OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 897 and we're going to multiply it by 497, which means we add 897 to itself 497 times.
Step 1: 0 + 897 = 897
Step 2: 897 + 897 = 1794
Step 3: 1794 + 897 = 2691
Step 4: 2691 + 897 = 3588
Step 5: 3588 + 897 = 4485
Step 6: 4485 + 897 = 5382
Step 7: 5382 + 897 = 6279
Step 8: 6279 + 897 = 7176
Step 9: 7176 + 897 = 8073
Step 10: 8073 + 897 = 8970
Step 11: 8970 + 897 = 9867
Step 12: 9867 + 897 = 10764
Step 13: 10764 + 897 = 11661
Step 14: 11661 + 897 = 12558
Step 15: 12558 + 897 = 13455
Step 16: 13455 + 897 = 14352
Step 17: 14352 + 897 = 15249
Step 18: 15249 + 897 = 16146
Step 19: 16146 + 897 = 17043
Step 20: 17043 + 897 = 17940
Step 21: 17940 + 897 = 18837
Step 22: 18837 + 897 = 19734
Step 23: 19734 + 897 = 20631
Step 24: 20631 + 897 = 21528
Step 25: 21528 + 897 = 22425
Step 26: 22425 + 897 = 23322
Step 27: 23322 + 897 = 24219
Step 28: 24219 + 897 = 25116
Step 29: 25116 + 897 = 26013
Step 30: 26013 + 897 = 26910
Step 31: 26910 + 897 = 27807
Step 32: 27807 + 897 = 28704
Step 33: 28704 + 897 = 29601
Step 34: 29601 + 897 = 30498
Step 35: 30498 + 897 = 31395
Step 36: 31395 + 897 = 32292
Step 37: 32292 + 897 = 33189
Step 38: 33189 + 897 = 34086
Step 39: 34086 + 897 = 34983
Step 40: 34983 + 897 = 35880
Step 41: 35880 + 897 = 36777
Step 42: 36777 + 897 = 37674
Step 43: 37674 + 897 = 38571
Step 44: 38571 + 897 = 39468
Step 45: 39468 + 897 = 40365
Step 46: 40365 + 897 = 41262
Step 47: 41262 + 897 = 42159
Step 48: 42159 + 897 = 43056
Step 49: 43056 + 897 = 43953
Step 50: 43953 + 897 = 44850
Step 51: 44850 + 897 = 45747
Step 52: 45747 + 897 = 46644
Step 53: 46644 + 897 = 47541
Step 54: 47541 + 897 = 48438
Step 55: 48438 + 897 = 49335
Step 56: 49335 + 897 = 50232
Step 57: 50232 + 897 = 51129
Step 58: 51129 + 897 = 52026
Step 59: 52026 + 897 = 52923
Step 60: 52923 + 897 = 53820
Step 61: 53820 + 897 = 54717
Step 62: 54717 + 897 = 55614
Step 63: 55614 + 897 = 56511
Step 64: 56511 + 897 = 57408
Step 65: 57408 + 897 = 58305
Step 66: 58305 + 897 = 59202
Step 67: 59202 + 897 = 60099
Step 68: 60099 + 897 = 60996
Step 69: 60996 + 897 = 61893
Step 70: 61893 + 897 = 62790
Step 71: 62790 + 897 = 63687
Step 72: 63687 + 897 = 64584
Step 73: 64584 + 897 = 65481
Step 74: 65481 + 897 = 66378
Step 75: 66378 + 897 = 67275
Step 76: 67275 + 897 = 68172
Step 77: 68172 + 897 = 69069
Step 78: 69069 + 897 = 69966
Step 79: 69966 + 897 = 70863
Step 80: 70863 + 897 = 71760
Step 81: 71760 + 897 = 72657
Step 82: 72657 + 897 = 73554
Step 83: 73554 + 897 = 74451
Step 84: 74451 + 897 = 75348
Step 85: 75348 + 897 = 76245
Step 86: 76245 + 897 = 77142
Step 87: 77142 + 897 = 78039
Step 88: 78039 + 897 = 78936
Step 89: 78936 + 897 = 79833
Step 90: 79833 + 897 = 80730
Step 91: 80730 + 897 = 81627
Step 92: 81627 + 897 = 82524
Step 93: 82524 + 897 = 83421
Step 94: 83421 + 897 = 84318
Step 95: 84318 + 897 = 85215
Step 96: 85215 + 897 = 86112
Step 97: 86112 + 897 = 87009
Step 98: 87009 + 897 = 87906
Step 99: 87906 + 897 = 88803
Step 100: 88803 + 897 = 89700
Step 101: 89700 + 897 = 90597
Step 102: 90597 + 897 = 91494
Step 103: 91494 + 897 = 92391
Step 104: 92391 + 897 = 93288
Step 105: 93288 + 897 = 94185
