Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 981. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 273. So, we're going to take the number 981 and add it to itself 273 times.
Step 1: 0 + 981 = 981
Step 2: 981 + 981 = 1962
Step 3: 1962 + 981 = 2943
Step 4: 2943 + 981 = 3924
Step 5: 3924 + 981 = 4905
Step 6: 4905 + 981 = 5886
Step 7: 5886 + 981 = 6867
Step 8: 6867 + 981 = 7848
Step 9: 7848 + 981 = 8829
Step 10: 8829 + 981 = 9810
Step 11: 9810 + 981 = 10791
Step 12: 10791 + 981 = 11772
Step 13: 11772 + 981 = 12753
Step 14: 12753 + 981 = 13734
Step 15: 13734 + 981 = 14715
Step 16: 14715 + 981 = 15696
Step 17: 15696 + 981 = 16677
Step 18: 16677 + 981 = 17658
Step 19: 17658 + 981 = 18639
Step 20: 18639 + 981 = 19620
Step 21: 19620 + 981 = 20601
Step 22: 20601 + 981 = 21582
Step 23: 21582 + 981 = 22563
Step 24: 22563 + 981 = 23544
Step 25: 23544 + 981 = 24525
Step 26: 24525 + 981 = 25506
Step 27: 25506 + 981 = 26487
Step 28: 26487 + 981 = 27468
Step 29: 27468 + 981 = 28449
Step 30: 28449 + 981 = 29430
Step 31: 29430 + 981 = 30411
Step 32: 30411 + 981 = 31392
Step 33: 31392 + 981 = 32373
Step 34: 32373 + 981 = 33354
Step 35: 33354 + 981 = 34335
Step 36: 34335 + 981 = 35316
Step 37: 35316 + 981 = 36297
Step 38: 36297 + 981 = 37278
Step 39: 37278 + 981 = 38259
Step 40: 38259 + 981 = 39240
Step 41: 39240 + 981 = 40221
Step 42: 40221 + 981 = 41202
Step 43: 41202 + 981 = 42183
Step 44: 42183 + 981 = 43164
Step 45: 43164 + 981 = 44145
Step 46: 44145 + 981 = 45126
Step 47: 45126 + 981 = 46107
Step 48: 46107 + 981 = 47088
Step 49: 47088 + 981 = 48069
Step 50: 48069 + 981 = 49050
Step 51: 49050 + 981 = 50031
Step 52: 50031 + 981 = 51012
Step 53: 51012 + 981 = 51993
Step 54: 51993 + 981 = 52974
Step 55: 52974 + 981 = 53955
Step 56: 53955 + 981 = 54936
Step 57: 54936 + 981 = 55917
Step 58: 55917 + 981 = 56898
Step 59: 56898 + 981 = 57879
Step 60: 57879 + 981 = 58860
Step 61: 58860 + 981 = 59841
Step 62: 59841 + 981 = 60822
Step 63: 60822 + 981 = 61803
Step 64: 61803 + 981 = 62784
Step 65: 62784 + 981 = 63765
Step 66: 63765 + 981 = 64746
Step 67: 64746 + 981 = 65727
Step 68: 65727 + 981 = 66708
Step 69: 66708 + 981 = 67689
Step 70: 67689 + 981 = 68670
Step 71: 68670 + 981 = 69651
Step 72: 69651 + 981 = 70632
Step 73: 70632 + 981 = 71613
Step 74: 71613 + 981 = 72594
Step 75: 72594 + 981 = 73575
Step 76: 73575 + 981 = 74556
Step 77: 74556 + 981 = 75537
Step 78: 75537 + 981 = 76518
Step 79: 76518 + 981 = 77499
Step 80: 77499 + 981 = 78480
Step 81: 78480 + 981 = 79461
Step 82: 79461 + 981 = 80442
Step 83: 80442 + 981 = 81423
Step 84: 81423 + 981 = 82404
Step 85: 82404 + 981 = 83385
Step 86: 83385 + 981 = 84366
Step 87: 84366 + 981 = 85347
Step 88: 85347 + 981 = 86328
Step 89: 86328 + 981 = 87309
Step 90: 87309 + 981 = 88290
Step 91: 88290 + 981 = 89271
Step 92: 89271 + 981 = 90252
Step 93: 90252 + 981 = 91233
Step 94: 91233 + 981 = 92214
