Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 522. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 172. So, we're going to take the number 522 and add it to itself 172 times.
Step 1: 0 + 522 = 522
Step 2: 522 + 522 = 1044
Step 3: 1044 + 522 = 1566
Step 4: 1566 + 522 = 2088
Step 5: 2088 + 522 = 2610
Step 6: 2610 + 522 = 3132
Step 7: 3132 + 522 = 3654
Step 8: 3654 + 522 = 4176
Step 9: 4176 + 522 = 4698
Step 10: 4698 + 522 = 5220
Step 11: 5220 + 522 = 5742
Step 12: 5742 + 522 = 6264
Step 13: 6264 + 522 = 6786
Step 14: 6786 + 522 = 7308
Step 15: 7308 + 522 = 7830
Step 16: 7830 + 522 = 8352
Step 17: 8352 + 522 = 8874
Step 18: 8874 + 522 = 9396
Step 19: 9396 + 522 = 9918
Step 20: 9918 + 522 = 10440
Step 21: 10440 + 522 = 10962
Step 22: 10962 + 522 = 11484
Step 23: 11484 + 522 = 12006
Step 24: 12006 + 522 = 12528
Step 25: 12528 + 522 = 13050
Step 26: 13050 + 522 = 13572
Step 27: 13572 + 522 = 14094
Step 28: 14094 + 522 = 14616
Step 29: 14616 + 522 = 15138
Step 30: 15138 + 522 = 15660
Step 31: 15660 + 522 = 16182
Step 32: 16182 + 522 = 16704
Step 33: 16704 + 522 = 17226
Step 34: 17226 + 522 = 17748
Step 35: 17748 + 522 = 18270
Step 36: 18270 + 522 = 18792
Step 37: 18792 + 522 = 19314
Step 38: 19314 + 522 = 19836
Step 39: 19836 + 522 = 20358
Step 40: 20358 + 522 = 20880
Step 41: 20880 + 522 = 21402
Step 42: 21402 + 522 = 21924
Step 43: 21924 + 522 = 22446
Step 44: 22446 + 522 = 22968
Step 45: 22968 + 522 = 23490
Step 46: 23490 + 522 = 24012
Step 47: 24012 + 522 = 24534
Step 48: 24534 + 522 = 25056
Step 49: 25056 + 522 = 25578
Step 50: 25578 + 522 = 26100
Step 51: 26100 + 522 = 26622
Step 52: 26622 + 522 = 27144
Step 53: 27144 + 522 = 27666
Step 54: 27666 + 522 = 28188
Step 55: 28188 + 522 = 28710
Step 56: 28710 + 522 = 29232
Step 57: 29232 + 522 = 29754
Step 58: 29754 + 522 = 30276
Step 59: 30276 + 522 = 30798
Step 60: 30798 + 522 = 31320
Step 61: 31320 + 522 = 31842
Step 62: 31842 + 522 = 32364
Step 63: 32364 + 522 = 32886
Step 64: 32886 + 522 = 33408
Step 65: 33408 + 522 = 33930
Step 66: 33930 + 522 = 34452
Step 67: 34452 + 522 = 34974
Step 68: 34974 + 522 = 35496
Step 69: 35496 + 522 = 36018
Step 70: 36018 + 522 = 36540
Step 71: 36540 + 522 = 37062
Step 72: 37062 + 522 = 37584
Step 73: 37584 + 522 = 38106
Step 74: 38106 + 522 = 38628
Step 75: 38628 + 522 = 39150
Step 76: 39150 + 522 = 39672
Step 77: 39672 + 522 = 40194
Step 78: 40194 + 522 = 40716
Step 79: 40716 + 522 = 41238
Step 80: 41238 + 522 = 41760
Step 81: 41760 + 522 = 42282
Step 82: 42282 + 522 = 42804
Step 83: 42804 + 522 = 43326
Step 84: 43326 + 522 = 43848
Step 85: 43848 + 522 = 44370
