Let's get this math done. We have 979 and we're going to multiply it by 404. This is the same as taking 979 and adding it to itself 404 times.
Step 1: 0 + 979 = 979
Step 2: 979 + 979 = 1958
Step 3: 1958 + 979 = 2937
Step 4: 2937 + 979 = 3916
Step 5: 3916 + 979 = 4895
Step 6: 4895 + 979 = 5874
Step 7: 5874 + 979 = 6853
Step 8: 6853 + 979 = 7832
Step 9: 7832 + 979 = 8811
Step 10: 8811 + 979 = 9790
Step 11: 9790 + 979 = 10769
Step 12: 10769 + 979 = 11748
Step 13: 11748 + 979 = 12727
Step 14: 12727 + 979 = 13706
Step 15: 13706 + 979 = 14685
Step 16: 14685 + 979 = 15664
Step 17: 15664 + 979 = 16643
Step 18: 16643 + 979 = 17622
Step 19: 17622 + 979 = 18601
Step 20: 18601 + 979 = 19580
Step 21: 19580 + 979 = 20559
Step 22: 20559 + 979 = 21538
Step 23: 21538 + 979 = 22517
Step 24: 22517 + 979 = 23496
Step 25: 23496 + 979 = 24475
Step 26: 24475 + 979 = 25454
Step 27: 25454 + 979 = 26433
Step 28: 26433 + 979 = 27412
Step 29: 27412 + 979 = 28391
Step 30: 28391 + 979 = 29370
Step 31: 29370 + 979 = 30349
Step 32: 30349 + 979 = 31328
Step 33: 31328 + 979 = 32307
Step 34: 32307 + 979 = 33286
Step 35: 33286 + 979 = 34265
Step 36: 34265 + 979 = 35244
Step 37: 35244 + 979 = 36223
Step 38: 36223 + 979 = 37202
Step 39: 37202 + 979 = 38181
Step 40: 38181 + 979 = 39160
Step 41: 39160 + 979 = 40139
Step 42: 40139 + 979 = 41118
Step 43: 41118 + 979 = 42097
Step 44: 42097 + 979 = 43076
Step 45: 43076 + 979 = 44055
Step 46: 44055 + 979 = 45034
Step 47: 45034 + 979 = 46013
Step 48: 46013 + 979 = 46992
Step 49: 46992 + 979 = 47971
Step 50: 47971 + 979 = 48950
Step 51: 48950 + 979 = 49929
Step 52: 49929 + 979 = 50908
Step 53: 50908 + 979 = 51887
Step 54: 51887 + 979 = 52866
Step 55: 52866 + 979 = 53845
Step 56: 53845 + 979 = 54824
Step 57: 54824 + 979 = 55803
Step 58: 55803 + 979 = 56782
Step 59: 56782 + 979 = 57761
Step 60: 57761 + 979 = 58740
Step 61: 58740 + 979 = 59719
Step 62: 59719 + 979 = 60698
Step 63: 60698 + 979 = 61677
Step 64: 61677 + 979 = 62656
Step 65: 62656 + 979 = 63635
Step 66: 63635 + 979 = 64614
Step 67: 64614 + 979 = 65593
Step 68: 65593 + 979 = 66572
Step 69: 66572 + 979 = 67551
Step 70: 67551 + 979 = 68530
Step 71: 68530 + 979 = 69509
Step 72: 69509 + 979 = 70488
Step 73: 70488 + 979 = 71467
Step 74: 71467 + 979 = 72446
Step 75: 72446 + 979 = 73425
Step 76: 73425 + 979 = 74404
Step 77: 74404 + 979 = 75383
Step 78: 75383 + 979 = 76362
Step 79: 76362 + 979 = 77341
Step 80: 77341 + 979 = 78320
Step 81: 78320 + 979 = 79299
Step 82: 79299 + 979 = 80278
Step 83: 80278 + 979 = 81257
Step 84: 81257 + 979 = 82236
Step 85: 82236 + 979 = 83215
Step 86: 83215 + 979 = 84194
Step 87: 84194 + 979 = 85173
Step 88: 85173 + 979 = 86152
Step 89: 86152 + 979 = 87131
Step 90: 87131 + 979 = 88110
Step 91: 88110 + 979 = 89089
Step 92: 89089 + 979 = 90068
Step 93: 90068 + 979 = 91047
Step 94: 91047 + 979 = 92026
Step 95: 92026 + 979 = 93005
Step 96: 93005 + 979 = 93984
Step 97: 93984 + 979 = 94963
Step 98: 94963 + 979 = 95942
Step 99: 95942 + 979 = 96921
Step 100: 96921 + 979 = 97900
Step 101: 97900 + 979 = 98879
Step 102: 98879 + 979 = 99858
Step 103: 99858 + 979 = 100837
Step 104: 100837 + 979 = 101816
Step 105: 101816 + 979 = 102795
Step 106: 102795 + 979 = 103774
