Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 965. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 157. So, we're going to take the number 965 and add it to itself 157 times.
Step 1: 0 + 965 = 965
Step 2: 965 + 965 = 1930
Step 3: 1930 + 965 = 2895
Step 4: 2895 + 965 = 3860
Step 5: 3860 + 965 = 4825
Step 6: 4825 + 965 = 5790
Step 7: 5790 + 965 = 6755
Step 8: 6755 + 965 = 7720
Step 9: 7720 + 965 = 8685
Step 10: 8685 + 965 = 9650
Step 11: 9650 + 965 = 10615
Step 12: 10615 + 965 = 11580
Step 13: 11580 + 965 = 12545
Step 14: 12545 + 965 = 13510
Step 15: 13510 + 965 = 14475
Step 16: 14475 + 965 = 15440
Step 17: 15440 + 965 = 16405
Step 18: 16405 + 965 = 17370
Step 19: 17370 + 965 = 18335
Step 20: 18335 + 965 = 19300
Step 21: 19300 + 965 = 20265
Step 22: 20265 + 965 = 21230
Step 23: 21230 + 965 = 22195
Step 24: 22195 + 965 = 23160
Step 25: 23160 + 965 = 24125
Step 26: 24125 + 965 = 25090
Step 27: 25090 + 965 = 26055
Step 28: 26055 + 965 = 27020
Step 29: 27020 + 965 = 27985
Step 30: 27985 + 965 = 28950
Step 31: 28950 + 965 = 29915
Step 32: 29915 + 965 = 30880
Step 33: 30880 + 965 = 31845
Step 34: 31845 + 965 = 32810
Step 35: 32810 + 965 = 33775
Step 36: 33775 + 965 = 34740
Step 37: 34740 + 965 = 35705
Step 38: 35705 + 965 = 36670
Step 39: 36670 + 965 = 37635
Step 40: 37635 + 965 = 38600
Step 41: 38600 + 965 = 39565
Step 42: 39565 + 965 = 40530
Step 43: 40530 + 965 = 41495
Step 44: 41495 + 965 = 42460
Step 45: 42460 + 965 = 43425
Step 46: 43425 + 965 = 44390
Step 47: 44390 + 965 = 45355
Step 48: 45355 + 965 = 46320
Step 49: 46320 + 965 = 47285
Step 50: 47285 + 965 = 48250
Step 51: 48250 + 965 = 49215
Step 52: 49215 + 965 = 50180
Step 53: 50180 + 965 = 51145
Step 54: 51145 + 965 = 52110
Step 55: 52110 + 965 = 53075
Step 56: 53075 + 965 = 54040
Step 57: 54040 + 965 = 55005
Step 58: 55005 + 965 = 55970
Step 59: 55970 + 965 = 56935
Step 60: 56935 + 965 = 57900
Step 61: 57900 + 965 = 58865
Step 62: 58865 + 965 = 59830
Step 63: 59830 + 965 = 60795
Step 64: 60795 + 965 = 61760
Step 65: 61760 + 965 = 62725
Step 66: 62725 + 965 = 63690
Step 67: 63690 + 965 = 64655
Step 68: 64655 + 965 = 65620
Step 69: 65620 + 965 = 66585
Step 70: 66585 + 965 = 67550
Step 71: 67550 + 965 = 68515
Step 72: 68515 + 965 = 69480
Step 73: 69480 + 965 = 70445
Step 74: 70445 + 965 = 71410
Step 75: 71410 + 965 = 72375
Step 76: 72375 + 965 = 73340
Step 77: 73340 + 965 = 74305
Step 78: 74305 + 965 = 75270
Step 79: 75270 + 965 = 76235
Step 80: 76235 + 965 = 77200
Step 81: 77200 + 965 = 78165
Step 82: 78165 + 965 = 79130
Step 83: 79130 + 965 = 80095
Step 84: 80095 + 965 = 81060
Step 85: 81060 + 965 = 82025
Step 86: 82025 + 965 = 82990
Step 87: 82990 + 965 = 83955
Step 88: 83955 + 965 = 84920
Step 89: 84920 + 965 = 85885
Step 90: 85885 + 965 = 86850
Step 91: 86850 + 965 = 87815
Step 92: 87815 + 965 = 88780
Step 93: 88780 + 965 = 89745
Step 94: 89745 + 965 = 90710
Step 95: 90710 + 965 = 91675
Step 96: 91675 + 965 = 92640
Step 97: 92640 + 965 = 93605
Step 98: 93605 + 965 = 94570
Step 99: 94570 + 965 = 95535
Step 100: 95535 + 965 = 96500
Step 101: 96500 + 965 = 97465
Step 102: 97465 + 965 = 98430
Step 103: 98430 + 965 = 99395
Step 104: 99395 + 965 = 100360
Step 105: 100360 + 965 = 101325
Step 106: 101325 + 965 = 102290
Step 107: 102290 + 965 = 103255
Step 108: 103255 + 965 = 104220
Step 109: 104220 + 965 = 105185
Step 110: 105185 + 965 = 106150
Step 111: 106150 + 965 = 107115
Step 112: 107115 + 965 = 108080
Step 113: 108080 + 965 = 109045
Step 114: 109045 + 965 = 110010
Step 115: 110010 + 965 = 110975
Step 116: 110975 + 965 = 111940
Step 117: 111940 + 965 = 112905
Step 118: 112905 + 965 = 113870
Step 119: 113870 + 965 = 114835
Step 120: 114835 + 965 = 115800
Step 121: 115800 + 965 = 116765
Step 122: 116765 + 965 = 117730
Step 123: 117730 + 965 = 118695
Step 124: 118695 + 965 = 119660
Step 125: 119660 + 965 = 120625
Step 126: 120625 + 965 = 121590
Step 127: 121590 + 965 = 122555
Step 128: 122555 + 965 = 123520
Step 129: 123520 + 965 = 124485
Step 130: 124485 + 965 = 125450
Step 131: 125450 + 965 = 126415
Step 132: 126415 + 965 = 127380
Step 133: 127380 + 965 = 128345
Step 134: 128345 + 965 = 129310
Step 135: 129310 + 965 = 130275
Step 136: 130275 + 965 = 131240
Step 137: 131240 + 965 = 132205
Step 138: 132205 + 965 = 133170
Step 139: 133170 + 965 = 134135
Step 140: 134135 + 965 = 135100
Step 141: 135100 + 965 = 136065
Step 142: 136065 + 965 = 137030
Step 143: 137030 + 965 = 137995
Step 144: 137995 + 965 = 138960
Step 145: 138960 + 965 = 139925
Step 146: 139925 + 965 = 140890
Step 147: 140890 + 965 = 141855
Step 148: 141855 + 965 = 142820
Step 149: 142820 + 965 = 143785
Step 150: 143785 + 965 = 144750
Step 151: 144750 + 965 = 145715
Step 152: 145715 + 965 = 146680
Step 153: 146680 + 965 = 147645
Step 154: 147645 + 965 = 148610
Step 155: 148610 + 965 = 149575
Step 156: 149575 + 965 = 150540
Step 157: 150540 + 965 = 151505

So, 965*157 = 151505