OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 1000 and we're going to multiply it by 396, which means we add 1000 to itself 396 times.
Step 1: 0 + 1000 = 1000
Step 2: 1000 + 1000 = 2000
Step 3: 2000 + 1000 = 3000
Step 4: 3000 + 1000 = 4000
Step 5: 4000 + 1000 = 5000
Step 6: 5000 + 1000 = 6000
Step 7: 6000 + 1000 = 7000
Step 8: 7000 + 1000 = 8000
Step 9: 8000 + 1000 = 9000
Step 10: 9000 + 1000 = 10000
Step 11: 10000 + 1000 = 11000
Step 12: 11000 + 1000 = 12000
Step 13: 12000 + 1000 = 13000
Step 14: 13000 + 1000 = 14000
Step 15: 14000 + 1000 = 15000
Step 16: 15000 + 1000 = 16000
Step 17: 16000 + 1000 = 17000
Step 18: 17000 + 1000 = 18000
Step 19: 18000 + 1000 = 19000
Step 20: 19000 + 1000 = 20000
Step 21: 20000 + 1000 = 21000
Step 22: 21000 + 1000 = 22000
Step 23: 22000 + 1000 = 23000
Step 24: 23000 + 1000 = 24000
Step 25: 24000 + 1000 = 25000
Step 26: 25000 + 1000 = 26000
Step 27: 26000 + 1000 = 27000
Step 28: 27000 + 1000 = 28000
Step 29: 28000 + 1000 = 29000
Step 30: 29000 + 1000 = 30000
Step 31: 30000 + 1000 = 31000
Step 32: 31000 + 1000 = 32000
Step 33: 32000 + 1000 = 33000
Step 34: 33000 + 1000 = 34000
Step 35: 34000 + 1000 = 35000
Step 36: 35000 + 1000 = 36000
Step 37: 36000 + 1000 = 37000
Step 38: 37000 + 1000 = 38000
Step 39: 38000 + 1000 = 39000
Step 40: 39000 + 1000 = 40000
Step 41: 40000 + 1000 = 41000
Step 42: 41000 + 1000 = 42000
Step 43: 42000 + 1000 = 43000
Step 44: 43000 + 1000 = 44000
Step 45: 44000 + 1000 = 45000
Step 46: 45000 + 1000 = 46000
Step 47: 46000 + 1000 = 47000
Step 48: 47000 + 1000 = 48000
Step 49: 48000 + 1000 = 49000
Step 50: 49000 + 1000 = 50000
Step 51: 50000 + 1000 = 51000
Step 52: 51000 + 1000 = 52000
Step 53: 52000 + 1000 = 53000
Step 54: 53000 + 1000 = 54000
Step 55: 54000 + 1000 = 55000
Step 56: 55000 + 1000 = 56000
Step 57: 56000 + 1000 = 57000
Step 58: 57000 + 1000 = 58000
Step 59: 58000 + 1000 = 59000
Step 60: 59000 + 1000 = 60000
Step 61: 60000 + 1000 = 61000
Step 62: 61000 + 1000 = 62000
Step 63: 62000 + 1000 = 63000
Step 64: 63000 + 1000 = 64000
Step 65: 64000 + 1000 = 65000
Step 66: 65000 + 1000 = 66000
Step 67: 66000 + 1000 = 67000
Step 68: 67000 + 1000 = 68000
Step 69: 68000 + 1000 = 69000
Step 70: 69000 + 1000 = 70000
Step 71: 70000 + 1000 = 71000
Step 72: 71000 + 1000 = 72000
Step 73: 72000 + 1000 = 73000
Step 74: 73000 + 1000 = 74000
Step 75: 74000 + 1000 = 75000
Step 76: 75000 + 1000 = 76000
Step 77: 76000 + 1000 = 77000
Step 78: 77000 + 1000 = 78000
Step 79: 78000 + 1000 = 79000
Step 80: 79000 + 1000 = 80000
Step 81: 80000 + 1000 = 81000
Step 82: 81000 + 1000 = 82000
Step 83: 82000 + 1000 = 83000
Step 84: 83000 + 1000 = 84000
Step 85: 84000 + 1000 = 85000
Step 86: 85000 + 1000 = 86000
Step 87: 86000 + 1000 = 87000
Step 88: 87000 + 1000 = 88000
Step 89: 88000 + 1000 = 89000
Step 90: 89000 + 1000 = 90000
Step 91: 90000 + 1000 = 91000
Step 92: 91000 + 1000 = 92000
Step 93: 92000 + 1000 = 93000
Step 94: 93000 + 1000 = 94000
Step 95: 94000 + 1000 = 95000
Step 96: 95000 + 1000 = 96000
Step 97: 96000 + 1000 = 97000
Step 98: 97000 + 1000 = 98000
Step 99: 98000 + 1000 = 99000
Step 100: 99000 + 1000 = 100000
Step 101: 100000 + 1000 = 101000
Step 102: 101000 + 1000 = 102000
Step 103: 102000 + 1000 = 103000
