Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 972. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 324. So, we're going to take the number 972 and add it to itself 324 times.
Step 1: 0 + 972 = 972
Step 2: 972 + 972 = 1944
Step 3: 1944 + 972 = 2916
Step 4: 2916 + 972 = 3888
Step 5: 3888 + 972 = 4860
Step 6: 4860 + 972 = 5832
Step 7: 5832 + 972 = 6804
Step 8: 6804 + 972 = 7776
Step 9: 7776 + 972 = 8748
Step 10: 8748 + 972 = 9720
Step 11: 9720 + 972 = 10692
Step 12: 10692 + 972 = 11664
Step 13: 11664 + 972 = 12636
Step 14: 12636 + 972 = 13608
Step 15: 13608 + 972 = 14580
Step 16: 14580 + 972 = 15552
Step 17: 15552 + 972 = 16524
Step 18: 16524 + 972 = 17496
Step 19: 17496 + 972 = 18468
Step 20: 18468 + 972 = 19440
Step 21: 19440 + 972 = 20412
Step 22: 20412 + 972 = 21384
Step 23: 21384 + 972 = 22356
Step 24: 22356 + 972 = 23328
Step 25: 23328 + 972 = 24300
Step 26: 24300 + 972 = 25272
Step 27: 25272 + 972 = 26244
Step 28: 26244 + 972 = 27216
Step 29: 27216 + 972 = 28188
Step 30: 28188 + 972 = 29160
Step 31: 29160 + 972 = 30132
Step 32: 30132 + 972 = 31104
Step 33: 31104 + 972 = 32076
Step 34: 32076 + 972 = 33048
Step 35: 33048 + 972 = 34020
Step 36: 34020 + 972 = 34992
Step 37: 34992 + 972 = 35964
Step 38: 35964 + 972 = 36936
Step 39: 36936 + 972 = 37908
Step 40: 37908 + 972 = 38880
Step 41: 38880 + 972 = 39852
Step 42: 39852 + 972 = 40824
Step 43: 40824 + 972 = 41796
Step 44: 41796 + 972 = 42768
Step 45: 42768 + 972 = 43740
Step 46: 43740 + 972 = 44712
Step 47: 44712 + 972 = 45684
Step 48: 45684 + 972 = 46656
Step 49: 46656 + 972 = 47628
Step 50: 47628 + 972 = 48600
Step 51: 48600 + 972 = 49572
Step 52: 49572 + 972 = 50544
Step 53: 50544 + 972 = 51516
Step 54: 51516 + 972 = 52488
Step 55: 52488 + 972 = 53460
Step 56: 53460 + 972 = 54432
Step 57: 54432 + 972 = 55404
Step 58: 55404 + 972 = 56376
Step 59: 56376 + 972 = 57348
Step 60: 57348 + 972 = 58320
Step 61: 58320 + 972 = 59292
Step 62: 59292 + 972 = 60264
Step 63: 60264 + 972 = 61236
Step 64: 61236 + 972 = 62208
Step 65: 62208 + 972 = 63180
Step 66: 63180 + 972 = 64152
Step 67: 64152 + 972 = 65124
Step 68: 65124 + 972 = 66096
Step 69: 66096 + 972 = 67068
Step 70: 67068 + 972 = 68040
Step 71: 68040 + 972 = 69012
Step 72: 69012 + 972 = 69984
Step 73: 69984 + 972 = 70956
Step 74: 70956 + 972 = 71928
Step 75: 71928 + 972 = 72900
Step 76: 72900 + 972 = 73872
Step 77: 73872 + 972 = 74844
Step 78: 74844 + 972 = 75816
Step 79: 75816 + 972 = 76788
Step 80: 76788 + 972 = 77760
Step 81: 77760 + 972 = 78732
Step 82: 78732 + 972 = 79704
Step 83: 79704 + 972 = 80676
Step 84: 80676 + 972 = 81648
Step 85: 81648 + 972 = 82620
Step 86: 82620 + 972 = 83592
Step 87: 83592 + 972 = 84564
Step 88: 84564 + 972 = 85536
Step 89: 85536 + 972 = 86508
Step 90: 86508 + 972 = 87480
Step 91: 87480 + 972 = 88452
Step 92: 88452 + 972 = 89424
Step 93: 89424 + 972 = 90396
Step 94: 90396 + 972 = 91368
Step 95: 91368 + 972 = 92340
Step 96: 92340 + 972 = 93312
Step 97: 93312 + 972 = 94284
Step 98: 94284 + 972 = 95256
Step 99: 95256 + 972 = 96228
Step 100: 96228 + 972 = 97200
Step 101: 97200 + 972 = 98172
Step 102: 98172 + 972 = 99144
Step 103: 99144 + 972 = 100116
Step 104: 100116 + 972 = 101088
Step 105: 101088 + 972 = 102060
Step 106: 102060 + 972 = 103032
Step 107: 103032 + 972 = 104004
Step 108: 104004 + 972 = 104976
Step 109: 104976 + 972 = 105948
Step 110: 105948 + 972 = 106920
Step 111: 106920 + 972 = 107892