Step 106: 94185 + 897 = 95082
Step 107: 95082 + 897 = 95979
Step 108: 95979 + 897 = 96876
Step 109: 96876 + 897 = 97773
Step 110: 97773 + 897 = 98670
Step 111: 98670 + 897 = 99567
Step 112: 99567 + 897 = 100464
Step 113: 100464 + 897 = 101361
Step 114: 101361 + 897 = 102258
Step 115: 102258 + 897 = 103155
Step 116: 103155 + 897 = 104052
Step 117: 104052 + 897 = 104949
Step 118: 104949 + 897 = 105846
Step 119: 105846 + 897 = 106743
Step 120: 106743 + 897 = 107640
Step 121: 107640 + 897 = 108537
Step 122: 108537 + 897 = 109434
Step 123: 109434 + 897 = 110331
Step 124: 110331 + 897 = 111228
Step 125: 111228 + 897 = 112125
Step 126: 112125 + 897 = 113022
Step 127: 113022 + 897 = 113919
Step 128: 113919 + 897 = 114816
Step 129: 114816 + 897 = 115713
Step 130: 115713 + 897 = 116610
Step 131: 116610 + 897 = 117507
Step 132: 117507 + 897 = 118404
Step 133: 118404 + 897 = 119301
Step 134: 119301 + 897 = 120198
Step 135: 120198 + 897 = 121095
Step 136: 121095 + 897 = 121992
Step 137: 121992 + 897 = 122889
Step 138: 122889 + 897 = 123786
Step 139: 123786 + 897 = 124683
Step 140: 124683 + 897 = 125580
Step 141: 125580 + 897 = 126477
Step 142: 126477 + 897 = 127374
Step 143: 127374 + 897 = 128271
Step 144: 128271 + 897 = 129168
Step 145: 129168 + 897 = 130065
Step 146: 130065 + 897 = 130962
Step 147: 130962 + 897 = 131859
Step 148: 131859 + 897 = 132756
Step 149: 132756 + 897 = 133653
Step 150: 133653 + 897 = 134550
Step 151: 134550 + 897 = 135447
Step 152: 135447 + 897 = 136344
Step 153: 136344 + 897 = 137241
Step 154: 137241 + 897 = 138138
Step 155: 138138 + 897 = 139035
Step 156: 139035 + 897 = 139932
Step 157: 139932 + 897 = 140829
Step 158: 140829 + 897 = 141726
Step 159: 141726 + 897 = 142623
Step 160: 142623 + 897 = 143520
Step 161: 143520 + 897 = 144417
Step 162: 144417 + 897 = 145314
Step 163: 145314 + 897 = 146211
Step 164: 146211 + 897 = 147108
Step 165: 147108 + 897 = 148005
Step 166: 148005 + 897 = 148902
Step 167: 148902 + 897 = 149799
Step 168: 149799 + 897 = 150696
Step 169: 150696 + 897 = 151593
Step 170: 151593 + 897 = 152490
Step 171: 152490 + 897 = 153387
Step 172: 153387 + 897 = 154284
Step 173: 154284 + 897 = 155181
Step 174: 155181 + 897 = 156078
Step 175: 156078 + 897 = 156975
Step 176: 156975 + 897 = 157872
Step 177: 157872 + 897 = 158769
Step 178: 158769 + 897 = 159666
Step 179: 159666 + 897 = 160563
Step 180: 160563 + 897 = 161460
Step 181: 161460 + 897 = 162357
Step 182: 162357 + 897 = 163254
Step 183: 163254 + 897 = 164151
Step 184: 164151 + 897 = 165048
Step 185: 165048 + 897 = 165945
Step 186: 165945 + 897 = 166842
Step 187: 166842 + 897 = 167739
Step 188: 167739 + 897 = 168636
Step 189: 168636 + 897 = 169533
Step 190: 169533 + 897 = 170430
Step 191: 170430 + 897 = 171327
Step 192: 171327 + 897 = 172224
Step 193: 172224 + 897 = 173121
Step 194: 173121 + 897 = 174018
Step 195: 174018 + 897 = 174915
Step 196: 174915 + 897 = 175812
Step 197: 175812 + 897 = 176709
Step 198: 176709 + 897 = 177606
Step 199: 177606 + 897 = 178503
Step 200: 178503 + 897 = 179400
Step 201: 179400 + 897 = 180297
Step 202: 180297 + 897 = 181194
Step 203: 181194 + 897 = 182091