Step 86: 44370 + 522 = 44892
Step 87: 44892 + 522 = 45414
Step 88: 45414 + 522 = 45936
Step 89: 45936 + 522 = 46458
Step 90: 46458 + 522 = 46980
Step 91: 46980 + 522 = 47502
Step 92: 47502 + 522 = 48024
Step 93: 48024 + 522 = 48546
Step 94: 48546 + 522 = 49068
Step 95: 49068 + 522 = 49590
Step 96: 49590 + 522 = 50112
Step 97: 50112 + 522 = 50634
Step 98: 50634 + 522 = 51156
Step 99: 51156 + 522 = 51678
Step 100: 51678 + 522 = 52200
Step 101: 52200 + 522 = 52722
Step 102: 52722 + 522 = 53244
Step 103: 53244 + 522 = 53766
Step 104: 53766 + 522 = 54288
Step 105: 54288 + 522 = 54810
Step 106: 54810 + 522 = 55332
Step 107: 55332 + 522 = 55854
Step 108: 55854 + 522 = 56376
Step 109: 56376 + 522 = 56898
Step 110: 56898 + 522 = 57420
Step 111: 57420 + 522 = 57942
Step 112: 57942 + 522 = 58464
Step 113: 58464 + 522 = 58986
Step 114: 58986 + 522 = 59508
Step 115: 59508 + 522 = 60030
Step 116: 60030 + 522 = 60552
Step 117: 60552 + 522 = 61074
Step 118: 61074 + 522 = 61596
Step 119: 61596 + 522 = 62118
Step 120: 62118 + 522 = 62640
Step 121: 62640 + 522 = 63162
Step 122: 63162 + 522 = 63684
Step 123: 63684 + 522 = 64206
Step 124: 64206 + 522 = 64728
Step 125: 64728 + 522 = 65250
Step 126: 65250 + 522 = 65772
Step 127: 65772 + 522 = 66294
Step 128: 66294 + 522 = 66816
Step 129: 66816 + 522 = 67338
Step 130: 67338 + 522 = 67860
Step 131: 67860 + 522 = 68382
Step 132: 68382 + 522 = 68904
Step 133: 68904 + 522 = 69426
Step 134: 69426 + 522 = 69948
Step 135: 69948 + 522 = 70470
Step 136: 70470 + 522 = 70992
Step 137: 70992 + 522 = 71514
Step 138: 71514 + 522 = 72036
Step 139: 72036 + 522 = 72558
Step 140: 72558 + 522 = 73080
Step 141: 73080 + 522 = 73602
Step 142: 73602 + 522 = 74124
Step 143: 74124 + 522 = 74646
Step 144: 74646 + 522 = 75168
Step 145: 75168 + 522 = 75690
Step 146: 75690 + 522 = 76212
Step 147: 76212 + 522 = 76734
Step 148: 76734 + 522 = 77256
Step 149: 77256 + 522 = 77778
Step 150: 77778 + 522 = 78300
Step 151: 78300 + 522 = 78822
Step 152: 78822 + 522 = 79344
Step 153: 79344 + 522 = 79866
Step 154: 79866 + 522 = 80388
Step 155: 80388 + 522 = 80910
Step 156: 80910 + 522 = 81432
Step 157: 81432 + 522 = 81954
Step 158: 81954 + 522 = 82476
Step 159: 82476 + 522 = 82998
Step 160: 82998 + 522 = 83520
Step 161: 83520 + 522 = 84042
Step 162: 84042 + 522 = 84564
Step 163: 84564 + 522 = 85086
Step 164: 85086 + 522 = 85608
Step 165: 85608 + 522 = 86130
Step 166: 86130 + 522 = 86652
Step 167: 86652 + 522 = 87174
Step 168: 87174 + 522 = 87696
Step 169: 87696 + 522 = 88218
Step 170: 88218 + 522 = 88740
Step 171: 88740 + 522 = 89262
Step 172: 89262 + 522 = 89784

So, 522*172 = 89784