Step 104: 103000 + 1000 = 104000
Step 105: 104000 + 1000 = 105000
Step 106: 105000 + 1000 = 106000
Step 107: 106000 + 1000 = 107000
Step 108: 107000 + 1000 = 108000
Step 109: 108000 + 1000 = 109000
Step 110: 109000 + 1000 = 110000
Step 111: 110000 + 1000 = 111000
Step 112: 111000 + 1000 = 112000
Step 113: 112000 + 1000 = 113000
Step 114: 113000 + 1000 = 114000
Step 115: 114000 + 1000 = 115000
Step 116: 115000 + 1000 = 116000
Step 117: 116000 + 1000 = 117000
Step 118: 117000 + 1000 = 118000
Step 119: 118000 + 1000 = 119000
Step 120: 119000 + 1000 = 120000
Step 121: 120000 + 1000 = 121000
Step 122: 121000 + 1000 = 122000
Step 123: 122000 + 1000 = 123000
Step 124: 123000 + 1000 = 124000
Step 125: 124000 + 1000 = 125000
Step 126: 125000 + 1000 = 126000
Step 127: 126000 + 1000 = 127000
Step 128: 127000 + 1000 = 128000
Step 129: 128000 + 1000 = 129000
Step 130: 129000 + 1000 = 130000
Step 131: 130000 + 1000 = 131000
Step 132: 131000 + 1000 = 132000
Step 133: 132000 + 1000 = 133000
Step 134: 133000 + 1000 = 134000
Step 135: 134000 + 1000 = 135000
Step 136: 135000 + 1000 = 136000
Step 137: 136000 + 1000 = 137000
Step 138: 137000 + 1000 = 138000
Step 139: 138000 + 1000 = 139000
Step 140: 139000 + 1000 = 140000
Step 141: 140000 + 1000 = 141000
Step 142: 141000 + 1000 = 142000
Step 143: 142000 + 1000 = 143000
Step 144: 143000 + 1000 = 144000
Step 145: 144000 + 1000 = 145000
Step 146: 145000 + 1000 = 146000
Step 147: 146000 + 1000 = 147000
Step 148: 147000 + 1000 = 148000
Step 149: 148000 + 1000 = 149000
Step 150: 149000 + 1000 = 150000
Step 151: 150000 + 1000 = 151000
Step 152: 151000 + 1000 = 152000
Step 153: 152000 + 1000 = 153000
Step 154: 153000 + 1000 = 154000
Step 155: 154000 + 1000 = 155000
Step 156: 155000 + 1000 = 156000
Step 157: 156000 + 1000 = 157000
Step 158: 157000 + 1000 = 158000
Step 159: 158000 + 1000 = 159000
Step 160: 159000 + 1000 = 160000
Step 161: 160000 + 1000 = 161000
Step 162: 161000 + 1000 = 162000
Step 163: 162000 + 1000 = 163000
Step 164: 163000 + 1000 = 164000
Step 165: 164000 + 1000 = 165000
Step 166: 165000 + 1000 = 166000
Step 167: 166000 + 1000 = 167000
Step 168: 167000 + 1000 = 168000
Step 169: 168000 + 1000 = 169000
Step 170: 169000 + 1000 = 170000
Step 171: 170000 + 1000 = 171000
Step 172: 171000 + 1000 = 172000
Step 173: 172000 + 1000 = 173000
Step 174: 173000 + 1000 = 174000
Step 175: 174000 + 1000 = 175000
Step 176: 175000 + 1000 = 176000
Step 177: 176000 + 1000 = 177000
Step 178: 177000 + 1000 = 178000
Step 179: 178000 + 1000 = 179000
Step 180: 179000 + 1000 = 180000
Step 181: 180000 + 1000 = 181000
Step 182: 181000 + 1000 = 182000
Step 183: 182000 + 1000 = 183000
Step 184: 183000 + 1000 = 184000
Step 185: 184000 + 1000 = 185000
Step 186: 185000 + 1000 = 186000
Step 187: 186000 + 1000 = 187000
Step 188: 187000 + 1000 = 188000
Step 189: 188000 + 1000 = 189000
Step 190: 189000 + 1000 = 190000
Step 191: 190000 + 1000 = 191000
Step 192: 191000 + 1000 = 192000
Step 193: 192000 + 1000 = 193000
Step 194: 193000 + 1000 = 194000
Step 195: 194000 + 1000 = 195000
Step 196: 195000 + 1000 = 196000
Step 197: 196000 + 1000 = 197000
Step 198: 197000 + 1000 = 198000
Step 199: 198000 + 1000 = 199000
Step 200: 199000 + 1000 = 200000
Step 201: 200000 + 1000 = 201000
