Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 996. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 472. So, we're going to take the number 996 and add it to itself 472 times.
Step 1: 0 + 996 = 996
Step 2: 996 + 996 = 1992
Step 3: 1992 + 996 = 2988
Step 4: 2988 + 996 = 3984
Step 5: 3984 + 996 = 4980
Step 6: 4980 + 996 = 5976
Step 7: 5976 + 996 = 6972
Step 8: 6972 + 996 = 7968
Step 9: 7968 + 996 = 8964
Step 10: 8964 + 996 = 9960
Step 11: 9960 + 996 = 10956
Step 12: 10956 + 996 = 11952
Step 13: 11952 + 996 = 12948
Step 14: 12948 + 996 = 13944
Step 15: 13944 + 996 = 14940
Step 16: 14940 + 996 = 15936
Step 17: 15936 + 996 = 16932
Step 18: 16932 + 996 = 17928
Step 19: 17928 + 996 = 18924
Step 20: 18924 + 996 = 19920
Step 21: 19920 + 996 = 20916
Step 22: 20916 + 996 = 21912
Step 23: 21912 + 996 = 22908
Step 24: 22908 + 996 = 23904
Step 25: 23904 + 996 = 24900
Step 26: 24900 + 996 = 25896
Step 27: 25896 + 996 = 26892
Step 28: 26892 + 996 = 27888
Step 29: 27888 + 996 = 28884
Step 30: 28884 + 996 = 29880
Step 31: 29880 + 996 = 30876
Step 32: 30876 + 996 = 31872
Step 33: 31872 + 996 = 32868
Step 34: 32868 + 996 = 33864
Step 35: 33864 + 996 = 34860
Step 36: 34860 + 996 = 35856
Step 37: 35856 + 996 = 36852
Step 38: 36852 + 996 = 37848
Step 39: 37848 + 996 = 38844
Step 40: 38844 + 996 = 39840
Step 41: 39840 + 996 = 40836
Step 42: 40836 + 996 = 41832
Step 43: 41832 + 996 = 42828
Step 44: 42828 + 996 = 43824
Step 45: 43824 + 996 = 44820
Step 46: 44820 + 996 = 45816
Step 47: 45816 + 996 = 46812
Step 48: 46812 + 996 = 47808
Step 49: 47808 + 996 = 48804
Step 50: 48804 + 996 = 49800
Step 51: 49800 + 996 = 50796
Step 52: 50796 + 996 = 51792
Step 53: 51792 + 996 = 52788
Step 54: 52788 + 996 = 53784
Step 55: 53784 + 996 = 54780
Step 56: 54780 + 996 = 55776
Step 57: 55776 + 996 = 56772
Step 58: 56772 + 996 = 57768
Step 59: 57768 + 996 = 58764
Step 60: 58764 + 996 = 59760
Step 61: 59760 + 996 = 60756
Step 62: 60756 + 996 = 61752
Step 63: 61752 + 996 = 62748
Step 64: 62748 + 996 = 63744
Step 65: 63744 + 996 = 64740
Step 66: 64740 + 996 = 65736
Step 67: 65736 + 996 = 66732
Step 68: 66732 + 996 = 67728
Step 69: 67728 + 996 = 68724
Step 70: 68724 + 996 = 69720
Step 71: 69720 + 996 = 70716
Step 72: 70716 + 996 = 71712
Step 73: 71712 + 996 = 72708
Step 74: 72708 + 996 = 73704
Step 75: 73704 + 996 = 74700
Step 76: 74700 + 996 = 75696
Step 77: 75696 + 996 = 76692
Step 78: 76692 + 996 = 77688
Step 79: 77688 + 996 = 78684
Step 80: 78684 + 996 = 79680
Step 81: 79680 + 996 = 80676
Step 82: 80676 + 996 = 81672
Step 83: 81672 + 996 = 82668
Step 84: 82668 + 996 = 83664
Step 85: 83664 + 996 = 84660
Step 86: 84660 + 996 = 85656
Step 87: 85656 + 996 = 86652
Step 88: 86652 + 996 = 87648
Step 89: 87648 + 996 = 88644
Step 90: 88644 + 996 = 89640
Step 91: 89640 + 996 = 90636
Step 92: 90636 + 996 = 91632
Step 93: 91632 + 996 = 92628
Step 94: 92628 + 996 = 93624
Step 95: 93624 + 996 = 94620
Step 96: 94620 + 996 = 95616
Step 97: 95616 + 996 = 96612
Step 98: 96612 + 996 = 97608
