Step 489: 291336 + 597 = 291933
Step 490: 291933 + 597 = 292530
Step 491: 292530 + 597 = 293127
Step 492: 293127 + 597 = 293724
Step 493: 293724 + 597 = 294321
Step 494: 294321 + 597 = 294918
Step 495: 294918 + 597 = 295515
Step 496: 295515 + 597 = 296112
Step 497: 296112 + 597 = 296709
Step 498: 296709 + 597 = 297306
Step 499: 297306 + 597 = 297903
Step 500: 297903 + 597 = 298500

So, 597*500 = 298500