Step 95: 92214 + 981 = 93195
Step 96: 93195 + 981 = 94176
Step 97: 94176 + 981 = 95157
Step 98: 95157 + 981 = 96138
Step 99: 96138 + 981 = 97119
Step 100: 97119 + 981 = 98100
Step 101: 98100 + 981 = 99081
Step 102: 99081 + 981 = 100062
Step 103: 100062 + 981 = 101043
Step 104: 101043 + 981 = 102024
Step 105: 102024 + 981 = 103005
Step 106: 103005 + 981 = 103986
Step 107: 103986 + 981 = 104967
Step 108: 104967 + 981 = 105948
Step 109: 105948 + 981 = 106929
Step 110: 106929 + 981 = 107910
Step 111: 107910 + 981 = 108891
Step 112: 108891 + 981 = 109872
Step 113: 109872 + 981 = 110853
Step 114: 110853 + 981 = 111834
Step 115: 111834 + 981 = 112815
Step 116: 112815 + 981 = 113796
Step 117: 113796 + 981 = 114777
Step 118: 114777 + 981 = 115758
Step 119: 115758 + 981 = 116739
Step 120: 116739 + 981 = 117720
Step 121: 117720 + 981 = 118701
Step 122: 118701 + 981 = 119682
Step 123: 119682 + 981 = 120663
Step 124: 120663 + 981 = 121644
Step 125: 121644 + 981 = 122625
Step 126: 122625 + 981 = 123606
Step 127: 123606 + 981 = 124587
Step 128: 124587 + 981 = 125568
Step 129: 125568 + 981 = 126549
Step 130: 126549 + 981 = 127530
Step 131: 127530 + 981 = 128511
Step 132: 128511 + 981 = 129492
Step 133: 129492 + 981 = 130473
Step 134: 130473 + 981 = 131454
Step 135: 131454 + 981 = 132435
Step 136: 132435 + 981 = 133416
Step 137: 133416 + 981 = 134397
Step 138: 134397 + 981 = 135378
Step 139: 135378 + 981 = 136359
Step 140: 136359 + 981 = 137340
Step 141: 137340 + 981 = 138321
Step 142: 138321 + 981 = 139302
Step 143: 139302 + 981 = 140283
Step 144: 140283 + 981 = 141264
Step 145: 141264 + 981 = 142245
Step 146: 142245 + 981 = 143226
Step 147: 143226 + 981 = 144207
Step 148: 144207 + 981 = 145188
Step 149: 145188 + 981 = 146169
Step 150: 146169 + 981 = 147150
Step 151: 147150 + 981 = 148131
Step 152: 148131 + 981 = 149112
Step 153: 149112 + 981 = 150093
Step 154: 150093 + 981 = 151074
Step 155: 151074 + 981 = 152055
Step 156: 152055 + 981 = 153036
Step 157: 153036 + 981 = 154017
Step 158: 154017 + 981 = 154998
Step 159: 154998 + 981 = 155979
Step 160: 155979 + 981 = 156960
Step 161: 156960 + 981 = 157941
Step 162: 157941 + 981 = 158922
Step 163: 158922 + 981 = 159903
Step 164: 159903 + 981 = 160884
Step 165: 160884 + 981 = 161865
Step 166: 161865 + 981 = 162846
Step 167: 162846 + 981 = 163827
Step 168: 163827 + 981 = 164808
Step 169: 164808 + 981 = 165789
Step 170: 165789 + 981 = 166770
Step 171: 166770 + 981 = 167751
Step 172: 167751 + 981 = 168732
Step 173: 168732 + 981 = 169713
Step 174: 169713 + 981 = 170694
Step 175: 170694 + 981 = 171675
Step 176: 171675 + 981 = 172656
Step 177: 172656 + 981 = 173637
Step 178: 173637 + 981 = 174618
Step 179: 174618 + 981 = 175599
Step 180: 175599 + 981 = 176580
Step 181: 176580 + 981 = 177561
Step 182: 177561 + 981 = 178542
Step 183: 178542 + 981 = 179523
Step 184: 179523 + 981 = 180504