Step 99: 97608 + 996 = 98604
Step 100: 98604 + 996 = 99600
Step 101: 99600 + 996 = 100596
Step 102: 100596 + 996 = 101592
Step 103: 101592 + 996 = 102588
Step 104: 102588 + 996 = 103584
Step 105: 103584 + 996 = 104580
Step 106: 104580 + 996 = 105576
Step 107: 105576 + 996 = 106572
Step 108: 106572 + 996 = 107568
Step 109: 107568 + 996 = 108564
Step 110: 108564 + 996 = 109560
Step 111: 109560 + 996 = 110556
Step 112: 110556 + 996 = 111552
Step 113: 111552 + 996 = 112548
Step 114: 112548 + 996 = 113544
Step 115: 113544 + 996 = 114540
Step 116: 114540 + 996 = 115536
Step 117: 115536 + 996 = 116532
Step 118: 116532 + 996 = 117528
Step 119: 117528 + 996 = 118524
Step 120: 118524 + 996 = 119520
Step 121: 119520 + 996 = 120516
Step 122: 120516 + 996 = 121512
Step 123: 121512 + 996 = 122508
Step 124: 122508 + 996 = 123504
Step 125: 123504 + 996 = 124500
Step 126: 124500 + 996 = 125496
Step 127: 125496 + 996 = 126492
Step 128: 126492 + 996 = 127488
Step 129: 127488 + 996 = 128484
Step 130: 128484 + 996 = 129480
Step 131: 129480 + 996 = 130476
Step 132: 130476 + 996 = 131472
Step 133: 131472 + 996 = 132468
Step 134: 132468 + 996 = 133464
Step 135: 133464 + 996 = 134460
Step 136: 134460 + 996 = 135456
Step 137: 135456 + 996 = 136452
Step 138: 136452 + 996 = 137448
Step 139: 137448 + 996 = 138444
Step 140: 138444 + 996 = 139440
Step 141: 139440 + 996 = 140436
Step 142: 140436 + 996 = 141432
Step 143: 141432 + 996 = 142428
Step 144: 142428 + 996 = 143424
Step 145: 143424 + 996 = 144420
Step 146: 144420 + 996 = 145416
Step 147: 145416 + 996 = 146412
Step 148: 146412 + 996 = 147408
Step 149: 147408 + 996 = 148404
Step 150: 148404 + 996 = 149400
Step 151: 149400 + 996 = 150396
Step 152: 150396 + 996 = 151392
Step 153: 151392 + 996 = 152388
Step 154: 152388 + 996 = 153384
Step 155: 153384 + 996 = 154380
Step 156: 154380 + 996 = 155376
Step 157: 155376 + 996 = 156372
Step 158: 156372 + 996 = 157368
Step 159: 157368 + 996 = 158364
Step 160: 158364 + 996 = 159360
Step 161: 159360 + 996 = 160356
Step 162: 160356 + 996 = 161352
Step 163: 161352 + 996 = 162348
Step 164: 162348 + 996 = 163344
Step 165: 163344 + 996 = 164340
Step 166: 164340 + 996 = 165336
Step 167: 165336 + 996 = 166332
Step 168: 166332 + 996 = 167328
Step 169: 167328 + 996 = 168324
Step 170: 168324 + 996 = 169320
Step 171: 169320 + 996 = 170316
Step 172: 170316 + 996 = 171312
Step 173: 171312 + 996 = 172308
Step 174: 172308 + 996 = 173304
Step 175: 173304 + 996 = 174300
Step 176: 174300 + 996 = 175296
Step 177: 175296 + 996 = 176292
Step 178: 176292 + 996 = 177288
Step 179: 177288 + 996 = 178284
Step 180: 178284 + 996 = 179280
Step 181: 179280 + 996 = 180276
Step 182: 180276 + 996 = 181272
Step 183: 181272 + 996 = 182268
Step 184: 182268 + 996 = 183264
Step 185: 183264 + 996 = 184260
Step 186: 184260 + 996 = 185256
Step 187: 185256 + 996 = 186252
Step 188: 186252 + 996 = 187248
Step 189: 187248 + 996 = 188244
Step 190: 188244 + 996 = 189240
Step 191: 189240 + 996 = 190236
Step 192: 190236 + 996 = 191232