Step 107: 103774 + 979 = 104753
Step 108: 104753 + 979 = 105732
Step 109: 105732 + 979 = 106711
Step 110: 106711 + 979 = 107690
Step 111: 107690 + 979 = 108669
Step 112: 108669 + 979 = 109648
Step 113: 109648 + 979 = 110627
Step 114: 110627 + 979 = 111606
Step 115: 111606 + 979 = 112585
Step 116: 112585 + 979 = 113564
Step 117: 113564 + 979 = 114543
Step 118: 114543 + 979 = 115522
Step 119: 115522 + 979 = 116501
Step 120: 116501 + 979 = 117480
Step 121: 117480 + 979 = 118459
Step 122: 118459 + 979 = 119438
Step 123: 119438 + 979 = 120417
Step 124: 120417 + 979 = 121396
Step 125: 121396 + 979 = 122375
Step 126: 122375 + 979 = 123354
Step 127: 123354 + 979 = 124333
Step 128: 124333 + 979 = 125312
Step 129: 125312 + 979 = 126291
Step 130: 126291 + 979 = 127270
Step 131: 127270 + 979 = 128249
Step 132: 128249 + 979 = 129228
Step 133: 129228 + 979 = 130207
Step 134: 130207 + 979 = 131186
Step 135: 131186 + 979 = 132165
Step 136: 132165 + 979 = 133144
Step 137: 133144 + 979 = 134123
Step 138: 134123 + 979 = 135102
Step 139: 135102 + 979 = 136081
Step 140: 136081 + 979 = 137060
Step 141: 137060 + 979 = 138039
Step 142: 138039 + 979 = 139018
Step 143: 139018 + 979 = 139997
Step 144: 139997 + 979 = 140976
Step 145: 140976 + 979 = 141955
Step 146: 141955 + 979 = 142934
Step 147: 142934 + 979 = 143913
Step 148: 143913 + 979 = 144892
Step 149: 144892 + 979 = 145871
Step 150: 145871 + 979 = 146850
Step 151: 146850 + 979 = 147829
Step 152: 147829 + 979 = 148808
Step 153: 148808 + 979 = 149787
Step 154: 149787 + 979 = 150766
Step 155: 150766 + 979 = 151745
Step 156: 151745 + 979 = 152724
Step 157: 152724 + 979 = 153703
Step 158: 153703 + 979 = 154682
Step 159: 154682 + 979 = 155661
Step 160: 155661 + 979 = 156640
Step 161: 156640 + 979 = 157619
Step 162: 157619 + 979 = 158598
Step 163: 158598 + 979 = 159577
Step 164: 159577 + 979 = 160556
Step 165: 160556 + 979 = 161535
Step 166: 161535 + 979 = 162514
Step 167: 162514 + 979 = 163493
Step 168: 163493 + 979 = 164472
Step 169: 164472 + 979 = 165451
Step 170: 165451 + 979 = 166430
Step 171: 166430 + 979 = 167409
Step 172: 167409 + 979 = 168388
Step 173: 168388 + 979 = 169367
Step 174: 169367 + 979 = 170346
Step 175: 170346 + 979 = 171325
Step 176: 171325 + 979 = 172304
Step 177: 172304 + 979 = 173283
Step 178: 173283 + 979 = 174262
Step 179: 174262 + 979 = 175241
Step 180: 175241 + 979 = 176220
Step 181: 176220 + 979 = 177199
Step 182: 177199 + 979 = 178178
Step 183: 178178 + 979 = 179157
Step 184: 179157 + 979 = 180136
Step 185: 180136 + 979 = 181115
Step 186: 181115 + 979 = 182094
Step 187: 182094 + 979 = 183073
Step 188: 183073 + 979 = 184052
Step 189: 184052 + 979 = 185031
Step 190: 185031 + 979 = 186010
Step 191: 186010 + 979 = 186989
Step 192: 186989 + 979 = 187968
Step 193: 187968 + 979 = 188947
Step 194: 188947 + 979 = 189926
Step 195: 189926 + 979 = 190905
Step 196: 190905 + 979 = 191884
Step 197: 191884 + 979 = 192863
Step 198: 192863 + 979 = 193842
Step 199: 193842 + 979 = 194821
Step 200: 194821 + 979 = 195800
Step 201: 195800 + 979 = 196779
Step 202: 196779 + 979 = 197758
Step 203: 197758 + 979 = 198737
Step 204: 198737 + 979 = 199716
Step 205: 199716 + 979 = 200695