Step 202: 201000 + 1000 = 202000
Step 203: 202000 + 1000 = 203000
Step 204: 203000 + 1000 = 204000
Step 205: 204000 + 1000 = 205000
Step 206: 205000 + 1000 = 206000
Step 207: 206000 + 1000 = 207000
Step 208: 207000 + 1000 = 208000
Step 209: 208000 + 1000 = 209000
Step 210: 209000 + 1000 = 210000
Step 211: 210000 + 1000 = 211000
Step 212: 211000 + 1000 = 212000
Step 213: 212000 + 1000 = 213000
Step 214: 213000 + 1000 = 214000
Step 215: 214000 + 1000 = 215000
Step 216: 215000 + 1000 = 216000
Step 217: 216000 + 1000 = 217000
Step 218: 217000 + 1000 = 218000
Step 219: 218000 + 1000 = 219000
Step 220: 219000 + 1000 = 220000
Step 221: 220000 + 1000 = 221000
Step 222: 221000 + 1000 = 222000
Step 223: 222000 + 1000 = 223000
Step 224: 223000 + 1000 = 224000
Step 225: 224000 + 1000 = 225000
Step 226: 225000 + 1000 = 226000
Step 227: 226000 + 1000 = 227000
Step 228: 227000 + 1000 = 228000
Step 229: 228000 + 1000 = 229000
Step 230: 229000 + 1000 = 230000
Step 231: 230000 + 1000 = 231000
Step 232: 231000 + 1000 = 232000
Step 233: 232000 + 1000 = 233000
Step 234: 233000 + 1000 = 234000
Step 235: 234000 + 1000 = 235000
Step 236: 235000 + 1000 = 236000
Step 237: 236000 + 1000 = 237000
Step 238: 237000 + 1000 = 238000
Step 239: 238000 + 1000 = 239000
Step 240: 239000 + 1000 = 240000
Step 241: 240000 + 1000 = 241000
Step 242: 241000 + 1000 = 242000
Step 243: 242000 + 1000 = 243000
Step 244: 243000 + 1000 = 244000
Step 245: 244000 + 1000 = 245000
Step 246: 245000 + 1000 = 246000
Step 247: 246000 + 1000 = 247000
Step 248: 247000 + 1000 = 248000
Step 249: 248000 + 1000 = 249000
Step 250: 249000 + 1000 = 250000
Step 251: 250000 + 1000 = 251000
Step 252: 251000 + 1000 = 252000
Step 253: 252000 + 1000 = 253000
Step 254: 253000 + 1000 = 254000
Step 255: 254000 + 1000 = 255000
Step 256: 255000 + 1000 = 256000
Step 257: 256000 + 1000 = 257000
Step 258: 257000 + 1000 = 258000
Step 259: 258000 + 1000 = 259000
Step 260: 259000 + 1000 = 260000
Step 261: 260000 + 1000 = 261000
Step 262: 261000 + 1000 = 262000
Step 263: 262000 + 1000 = 263000
Step 264: 263000 + 1000 = 264000
Step 265: 264000 + 1000 = 265000
Step 266: 265000 + 1000 = 266000
Step 267: 266000 + 1000 = 267000
Step 268: 267000 + 1000 = 268000
Step 269: 268000 + 1000 = 269000
Step 270: 269000 + 1000 = 270000
Step 271: 270000 + 1000 = 271000
Step 272: 271000 + 1000 = 272000
Step 273: 272000 + 1000 = 273000
Step 274: 273000 + 1000 = 274000
Step 275: 274000 + 1000 = 275000
Step 276: 275000 + 1000 = 276000
Step 277: 276000 + 1000 = 277000
Step 278: 277000 + 1000 = 278000
Step 279: 278000 + 1000 = 279000
Step 280: 279000 + 1000 = 280000
Step 281: 280000 + 1000 = 281000
Step 282: 281000 + 1000 = 282000
Step 283: 282000 + 1000 = 283000
Step 284: 283000 + 1000 = 284000
Step 285: 284000 + 1000 = 285000
Step 286: 285000 + 1000 = 286000
Step 287: 286000 + 1000 = 287000
Step 288: 287000 + 1000 = 288000
Step 289: 288000 + 1000 = 289000
Step 290: 289000 + 1000 = 290000
Step 291: 290000 + 1000 = 291000
Step 292: 291000 + 1000 = 292000
Step 293: 292000 + 1000 = 293000
Step 294: 293000 + 1000 = 294000
Step 295: 294000 + 1000 = 295000
Step 296: 295000 + 1000 = 296000
Step 297: 296000 + 1000 = 297000
Step 298: 297000 + 1000 = 298000
Step 299: 298000 + 1000 = 299000