Step 112: 107892 + 972 = 108864
Step 113: 108864 + 972 = 109836
Step 114: 109836 + 972 = 110808
Step 115: 110808 + 972 = 111780
Step 116: 111780 + 972 = 112752
Step 117: 112752 + 972 = 113724
Step 118: 113724 + 972 = 114696
Step 119: 114696 + 972 = 115668
Step 120: 115668 + 972 = 116640
Step 121: 116640 + 972 = 117612
Step 122: 117612 + 972 = 118584
Step 123: 118584 + 972 = 119556
Step 124: 119556 + 972 = 120528
Step 125: 120528 + 972 = 121500
Step 126: 121500 + 972 = 122472
Step 127: 122472 + 972 = 123444
Step 128: 123444 + 972 = 124416
Step 129: 124416 + 972 = 125388
Step 130: 125388 + 972 = 126360
Step 131: 126360 + 972 = 127332
Step 132: 127332 + 972 = 128304
Step 133: 128304 + 972 = 129276
Step 134: 129276 + 972 = 130248
Step 135: 130248 + 972 = 131220
Step 136: 131220 + 972 = 132192
Step 137: 132192 + 972 = 133164
Step 138: 133164 + 972 = 134136
Step 139: 134136 + 972 = 135108
Step 140: 135108 + 972 = 136080
Step 141: 136080 + 972 = 137052
Step 142: 137052 + 972 = 138024
Step 143: 138024 + 972 = 138996
Step 144: 138996 + 972 = 139968
Step 145: 139968 + 972 = 140940
Step 146: 140940 + 972 = 141912
Step 147: 141912 + 972 = 142884
Step 148: 142884 + 972 = 143856
Step 149: 143856 + 972 = 144828
Step 150: 144828 + 972 = 145800
Step 151: 145800 + 972 = 146772
Step 152: 146772 + 972 = 147744
Step 153: 147744 + 972 = 148716
Step 154: 148716 + 972 = 149688
Step 155: 149688 + 972 = 150660
Step 156: 150660 + 972 = 151632
Step 157: 151632 + 972 = 152604
Step 158: 152604 + 972 = 153576
Step 159: 153576 + 972 = 154548
Step 160: 154548 + 972 = 155520
Step 161: 155520 + 972 = 156492
Step 162: 156492 + 972 = 157464
Step 163: 157464 + 972 = 158436
Step 164: 158436 + 972 = 159408
Step 165: 159408 + 972 = 160380
Step 166: 160380 + 972 = 161352
Step 167: 161352 + 972 = 162324
Step 168: 162324 + 972 = 163296
Step 169: 163296 + 972 = 164268
Step 170: 164268 + 972 = 165240
Step 171: 165240 + 972 = 166212
Step 172: 166212 + 972 = 167184
Step 173: 167184 + 972 = 168156
Step 174: 168156 + 972 = 169128
Step 175: 169128 + 972 = 170100
Step 176: 170100 + 972 = 171072
Step 177: 171072 + 972 = 172044
Step 178: 172044 + 972 = 173016
Step 179: 173016 + 972 = 173988
Step 180: 173988 + 972 = 174960
Step 181: 174960 + 972 = 175932
Step 182: 175932 + 972 = 176904
Step 183: 176904 + 972 = 177876
Step 184: 177876 + 972 = 178848
Step 185: 178848 + 972 = 179820
Step 186: 179820 + 972 = 180792
Step 187: 180792 + 972 = 181764
Step 188: 181764 + 972 = 182736
Step 189: 182736 + 972 = 183708
Step 190: 183708 + 972 = 184680
Step 191: 184680 + 972 = 185652
Step 192: 185652 + 972 = 186624
Step 193: 186624 + 972 = 187596
Step 194: 187596 + 972 = 188568
Step 195: 188568 + 972 = 189540
Step 196: 189540 + 972 = 190512
Step 197: 190512 + 972 = 191484
Step 198: 191484 + 972 = 192456
Step 199: 192456 + 972 = 193428
Step 200: 193428 + 972 = 194400
Step 201: 194400 + 972 = 195372
Step 202: 195372 + 972 = 196344
Step 203: 196344 + 972 = 197316
Step 204: 197316 + 972 = 198288
Step 205: 198288 + 972 = 199260
Step 206: 199260 + 972 = 200232
Step 207: 200232 + 972 = 201204
Step 208: 201204 + 972 = 202176
Step 209: 202176 + 972 = 203148
Step 210: 203148 + 972 = 204120
Step 211: 204120 + 972 = 205092
Step 212: 205092 + 972 = 206064
Step 213: 206064 + 972 = 207036
Step 214: 207036 + 972 = 208008
Step 215: 208008 + 972 = 208980
Step 216: 208980 + 972 = 209952
Step 217: 209952 + 972 = 210924
Step 218: 210924 + 972 = 211896