Step 206: 200695 + 979 = 201674
Step 207: 201674 + 979 = 202653
Step 208: 202653 + 979 = 203632
Step 209: 203632 + 979 = 204611
Step 210: 204611 + 979 = 205590
Step 211: 205590 + 979 = 206569
Step 212: 206569 + 979 = 207548
Step 213: 207548 + 979 = 208527
Step 214: 208527 + 979 = 209506
Step 215: 209506 + 979 = 210485
Step 216: 210485 + 979 = 211464
Step 217: 211464 + 979 = 212443
Step 218: 212443 + 979 = 213422
Step 219: 213422 + 979 = 214401
Step 220: 214401 + 979 = 215380
Step 221: 215380 + 979 = 216359
Step 222: 216359 + 979 = 217338
Step 223: 217338 + 979 = 218317
Step 224: 218317 + 979 = 219296
Step 225: 219296 + 979 = 220275
Step 226: 220275 + 979 = 221254
Step 227: 221254 + 979 = 222233
Step 228: 222233 + 979 = 223212
Step 229: 223212 + 979 = 224191
Step 230: 224191 + 979 = 225170
Step 231: 225170 + 979 = 226149
Step 232: 226149 + 979 = 227128
Step 233: 227128 + 979 = 228107
Step 234: 228107 + 979 = 229086
Step 235: 229086 + 979 = 230065
Step 236: 230065 + 979 = 231044
Step 237: 231044 + 979 = 232023
Step 238: 232023 + 979 = 233002
Step 239: 233002 + 979 = 233981
Step 240: 233981 + 979 = 234960
Step 241: 234960 + 979 = 235939
Step 242: 235939 + 979 = 236918
Step 243: 236918 + 979 = 237897
Step 244: 237897 + 979 = 238876
Step 245: 238876 + 979 = 239855
Step 246: 239855 + 979 = 240834
Step 247: 240834 + 979 = 241813
Step 248: 241813 + 979 = 242792
Step 249: 242792 + 979 = 243771
Step 250: 243771 + 979 = 244750
Step 251: 244750 + 979 = 245729
Step 252: 245729 + 979 = 246708
Step 253: 246708 + 979 = 247687
Step 254: 247687 + 979 = 248666
Step 255: 248666 + 979 = 249645
Step 256: 249645 + 979 = 250624
Step 257: 250624 + 979 = 251603
Step 258: 251603 + 979 = 252582
Step 259: 252582 + 979 = 253561
Step 260: 253561 + 979 = 254540
Step 261: 254540 + 979 = 255519
Step 262: 255519 + 979 = 256498
Step 263: 256498 + 979 = 257477
Step 264: 257477 + 979 = 258456
Step 265: 258456 + 979 = 259435
Step 266: 259435 + 979 = 260414
Step 267: 260414 + 979 = 261393
Step 268: 261393 + 979 = 262372
Step 269: 262372 + 979 = 263351
Step 270: 263351 + 979 = 264330
Step 271: 264330 + 979 = 265309
Step 272: 265309 + 979 = 266288
Step 273: 266288 + 979 = 267267
Step 274: 267267 + 979 = 268246
Step 275: 268246 + 979 = 269225
Step 276: 269225 + 979 = 270204
Step 277: 270204 + 979 = 271183
Step 278: 271183 + 979 = 272162
Step 279: 272162 + 979 = 273141
Step 280: 273141 + 979 = 274120
Step 281: 274120 + 979 = 275099
Step 282: 275099 + 979 = 276078
Step 283: 276078 + 979 = 277057
Step 284: 277057 + 979 = 278036
Step 285: 278036 + 979 = 279015
Step 286: 279015 + 979 = 279994
Step 287: 279994 + 979 = 280973
Step 288: 280973 + 979 = 281952
Step 289: 281952 + 979 = 282931
Step 290: 282931 + 979 = 283910
Step 291: 283910 + 979 = 284889
Step 292: 284889 + 979 = 285868
Step 293: 285868 + 979 = 286847
Step 294: 286847 + 979 = 287826
Step 295: 287826 + 979 = 288805
Step 296: 288805 + 979 = 289784
Step 297: 289784 + 979 = 290763
Step 298: 290763 + 979 = 291742
Step 299: 291742 + 979 = 292721
Step 300: 292721 + 979 = 293700
Step 301: 293700 + 979 = 294679
Step 302: 294679 + 979 = 295658
Step 303: 295658 + 979 = 296637
Step 304: 296637 + 979 = 297616
Step 305: 297616 + 979 = 298595