Step 204: 182091 + 897 = 182988
Step 205: 182988 + 897 = 183885
Step 206: 183885 + 897 = 184782
Step 207: 184782 + 897 = 185679
Step 208: 185679 + 897 = 186576
Step 209: 186576 + 897 = 187473
Step 210: 187473 + 897 = 188370
Step 211: 188370 + 897 = 189267
Step 212: 189267 + 897 = 190164
Step 213: 190164 + 897 = 191061
Step 214: 191061 + 897 = 191958
Step 215: 191958 + 897 = 192855
Step 216: 192855 + 897 = 193752
Step 217: 193752 + 897 = 194649
Step 218: 194649 + 897 = 195546
Step 219: 195546 + 897 = 196443
Step 220: 196443 + 897 = 197340
Step 221: 197340 + 897 = 198237
Step 222: 198237 + 897 = 199134
Step 223: 199134 + 897 = 200031
Step 224: 200031 + 897 = 200928
Step 225: 200928 + 897 = 201825
Step 226: 201825 + 897 = 202722
Step 227: 202722 + 897 = 203619
Step 228: 203619 + 897 = 204516
Step 229: 204516 + 897 = 205413
Step 230: 205413 + 897 = 206310
Step 231: 206310 + 897 = 207207
Step 232: 207207 + 897 = 208104
Step 233: 208104 + 897 = 209001
Step 234: 209001 + 897 = 209898
Step 235: 209898 + 897 = 210795
Step 236: 210795 + 897 = 211692
Step 237: 211692 + 897 = 212589
Step 238: 212589 + 897 = 213486
Step 239: 213486 + 897 = 214383
Step 240: 214383 + 897 = 215280
Step 241: 215280 + 897 = 216177
Step 242: 216177 + 897 = 217074
Step 243: 217074 + 897 = 217971
Step 244: 217971 + 897 = 218868
Step 245: 218868 + 897 = 219765
Step 246: 219765 + 897 = 220662
Step 247: 220662 + 897 = 221559
Step 248: 221559 + 897 = 222456
Step 249: 222456 + 897 = 223353
Step 250: 223353 + 897 = 224250
Step 251: 224250 + 897 = 225147
Step 252: 225147 + 897 = 226044
Step 253: 226044 + 897 = 226941
Step 254: 226941 + 897 = 227838
Step 255: 227838 + 897 = 228735
Step 256: 228735 + 897 = 229632
Step 257: 229632 + 897 = 230529
Step 258: 230529 + 897 = 231426
Step 259: 231426 + 897 = 232323
Step 260: 232323 + 897 = 233220
Step 261: 233220 + 897 = 234117
Step 262: 234117 + 897 = 235014
Step 263: 235014 + 897 = 235911
Step 264: 235911 + 897 = 236808
Step 265: 236808 + 897 = 237705
Step 266: 237705 + 897 = 238602
Step 267: 238602 + 897 = 239499
Step 268: 239499 + 897 = 240396
Step 269: 240396 + 897 = 241293
Step 270: 241293 + 897 = 242190
Step 271: 242190 + 897 = 243087
Step 272: 243087 + 897 = 243984
Step 273: 243984 + 897 = 244881
Step 274: 244881 + 897 = 245778
Step 275: 245778 + 897 = 246675
Step 276: 246675 + 897 = 247572
Step 277: 247572 + 897 = 248469
Step 278: 248469 + 897 = 249366
Step 279: 249366 + 897 = 250263
Step 280: 250263 + 897 = 251160
Step 281: 251160 + 897 = 252057
Step 282: 252057 + 897 = 252954
Step 283: 252954 + 897 = 253851
Step 284: 253851 + 897 = 254748
Step 285: 254748 + 897 = 255645
Step 286: 255645 + 897 = 256542
Step 287: 256542 + 897 = 257439
Step 288: 257439 + 897 = 258336
Step 289: 258336 + 897 = 259233
Step 290: 259233 + 897 = 260130
Step 291: 260130 + 897 = 261027
Step 292: 261027 + 897 = 261924
Step 293: 261924 + 897 = 262821
Step 294: 262821 + 897 = 263718
Step 295: 263718 + 897 = 264615
Step 296: 264615 + 897 = 265512
Step 297: 265512 + 897 = 266409
Step 298: 266409 + 897 = 267306
Step 299: 267306 + 897 = 268203
Step 300: 268203 + 897 = 269100
Step 301: 269100 + 897 = 269997