Step 193: 191232 + 996 = 192228
Step 194: 192228 + 996 = 193224
Step 195: 193224 + 996 = 194220
Step 196: 194220 + 996 = 195216
Step 197: 195216 + 996 = 196212
Step 198: 196212 + 996 = 197208
Step 199: 197208 + 996 = 198204
Step 200: 198204 + 996 = 199200
Step 201: 199200 + 996 = 200196
Step 202: 200196 + 996 = 201192
Step 203: 201192 + 996 = 202188
Step 204: 202188 + 996 = 203184
Step 205: 203184 + 996 = 204180
Step 206: 204180 + 996 = 205176
Step 207: 205176 + 996 = 206172
Step 208: 206172 + 996 = 207168
Step 209: 207168 + 996 = 208164
Step 210: 208164 + 996 = 209160
Step 211: 209160 + 996 = 210156
Step 212: 210156 + 996 = 211152
Step 213: 211152 + 996 = 212148
Step 214: 212148 + 996 = 213144
Step 215: 213144 + 996 = 214140
Step 216: 214140 + 996 = 215136
Step 217: 215136 + 996 = 216132
Step 218: 216132 + 996 = 217128
Step 219: 217128 + 996 = 218124
Step 220: 218124 + 996 = 219120
Step 221: 219120 + 996 = 220116
Step 222: 220116 + 996 = 221112
Step 223: 221112 + 996 = 222108
Step 224: 222108 + 996 = 223104
Step 225: 223104 + 996 = 224100
Step 226: 224100 + 996 = 225096
Step 227: 225096 + 996 = 226092
Step 228: 226092 + 996 = 227088
Step 229: 227088 + 996 = 228084
Step 230: 228084 + 996 = 229080
Step 231: 229080 + 996 = 230076
Step 232: 230076 + 996 = 231072
Step 233: 231072 + 996 = 232068
Step 234: 232068 + 996 = 233064
Step 235: 233064 + 996 = 234060
Step 236: 234060 + 996 = 235056
Step 237: 235056 + 996 = 236052
Step 238: 236052 + 996 = 237048
Step 239: 237048 + 996 = 238044
Step 240: 238044 + 996 = 239040
Step 241: 239040 + 996 = 240036
Step 242: 240036 + 996 = 241032
Step 243: 241032 + 996 = 242028
Step 244: 242028 + 996 = 243024
Step 245: 243024 + 996 = 244020
Step 246: 244020 + 996 = 245016
Step 247: 245016 + 996 = 246012
Step 248: 246012 + 996 = 247008
Step 249: 247008 + 996 = 248004
Step 250: 248004 + 996 = 249000
Step 251: 249000 + 996 = 249996
Step 252: 249996 + 996 = 250992
Step 253: 250992 + 996 = 251988
Step 254: 251988 + 996 = 252984
Step 255: 252984 + 996 = 253980
Step 256: 253980 + 996 = 254976
Step 257: 254976 + 996 = 255972
Step 258: 255972 + 996 = 256968
Step 259: 256968 + 996 = 257964
Step 260: 257964 + 996 = 258960
Step 261: 258960 + 996 = 259956
Step 262: 259956 + 996 = 260952
Step 263: 260952 + 996 = 261948
Step 264: 261948 + 996 = 262944
Step 265: 262944 + 996 = 263940
Step 266: 263940 + 996 = 264936
Step 267: 264936 + 996 = 265932
Step 268: 265932 + 996 = 266928
Step 269: 266928 + 996 = 267924
Step 270: 267924 + 996 = 268920
Step 271: 268920 + 996 = 269916
Step 272: 269916 + 996 = 270912
Step 273: 270912 + 996 = 271908
Step 274: 271908 + 996 = 272904
Step 275: 272904 + 996 = 273900
Step 276: 273900 + 996 = 274896
Step 277: 274896 + 996 = 275892
Step 278: 275892 + 996 = 276888
Step 279: 276888 + 996 = 277884
Step 280: 277884 + 996 = 278880
Step 281: 278880 + 996 = 279876
Step 282: 279876 + 996 = 280872
Step 283: 280872 + 996 = 281868
Step 284: 281868 + 996 = 282864
Step 285: 282864 + 996 = 283860