Step 219: 211896 + 972 = 212868
Step 220: 212868 + 972 = 213840
Step 221: 213840 + 972 = 214812
Step 222: 214812 + 972 = 215784
Step 223: 215784 + 972 = 216756
Step 224: 216756 + 972 = 217728
Step 225: 217728 + 972 = 218700
Step 226: 218700 + 972 = 219672
Step 227: 219672 + 972 = 220644
Step 228: 220644 + 972 = 221616
Step 229: 221616 + 972 = 222588
Step 230: 222588 + 972 = 223560
Step 231: 223560 + 972 = 224532
Step 232: 224532 + 972 = 225504
Step 233: 225504 + 972 = 226476
Step 234: 226476 + 972 = 227448
Step 235: 227448 + 972 = 228420
Step 236: 228420 + 972 = 229392
Step 237: 229392 + 972 = 230364
Step 238: 230364 + 972 = 231336
Step 239: 231336 + 972 = 232308
Step 240: 232308 + 972 = 233280
Step 241: 233280 + 972 = 234252
Step 242: 234252 + 972 = 235224
Step 243: 235224 + 972 = 236196
Step 244: 236196 + 972 = 237168
Step 245: 237168 + 972 = 238140
Step 246: 238140 + 972 = 239112
Step 247: 239112 + 972 = 240084
Step 248: 240084 + 972 = 241056
Step 249: 241056 + 972 = 242028
Step 250: 242028 + 972 = 243000
Step 251: 243000 + 972 = 243972
Step 252: 243972 + 972 = 244944
Step 253: 244944 + 972 = 245916
Step 254: 245916 + 972 = 246888
Step 255: 246888 + 972 = 247860
Step 256: 247860 + 972 = 248832
Step 257: 248832 + 972 = 249804
Step 258: 249804 + 972 = 250776
Step 259: 250776 + 972 = 251748
Step 260: 251748 + 972 = 252720
Step 261: 252720 + 972 = 253692
Step 262: 253692 + 972 = 254664
Step 263: 254664 + 972 = 255636
Step 264: 255636 + 972 = 256608
Step 265: 256608 + 972 = 257580
Step 266: 257580 + 972 = 258552
Step 267: 258552 + 972 = 259524
Step 268: 259524 + 972 = 260496
Step 269: 260496 + 972 = 261468
Step 270: 261468 + 972 = 262440
Step 271: 262440 + 972 = 263412
Step 272: 263412 + 972 = 264384
Step 273: 264384 + 972 = 265356
Step 274: 265356 + 972 = 266328
Step 275: 266328 + 972 = 267300
Step 276: 267300 + 972 = 268272
Step 277: 268272 + 972 = 269244
Step 278: 269244 + 972 = 270216
Step 279: 270216 + 972 = 271188
Step 280: 271188 + 972 = 272160
Step 281: 272160 + 972 = 273132
Step 282: 273132 + 972 = 274104
Step 283: 274104 + 972 = 275076
Step 284: 275076 + 972 = 276048
Step 285: 276048 + 972 = 277020
Step 286: 277020 + 972 = 277992
Step 287: 277992 + 972 = 278964
Step 288: 278964 + 972 = 279936
Step 289: 279936 + 972 = 280908
Step 290: 280908 + 972 = 281880
Step 291: 281880 + 972 = 282852
Step 292: 282852 + 972 = 283824
Step 293: 283824 + 972 = 284796
Step 294: 284796 + 972 = 285768
Step 295: 285768 + 972 = 286740
Step 296: 286740 + 972 = 287712
Step 297: 287712 + 972 = 288684
Step 298: 288684 + 972 = 289656
Step 299: 289656 + 972 = 290628
Step 300: 290628 + 972 = 291600
Step 301: 291600 + 972 = 292572
Step 302: 292572 + 972 = 293544
Step 303: 293544 + 972 = 294516
Step 304: 294516 + 972 = 295488
Step 305: 295488 + 972 = 296460
Step 306: 296460 + 972 = 297432
Step 307: 297432 + 972 = 298404
Step 308: 298404 + 972 = 299376
Step 309: 299376 + 972 = 300348
Step 310: 300348 + 972 = 301320
Step 311: 301320 + 972 = 302292
Step 312: 302292 + 972 = 303264
Step 313: 303264 + 972 = 304236
Step 314: 304236 + 972 = 305208
Step 315: 305208 + 972 = 306180
Step 316: 306180 + 972 = 307152
Step 317: 307152 + 972 = 308124
Step 318: 308124 + 972 = 309096
Step 319: 309096 + 972 = 310068
Step 320: 310068 + 972 = 311040
Step 321: 311040 + 972 = 312012
Step 322: 312012 + 972 = 312984
Step 323: 312984 + 972 = 313956
Step 324: 313956 + 972 = 314928

So, 972*324 = 314928