Step 306: 298595 + 979 = 299574
Step 307: 299574 + 979 = 300553
Step 308: 300553 + 979 = 301532
Step 309: 301532 + 979 = 302511
Step 310: 302511 + 979 = 303490
Step 311: 303490 + 979 = 304469
Step 312: 304469 + 979 = 305448
Step 313: 305448 + 979 = 306427
Step 314: 306427 + 979 = 307406
Step 315: 307406 + 979 = 308385
Step 316: 308385 + 979 = 309364
Step 317: 309364 + 979 = 310343
Step 318: 310343 + 979 = 311322
Step 319: 311322 + 979 = 312301
Step 320: 312301 + 979 = 313280
Step 321: 313280 + 979 = 314259
Step 322: 314259 + 979 = 315238
Step 323: 315238 + 979 = 316217
Step 324: 316217 + 979 = 317196
Step 325: 317196 + 979 = 318175
Step 326: 318175 + 979 = 319154
Step 327: 319154 + 979 = 320133
Step 328: 320133 + 979 = 321112
Step 329: 321112 + 979 = 322091
Step 330: 322091 + 979 = 323070
Step 331: 323070 + 979 = 324049
Step 332: 324049 + 979 = 325028
Step 333: 325028 + 979 = 326007
Step 334: 326007 + 979 = 326986
Step 335: 326986 + 979 = 327965
Step 336: 327965 + 979 = 328944
Step 337: 328944 + 979 = 329923
Step 338: 329923 + 979 = 330902
Step 339: 330902 + 979 = 331881
Step 340: 331881 + 979 = 332860
Step 341: 332860 + 979 = 333839
Step 342: 333839 + 979 = 334818
Step 343: 334818 + 979 = 335797
Step 344: 335797 + 979 = 336776
Step 345: 336776 + 979 = 337755
Step 346: 337755 + 979 = 338734
Step 347: 338734 + 979 = 339713
Step 348: 339713 + 979 = 340692
Step 349: 340692 + 979 = 341671
Step 350: 341671 + 979 = 342650
Step 351: 342650 + 979 = 343629
Step 352: 343629 + 979 = 344608
Step 353: 344608 + 979 = 345587
Step 354: 345587 + 979 = 346566
Step 355: 346566 + 979 = 347545
Step 356: 347545 + 979 = 348524
Step 357: 348524 + 979 = 349503
Step 358: 349503 + 979 = 350482
Step 359: 350482 + 979 = 351461
Step 360: 351461 + 979 = 352440
Step 361: 352440 + 979 = 353419
Step 362: 353419 + 979 = 354398
Step 363: 354398 + 979 = 355377
Step 364: 355377 + 979 = 356356
Step 365: 356356 + 979 = 357335
Step 366: 357335 + 979 = 358314
Step 367: 358314 + 979 = 359293
Step 368: 359293 + 979 = 360272
Step 369: 360272 + 979 = 361251
Step 370: 361251 + 979 = 362230
Step 371: 362230 + 979 = 363209
Step 372: 363209 + 979 = 364188
Step 373: 364188 + 979 = 365167
Step 374: 365167 + 979 = 366146
Step 375: 366146 + 979 = 367125
Step 376: 367125 + 979 = 368104
Step 377: 368104 + 979 = 369083
Step 378: 369083 + 979 = 370062
Step 379: 370062 + 979 = 371041
Step 380: 371041 + 979 = 372020
Step 381: 372020 + 979 = 372999
Step 382: 372999 + 979 = 373978
Step 383: 373978 + 979 = 374957
Step 384: 374957 + 979 = 375936
Step 385: 375936 + 979 = 376915
Step 386: 376915 + 979 = 377894
Step 387: 377894 + 979 = 378873
Step 388: 378873 + 979 = 379852
Step 389: 379852 + 979 = 380831
Step 390: 380831 + 979 = 381810
Step 391: 381810 + 979 = 382789
Step 392: 382789 + 979 = 383768
Step 393: 383768 + 979 = 384747
Step 394: 384747 + 979 = 385726
Step 395: 385726 + 979 = 386705
Step 396: 386705 + 979 = 387684
Step 397: 387684 + 979 = 388663
Step 398: 388663 + 979 = 389642
Step 399: 389642 + 979 = 390621
Step 400: 390621 + 979 = 391600
Step 401: 391600 + 979 = 392579
Step 402: 392579 + 979 = 393558
Step 403: 393558 + 979 = 394537
Step 404: 394537 + 979 = 395516

So, 979*404 = 395516