Step 286: 283860 + 996 = 284856
Step 287: 284856 + 996 = 285852
Step 288: 285852 + 996 = 286848
Step 289: 286848 + 996 = 287844
Step 290: 287844 + 996 = 288840
Step 291: 288840 + 996 = 289836
Step 292: 289836 + 996 = 290832
Step 293: 290832 + 996 = 291828
Step 294: 291828 + 996 = 292824
Step 295: 292824 + 996 = 293820
Step 296: 293820 + 996 = 294816
Step 297: 294816 + 996 = 295812
Step 298: 295812 + 996 = 296808
Step 299: 296808 + 996 = 297804
Step 300: 297804 + 996 = 298800
Step 301: 298800 + 996 = 299796
Step 302: 299796 + 996 = 300792
Step 303: 300792 + 996 = 301788
Step 304: 301788 + 996 = 302784
Step 305: 302784 + 996 = 303780
Step 306: 303780 + 996 = 304776
Step 307: 304776 + 996 = 305772
Step 308: 305772 + 996 = 306768
Step 309: 306768 + 996 = 307764
Step 310: 307764 + 996 = 308760
Step 311: 308760 + 996 = 309756
Step 312: 309756 + 996 = 310752
Step 313: 310752 + 996 = 311748
Step 314: 311748 + 996 = 312744
Step 315: 312744 + 996 = 313740
Step 316: 313740 + 996 = 314736
Step 317: 314736 + 996 = 315732
Step 318: 315732 + 996 = 316728
Step 319: 316728 + 996 = 317724
Step 320: 317724 + 996 = 318720
Step 321: 318720 + 996 = 319716
Step 322: 319716 + 996 = 320712
Step 323: 320712 + 996 = 321708
Step 324: 321708 + 996 = 322704
Step 325: 322704 + 996 = 323700
Step 326: 323700 + 996 = 324696
Step 327: 324696 + 996 = 325692
Step 328: 325692 + 996 = 326688
Step 329: 326688 + 996 = 327684
Step 330: 327684 + 996 = 328680
Step 331: 328680 + 996 = 329676
Step 332: 329676 + 996 = 330672
Step 333: 330672 + 996 = 331668
Step 334: 331668 + 996 = 332664
Step 335: 332664 + 996 = 333660
Step 336: 333660 + 996 = 334656
Step 337: 334656 + 996 = 335652
Step 338: 335652 + 996 = 336648
Step 339: 336648 + 996 = 337644
Step 340: 337644 + 996 = 338640
Step 341: 338640 + 996 = 339636
Step 342: 339636 + 996 = 340632
Step 343: 340632 + 996 = 341628
Step 344: 341628 + 996 = 342624
Step 345: 342624 + 996 = 343620
Step 346: 343620 + 996 = 344616
Step 347: 344616 + 996 = 345612
Step 348: 345612 + 996 = 346608
Step 349: 346608 + 996 = 347604
Step 350: 347604 + 996 = 348600
Step 351: 348600 + 996 = 349596
Step 352: 349596 + 996 = 350592
Step 353: 350592 + 996 = 351588
Step 354: 351588 + 996 = 352584
Step 355: 352584 + 996 = 353580
Step 356: 353580 + 996 = 354576
Step 357: 354576 + 996 = 355572
Step 358: 355572 + 996 = 356568
Step 359: 356568 + 996 = 357564
Step 360: 357564 + 996 = 358560
Step 361: 358560 + 996 = 359556
Step 362: 359556 + 996 = 360552
Step 363: 360552 + 996 = 361548
Step 364: 361548 + 996 = 362544
Step 365: 362544 + 996 = 363540
Step 366: 363540 + 996 = 364536
Step 367: 364536 + 996 = 365532
Step 368: 365532 + 996 = 366528
Step 369: 366528 + 996 = 367524
Step 370: 367524 + 996 = 368520
Step 371: 368520 + 996 = 369516
Step 372: 369516 + 996 = 370512
Step 373: 370512 + 996 = 371508
Step 374: 371508 + 996 = 372504
Step 375: 372504 + 996 = 373500
Step 376: 373500 + 996 = 374496
Step 377: 374496 + 996 = 375492
Step 378: 375492 + 996 = 376488
Step 379: 376488 + 996 = 377484
