Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 697. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 178. So, we're going to take the number 697 and add it to itself 178 times.
Step 1: 0 + 697 = 697
Step 2: 697 + 697 = 1394
Step 3: 1394 + 697 = 2091
Step 4: 2091 + 697 = 2788
Step 5: 2788 + 697 = 3485
Step 6: 3485 + 697 = 4182
Step 7: 4182 + 697 = 4879
Step 8: 4879 + 697 = 5576
Step 9: 5576 + 697 = 6273
Step 10: 6273 + 697 = 6970
Step 11: 6970 + 697 = 7667
Step 12: 7667 + 697 = 8364
Step 13: 8364 + 697 = 9061
Step 14: 9061 + 697 = 9758
Step 15: 9758 + 697 = 10455
Step 16: 10455 + 697 = 11152
Step 17: 11152 + 697 = 11849
Step 18: 11849 + 697 = 12546
Step 19: 12546 + 697 = 13243
Step 20: 13243 + 697 = 13940
Step 21: 13940 + 697 = 14637
Step 22: 14637 + 697 = 15334
Step 23: 15334 + 697 = 16031
Step 24: 16031 + 697 = 16728
Step 25: 16728 + 697 = 17425
Step 26: 17425 + 697 = 18122
Step 27: 18122 + 697 = 18819
Step 28: 18819 + 697 = 19516
Step 29: 19516 + 697 = 20213
Step 30: 20213 + 697 = 20910
Step 31: 20910 + 697 = 21607
Step 32: 21607 + 697 = 22304
Step 33: 22304 + 697 = 23001
Step 34: 23001 + 697 = 23698
Step 35: 23698 + 697 = 24395
Step 36: 24395 + 697 = 25092
Step 37: 25092 + 697 = 25789
Step 38: 25789 + 697 = 26486
Step 39: 26486 + 697 = 27183
Step 40: 27183 + 697 = 27880
Step 41: 27880 + 697 = 28577
Step 42: 28577 + 697 = 29274
Step 43: 29274 + 697 = 29971
Step 44: 29971 + 697 = 30668
Step 45: 30668 + 697 = 31365
Step 46: 31365 + 697 = 32062
Step 47: 32062 + 697 = 32759
Step 48: 32759 + 697 = 33456
Step 49: 33456 + 697 = 34153
Step 50: 34153 + 697 = 34850
Step 51: 34850 + 697 = 35547
Step 52: 35547 + 697 = 36244
Step 53: 36244 + 697 = 36941
Step 54: 36941 + 697 = 37638
Step 55: 37638 + 697 = 38335
Step 56: 38335 + 697 = 39032
Step 57: 39032 + 697 = 39729
Step 58: 39729 + 697 = 40426
Step 59: 40426 + 697 = 41123
Step 60: 41123 + 697 = 41820
Step 61: 41820 + 697 = 42517
Step 62: 42517 + 697 = 43214
Step 63: 43214 + 697 = 43911
Step 64: 43911 + 697 = 44608
Step 65: 44608 + 697 = 45305
Step 66: 45305 + 697 = 46002
Step 67: 46002 + 697 = 46699
Step 68: 46699 + 697 = 47396
Step 69: 47396 + 697 = 48093
Step 70: 48093 + 697 = 48790
Step 71: 48790 + 697 = 49487
Step 72: 49487 + 697 = 50184
Step 73: 50184 + 697 = 50881
Step 74: 50881 + 697 = 51578
Step 75: 51578 + 697 = 52275
Step 76: 52275 + 697 = 52972
Step 77: 52972 + 697 = 53669
Step 78: 53669 + 697 = 54366
Step 79: 54366 + 697 = 55063
Step 80: 55063 + 697 = 55760
Step 81: 55760 + 697 = 56457
Step 82: 56457 + 697 = 57154
Step 83: 57154 + 697 = 57851
Step 84: 57851 + 697 = 58548
Step 85: 58548 + 697 = 59245
Step 86: 59245 + 697 = 59942
Step 87: 59942 + 697 = 60639
Step 88: 60639 + 697 = 61336
Step 89: 61336 + 697 = 62033