Step 302: 269997 + 897 = 270894
Step 303: 270894 + 897 = 271791
Step 304: 271791 + 897 = 272688
Step 305: 272688 + 897 = 273585
Step 306: 273585 + 897 = 274482
Step 307: 274482 + 897 = 275379
Step 308: 275379 + 897 = 276276
Step 309: 276276 + 897 = 277173
Step 310: 277173 + 897 = 278070
Step 311: 278070 + 897 = 278967
Step 312: 278967 + 897 = 279864
Step 313: 279864 + 897 = 280761
Step 314: 280761 + 897 = 281658
Step 315: 281658 + 897 = 282555
Step 316: 282555 + 897 = 283452
Step 317: 283452 + 897 = 284349
Step 318: 284349 + 897 = 285246
Step 319: 285246 + 897 = 286143
Step 320: 286143 + 897 = 287040
Step 321: 287040 + 897 = 287937
Step 322: 287937 + 897 = 288834
Step 323: 288834 + 897 = 289731
Step 324: 289731 + 897 = 290628
Step 325: 290628 + 897 = 291525
Step 326: 291525 + 897 = 292422
Step 327: 292422 + 897 = 293319
Step 328: 293319 + 897 = 294216
Step 329: 294216 + 897 = 295113
Step 330: 295113 + 897 = 296010
Step 331: 296010 + 897 = 296907
Step 332: 296907 + 897 = 297804
Step 333: 297804 + 897 = 298701
Step 334: 298701 + 897 = 299598
Step 335: 299598 + 897 = 300495
Step 336: 300495 + 897 = 301392
Step 337: 301392 + 897 = 302289
Step 338: 302289 + 897 = 303186
Step 339: 303186 + 897 = 304083
Step 340: 304083 + 897 = 304980
Step 341: 304980 + 897 = 305877
Step 342: 305877 + 897 = 306774
Step 343: 306774 + 897 = 307671
Step 344: 307671 + 897 = 308568
Step 345: 308568 + 897 = 309465
Step 346: 309465 + 897 = 310362
Step 347: 310362 + 897 = 311259
Step 348: 311259 + 897 = 312156
Step 349: 312156 + 897 = 313053
Step 350: 313053 + 897 = 313950
Step 351: 313950 + 897 = 314847
Step 352: 314847 + 897 = 315744
Step 353: 315744 + 897 = 316641
Step 354: 316641 + 897 = 317538
Step 355: 317538 + 897 = 318435
Step 356: 318435 + 897 = 319332
Step 357: 319332 + 897 = 320229
Step 358: 320229 + 897 = 321126
Step 359: 321126 + 897 = 322023
Step 360: 322023 + 897 = 322920
Step 361: 322920 + 897 = 323817
Step 362: 323817 + 897 = 324714
Step 363: 324714 + 897 = 325611
Step 364: 325611 + 897 = 326508
Step 365: 326508 + 897 = 327405
Step 366: 327405 + 897 = 328302
Step 367: 328302 + 897 = 329199
Step 368: 329199 + 897 = 330096
Step 369: 330096 + 897 = 330993
Step 370: 330993 + 897 = 331890
Step 371: 331890 + 897 = 332787
Step 372: 332787 + 897 = 333684
Step 373: 333684 + 897 = 334581
Step 374: 334581 + 897 = 335478
Step 375: 335478 + 897 = 336375
Step 376: 336375 + 897 = 337272
Step 377: 337272 + 897 = 338169
Step 378: 338169 + 897 = 339066
Step 379: 339066 + 897 = 339963
Step 380: 339963 + 897 = 340860
Step 381: 340860 + 897 = 341757
Step 382: 341757 + 897 = 342654
Step 383: 342654 + 897 = 343551
Step 384: 343551 + 897 = 344448
Step 385: 344448 + 897 = 345345
Step 386: 345345 + 897 = 346242
Step 387: 346242 + 897 = 347139
Step 388: 347139 + 897 = 348036
Step 389: 348036 + 897 = 348933
Step 390: 348933 + 897 = 349830
Step 391: 349830 + 897 = 350727
Step 392: 350727 + 897 = 351624
Step 393: 351624 + 897 = 352521
Step 394: 352521 + 897 = 353418
Step 395: 353418 + 897 = 354315
Step 396: 354315 + 897 = 355212
Step 397: 355212 + 897 = 356109
Step 398: 356109 + 897 = 357006
Step 399: 357006 + 897 = 357903