Step 300: 299000 + 1000 = 300000
Step 301: 300000 + 1000 = 301000
Step 302: 301000 + 1000 = 302000
Step 303: 302000 + 1000 = 303000
Step 304: 303000 + 1000 = 304000
Step 305: 304000 + 1000 = 305000
Step 306: 305000 + 1000 = 306000
Step 307: 306000 + 1000 = 307000
Step 308: 307000 + 1000 = 308000
Step 309: 308000 + 1000 = 309000
Step 310: 309000 + 1000 = 310000
Step 311: 310000 + 1000 = 311000
Step 312: 311000 + 1000 = 312000
Step 313: 312000 + 1000 = 313000
Step 314: 313000 + 1000 = 314000
Step 315: 314000 + 1000 = 315000
Step 316: 315000 + 1000 = 316000
Step 317: 316000 + 1000 = 317000
Step 318: 317000 + 1000 = 318000
Step 319: 318000 + 1000 = 319000
Step 320: 319000 + 1000 = 320000
Step 321: 320000 + 1000 = 321000
Step 322: 321000 + 1000 = 322000
Step 323: 322000 + 1000 = 323000
Step 324: 323000 + 1000 = 324000
Step 325: 324000 + 1000 = 325000
Step 326: 325000 + 1000 = 326000
Step 327: 326000 + 1000 = 327000
Step 328: 327000 + 1000 = 328000
Step 329: 328000 + 1000 = 329000
Step 330: 329000 + 1000 = 330000
Step 331: 330000 + 1000 = 331000
Step 332: 331000 + 1000 = 332000
Step 333: 332000 + 1000 = 333000
Step 334: 333000 + 1000 = 334000
Step 335: 334000 + 1000 = 335000
Step 336: 335000 + 1000 = 336000
Step 337: 336000 + 1000 = 337000
Step 338: 337000 + 1000 = 338000
Step 339: 338000 + 1000 = 339000
Step 340: 339000 + 1000 = 340000
Step 341: 340000 + 1000 = 341000
Step 342: 341000 + 1000 = 342000
Step 343: 342000 + 1000 = 343000
Step 344: 343000 + 1000 = 344000
Step 345: 344000 + 1000 = 345000
Step 346: 345000 + 1000 = 346000
Step 347: 346000 + 1000 = 347000
Step 348: 347000 + 1000 = 348000
Step 349: 348000 + 1000 = 349000
Step 350: 349000 + 1000 = 350000
Step 351: 350000 + 1000 = 351000
Step 352: 351000 + 1000 = 352000
Step 353: 352000 + 1000 = 353000
Step 354: 353000 + 1000 = 354000
Step 355: 354000 + 1000 = 355000
Step 356: 355000 + 1000 = 356000
Step 357: 356000 + 1000 = 357000
Step 358: 357000 + 1000 = 358000
Step 359: 358000 + 1000 = 359000
Step 360: 359000 + 1000 = 360000
Step 361: 360000 + 1000 = 361000
Step 362: 361000 + 1000 = 362000
Step 363: 362000 + 1000 = 363000
Step 364: 363000 + 1000 = 364000
Step 365: 364000 + 1000 = 365000
Step 366: 365000 + 1000 = 366000
Step 367: 366000 + 1000 = 367000
Step 368: 367000 + 1000 = 368000
Step 369: 368000 + 1000 = 369000
Step 370: 369000 + 1000 = 370000
Step 371: 370000 + 1000 = 371000
Step 372: 371000 + 1000 = 372000
Step 373: 372000 + 1000 = 373000
Step 374: 373000 + 1000 = 374000
Step 375: 374000 + 1000 = 375000
Step 376: 375000 + 1000 = 376000
Step 377: 376000 + 1000 = 377000
Step 378: 377000 + 1000 = 378000
Step 379: 378000 + 1000 = 379000
Step 380: 379000 + 1000 = 380000
Step 381: 380000 + 1000 = 381000
Step 382: 381000 + 1000 = 382000
Step 383: 382000 + 1000 = 383000
Step 384: 383000 + 1000 = 384000
Step 385: 384000 + 1000 = 385000
Step 386: 385000 + 1000 = 386000
Step 387: 386000 + 1000 = 387000
Step 388: 387000 + 1000 = 388000
Step 389: 388000 + 1000 = 389000
Step 390: 389000 + 1000 = 390000
Step 391: 390000 + 1000 = 391000
Step 392: 391000 + 1000 = 392000
Step 393: 392000 + 1000 = 393000
Step 394: 393000 + 1000 = 394000
Step 395: 394000 + 1000 = 395000
Step 396: 395000 + 1000 = 396000

So, 1000*396 = 396000