Step 90: 62033 + 697 = 62730
Step 91: 62730 + 697 = 63427
Step 92: 63427 + 697 = 64124
Step 93: 64124 + 697 = 64821
Step 94: 64821 + 697 = 65518
Step 95: 65518 + 697 = 66215
Step 96: 66215 + 697 = 66912
Step 97: 66912 + 697 = 67609
Step 98: 67609 + 697 = 68306
Step 99: 68306 + 697 = 69003
Step 100: 69003 + 697 = 69700
Step 101: 69700 + 697 = 70397
Step 102: 70397 + 697 = 71094
Step 103: 71094 + 697 = 71791
Step 104: 71791 + 697 = 72488
Step 105: 72488 + 697 = 73185
Step 106: 73185 + 697 = 73882
Step 107: 73882 + 697 = 74579
Step 108: 74579 + 697 = 75276
Step 109: 75276 + 697 = 75973
Step 110: 75973 + 697 = 76670
Step 111: 76670 + 697 = 77367
Step 112: 77367 + 697 = 78064
Step 113: 78064 + 697 = 78761
Step 114: 78761 + 697 = 79458
Step 115: 79458 + 697 = 80155
Step 116: 80155 + 697 = 80852
Step 117: 80852 + 697 = 81549
Step 118: 81549 + 697 = 82246
Step 119: 82246 + 697 = 82943
Step 120: 82943 + 697 = 83640
Step 121: 83640 + 697 = 84337
Step 122: 84337 + 697 = 85034
Step 123: 85034 + 697 = 85731
Step 124: 85731 + 697 = 86428
Step 125: 86428 + 697 = 87125
Step 126: 87125 + 697 = 87822
Step 127: 87822 + 697 = 88519
Step 128: 88519 + 697 = 89216
Step 129: 89216 + 697 = 89913
Step 130: 89913 + 697 = 90610
Step 131: 90610 + 697 = 91307
Step 132: 91307 + 697 = 92004
Step 133: 92004 + 697 = 92701
Step 134: 92701 + 697 = 93398
Step 135: 93398 + 697 = 94095
Step 136: 94095 + 697 = 94792
Step 137: 94792 + 697 = 95489
Step 138: 95489 + 697 = 96186
Step 139: 96186 + 697 = 96883
Step 140: 96883 + 697 = 97580
Step 141: 97580 + 697 = 98277
Step 142: 98277 + 697 = 98974
Step 143: 98974 + 697 = 99671
Step 144: 99671 + 697 = 100368
Step 145: 100368 + 697 = 101065
Step 146: 101065 + 697 = 101762
Step 147: 101762 + 697 = 102459
Step 148: 102459 + 697 = 103156
Step 149: 103156 + 697 = 103853
Step 150: 103853 + 697 = 104550
Step 151: 104550 + 697 = 105247
Step 152: 105247 + 697 = 105944
Step 153: 105944 + 697 = 106641
Step 154: 106641 + 697 = 107338
Step 155: 107338 + 697 = 108035
Step 156: 108035 + 697 = 108732
Step 157: 108732 + 697 = 109429
Step 158: 109429 + 697 = 110126
Step 159: 110126 + 697 = 110823
Step 160: 110823 + 697 = 111520
Step 161: 111520 + 697 = 112217
Step 162: 112217 + 697 = 112914
Step 163: 112914 + 697 = 113611
Step 164: 113611 + 697 = 114308
Step 165: 114308 + 697 = 115005
Step 166: 115005 + 697 = 115702
Step 167: 115702 + 697 = 116399
Step 168: 116399 + 697 = 117096
Step 169: 117096 + 697 = 117793
Step 170: 117793 + 697 = 118490
Step 171: 118490 + 697 = 119187
Step 172: 119187 + 697 = 119884
Step 173: 119884 + 697 = 120581
Step 174: 120581 + 697 = 121278
Step 175: 121278 + 697 = 121975
Step 176: 121975 + 697 = 122672
Step 177: 122672 + 697 = 123369
Step 178: 123369 + 697 = 124066

So, 697*178 = 124066