Step 380: 377484 + 996 = 378480
Step 381: 378480 + 996 = 379476
Step 382: 379476 + 996 = 380472
Step 383: 380472 + 996 = 381468
Step 384: 381468 + 996 = 382464
Step 385: 382464 + 996 = 383460
Step 386: 383460 + 996 = 384456
Step 387: 384456 + 996 = 385452
Step 388: 385452 + 996 = 386448
Step 389: 386448 + 996 = 387444
Step 390: 387444 + 996 = 388440
Step 391: 388440 + 996 = 389436
Step 392: 389436 + 996 = 390432
Step 393: 390432 + 996 = 391428
Step 394: 391428 + 996 = 392424
Step 395: 392424 + 996 = 393420
Step 396: 393420 + 996 = 394416
Step 397: 394416 + 996 = 395412
Step 398: 395412 + 996 = 396408
Step 399: 396408 + 996 = 397404
Step 400: 397404 + 996 = 398400
Step 401: 398400 + 996 = 399396
Step 402: 399396 + 996 = 400392
Step 403: 400392 + 996 = 401388
Step 404: 401388 + 996 = 402384
Step 405: 402384 + 996 = 403380
Step 406: 403380 + 996 = 404376
Step 407: 404376 + 996 = 405372
Step 408: 405372 + 996 = 406368
Step 409: 406368 + 996 = 407364
Step 410: 407364 + 996 = 408360
Step 411: 408360 + 996 = 409356
Step 412: 409356 + 996 = 410352
Step 413: 410352 + 996 = 411348
Step 414: 411348 + 996 = 412344
Step 415: 412344 + 996 = 413340
Step 416: 413340 + 996 = 414336
Step 417: 414336 + 996 = 415332
Step 418: 415332 + 996 = 416328
Step 419: 416328 + 996 = 417324
Step 420: 417324 + 996 = 418320
Step 421: 418320 + 996 = 419316
Step 422: 419316 + 996 = 420312
Step 423: 420312 + 996 = 421308
Step 424: 421308 + 996 = 422304
Step 425: 422304 + 996 = 423300
Step 426: 423300 + 996 = 424296
Step 427: 424296 + 996 = 425292
Step 428: 425292 + 996 = 426288
Step 429: 426288 + 996 = 427284
Step 430: 427284 + 996 = 428280
Step 431: 428280 + 996 = 429276
Step 432: 429276 + 996 = 430272
Step 433: 430272 + 996 = 431268
Step 434: 431268 + 996 = 432264
Step 435: 432264 + 996 = 433260
Step 436: 433260 + 996 = 434256
Step 437: 434256 + 996 = 435252
Step 438: 435252 + 996 = 436248
Step 439: 436248 + 996 = 437244
Step 440: 437244 + 996 = 438240
Step 441: 438240 + 996 = 439236
Step 442: 439236 + 996 = 440232
Step 443: 440232 + 996 = 441228
Step 444: 441228 + 996 = 442224
Step 445: 442224 + 996 = 443220
Step 446: 443220 + 996 = 444216
Step 447: 444216 + 996 = 445212
Step 448: 445212 + 996 = 446208
Step 449: 446208 + 996 = 447204
Step 450: 447204 + 996 = 448200
Step 451: 448200 + 996 = 449196
Step 452: 449196 + 996 = 450192
Step 453: 450192 + 996 = 451188
Step 454: 451188 + 996 = 452184
Step 455: 452184 + 996 = 453180
Step 456: 453180 + 996 = 454176
Step 457: 454176 + 996 = 455172
Step 458: 455172 + 996 = 456168
Step 459: 456168 + 996 = 457164
Step 460: 457164 + 996 = 458160
Step 461: 458160 + 996 = 459156
Step 462: 459156 + 996 = 460152
Step 463: 460152 + 996 = 461148
Step 464: 461148 + 996 = 462144
Step 465: 462144 + 996 = 463140
Step 466: 463140 + 996 = 464136
Step 467: 464136 + 996 = 465132
Step 468: 465132 + 996 = 466128
Step 469: 466128 + 996 = 467124
Step 470: 467124 + 996 = 468120
Step 471: 468120 + 996 = 469116
Step 472: 469116 + 996 = 470112

So, 996*472 = 470112