Step 185: 180504 + 981 = 181485
Step 186: 181485 + 981 = 182466
Step 187: 182466 + 981 = 183447
Step 188: 183447 + 981 = 184428
Step 189: 184428 + 981 = 185409
Step 190: 185409 + 981 = 186390
Step 191: 186390 + 981 = 187371
Step 192: 187371 + 981 = 188352
Step 193: 188352 + 981 = 189333
Step 194: 189333 + 981 = 190314
Step 195: 190314 + 981 = 191295
Step 196: 191295 + 981 = 192276
Step 197: 192276 + 981 = 193257
Step 198: 193257 + 981 = 194238
Step 199: 194238 + 981 = 195219
Step 200: 195219 + 981 = 196200
Step 201: 196200 + 981 = 197181
Step 202: 197181 + 981 = 198162
Step 203: 198162 + 981 = 199143
Step 204: 199143 + 981 = 200124
Step 205: 200124 + 981 = 201105
Step 206: 201105 + 981 = 202086
Step 207: 202086 + 981 = 203067
Step 208: 203067 + 981 = 204048
Step 209: 204048 + 981 = 205029
Step 210: 205029 + 981 = 206010
Step 211: 206010 + 981 = 206991
Step 212: 206991 + 981 = 207972
Step 213: 207972 + 981 = 208953
Step 214: 208953 + 981 = 209934
Step 215: 209934 + 981 = 210915
Step 216: 210915 + 981 = 211896
Step 217: 211896 + 981 = 212877
Step 218: 212877 + 981 = 213858
Step 219: 213858 + 981 = 214839
Step 220: 214839 + 981 = 215820
Step 221: 215820 + 981 = 216801
Step 222: 216801 + 981 = 217782
Step 223: 217782 + 981 = 218763
Step 224: 218763 + 981 = 219744
Step 225: 219744 + 981 = 220725
Step 226: 220725 + 981 = 221706
Step 227: 221706 + 981 = 222687
Step 228: 222687 + 981 = 223668
Step 229: 223668 + 981 = 224649
Step 230: 224649 + 981 = 225630
Step 231: 225630 + 981 = 226611
Step 232: 226611 + 981 = 227592
Step 233: 227592 + 981 = 228573
Step 234: 228573 + 981 = 229554
Step 235: 229554 + 981 = 230535
Step 236: 230535 + 981 = 231516
Step 237: 231516 + 981 = 232497
Step 238: 232497 + 981 = 233478
Step 239: 233478 + 981 = 234459
Step 240: 234459 + 981 = 235440
Step 241: 235440 + 981 = 236421
Step 242: 236421 + 981 = 237402
Step 243: 237402 + 981 = 238383
Step 244: 238383 + 981 = 239364
Step 245: 239364 + 981 = 240345
Step 246: 240345 + 981 = 241326
Step 247: 241326 + 981 = 242307
Step 248: 242307 + 981 = 243288
Step 249: 243288 + 981 = 244269
Step 250: 244269 + 981 = 245250
Step 251: 245250 + 981 = 246231
Step 252: 246231 + 981 = 247212
Step 253: 247212 + 981 = 248193
Step 254: 248193 + 981 = 249174
Step 255: 249174 + 981 = 250155
Step 256: 250155 + 981 = 251136
Step 257: 251136 + 981 = 252117
Step 258: 252117 + 981 = 253098
Step 259: 253098 + 981 = 254079
Step 260: 254079 + 981 = 255060
Step 261: 255060 + 981 = 256041
Step 262: 256041 + 981 = 257022
Step 263: 257022 + 981 = 258003
Step 264: 258003 + 981 = 258984
Step 265: 258984 + 981 = 259965
Step 266: 259965 + 981 = 260946
Step 267: 260946 + 981 = 261927
Step 268: 261927 + 981 = 262908
Step 269: 262908 + 981 = 263889
Step 270: 263889 + 981 = 264870
Step 271: 264870 + 981 = 265851
Step 272: 265851 + 981 = 266832
Step 273: 266832 + 981 = 267813

So, 981*273 = 267813