Step 400: 357903 + 897 = 358800
Step 401: 358800 + 897 = 359697
Step 402: 359697 + 897 = 360594
Step 403: 360594 + 897 = 361491
Step 404: 361491 + 897 = 362388
Step 405: 362388 + 897 = 363285
Step 406: 363285 + 897 = 364182
Step 407: 364182 + 897 = 365079
Step 408: 365079 + 897 = 365976
Step 409: 365976 + 897 = 366873
Step 410: 366873 + 897 = 367770
Step 411: 367770 + 897 = 368667
Step 412: 368667 + 897 = 369564
Step 413: 369564 + 897 = 370461
Step 414: 370461 + 897 = 371358
Step 415: 371358 + 897 = 372255
Step 416: 372255 + 897 = 373152
Step 417: 373152 + 897 = 374049
Step 418: 374049 + 897 = 374946
Step 419: 374946 + 897 = 375843
Step 420: 375843 + 897 = 376740
Step 421: 376740 + 897 = 377637
Step 422: 377637 + 897 = 378534
Step 423: 378534 + 897 = 379431
Step 424: 379431 + 897 = 380328
Step 425: 380328 + 897 = 381225
Step 426: 381225 + 897 = 382122
Step 427: 382122 + 897 = 383019
Step 428: 383019 + 897 = 383916
Step 429: 383916 + 897 = 384813
Step 430: 384813 + 897 = 385710
Step 431: 385710 + 897 = 386607
Step 432: 386607 + 897 = 387504
Step 433: 387504 + 897 = 388401
Step 434: 388401 + 897 = 389298
Step 435: 389298 + 897 = 390195
Step 436: 390195 + 897 = 391092
Step 437: 391092 + 897 = 391989
Step 438: 391989 + 897 = 392886
Step 439: 392886 + 897 = 393783
Step 440: 393783 + 897 = 394680
Step 441: 394680 + 897 = 395577
Step 442: 395577 + 897 = 396474
Step 443: 396474 + 897 = 397371
Step 444: 397371 + 897 = 398268
Step 445: 398268 + 897 = 399165
Step 446: 399165 + 897 = 400062
Step 447: 400062 + 897 = 400959
Step 448: 400959 + 897 = 401856
Step 449: 401856 + 897 = 402753
Step 450: 402753 + 897 = 403650
Step 451: 403650 + 897 = 404547
Step 452: 404547 + 897 = 405444
Step 453: 405444 + 897 = 406341
Step 454: 406341 + 897 = 407238
Step 455: 407238 + 897 = 408135
Step 456: 408135 + 897 = 409032
Step 457: 409032 + 897 = 409929
Step 458: 409929 + 897 = 410826
Step 459: 410826 + 897 = 411723
Step 460: 411723 + 897 = 412620
Step 461: 412620 + 897 = 413517
Step 462: 413517 + 897 = 414414
Step 463: 414414 + 897 = 415311
Step 464: 415311 + 897 = 416208
Step 465: 416208 + 897 = 417105
Step 466: 417105 + 897 = 418002
Step 467: 418002 + 897 = 418899
Step 468: 418899 + 897 = 419796
Step 469: 419796 + 897 = 420693
Step 470: 420693 + 897 = 421590
Step 471: 421590 + 897 = 422487
Step 472: 422487 + 897 = 423384
Step 473: 423384 + 897 = 424281
Step 474: 424281 + 897 = 425178
Step 475: 425178 + 897 = 426075
Step 476: 426075 + 897 = 426972
Step 477: 426972 + 897 = 427869
Step 478: 427869 + 897 = 428766
Step 479: 428766 + 897 = 429663
Step 480: 429663 + 897 = 430560
Step 481: 430560 + 897 = 431457
Step 482: 431457 + 897 = 432354
Step 483: 432354 + 897 = 433251
Step 484: 433251 + 897 = 434148
Step 485: 434148 + 897 = 435045
Step 486: 435045 + 897 = 435942
Step 487: 435942 + 897 = 436839
Step 488: 436839 + 897 = 437736
Step 489: 437736 + 897 = 438633
Step 490: 438633 + 897 = 439530
Step 491: 439530 + 897 = 440427
Step 492: 440427 + 897 = 441324
Step 493: 441324 + 897 = 442221
Step 494: 442221 + 897 = 443118
Step 495: 443118 + 897 = 444015
Step 496: 444015 + 897 = 444912
Step 497: 444912 + 897 = 445809

So, 897*497 = 445809