Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 409. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 176. So, we're going to take the number 409 and add it to itself 176 times.
Step 1: 0 + 409 = 409
Step 2: 409 + 409 = 818
Step 3: 818 + 409 = 1227
Step 4: 1227 + 409 = 1636
Step 5: 1636 + 409 = 2045
Step 6: 2045 + 409 = 2454
Step 7: 2454 + 409 = 2863
Step 8: 2863 + 409 = 3272
Step 9: 3272 + 409 = 3681
Step 10: 3681 + 409 = 4090
Step 11: 4090 + 409 = 4499
Step 12: 4499 + 409 = 4908
Step 13: 4908 + 409 = 5317
Step 14: 5317 + 409 = 5726
Step 15: 5726 + 409 = 6135
Step 16: 6135 + 409 = 6544
Step 17: 6544 + 409 = 6953
Step 18: 6953 + 409 = 7362
Step 19: 7362 + 409 = 7771
Step 20: 7771 + 409 = 8180
Step 21: 8180 + 409 = 8589
Step 22: 8589 + 409 = 8998
Step 23: 8998 + 409 = 9407
Step 24: 9407 + 409 = 9816
Step 25: 9816 + 409 = 10225
Step 26: 10225 + 409 = 10634
Step 27: 10634 + 409 = 11043
Step 28: 11043 + 409 = 11452
Step 29: 11452 + 409 = 11861
Step 30: 11861 + 409 = 12270
Step 31: 12270 + 409 = 12679
Step 32: 12679 + 409 = 13088
Step 33: 13088 + 409 = 13497
Step 34: 13497 + 409 = 13906
Step 35: 13906 + 409 = 14315
Step 36: 14315 + 409 = 14724
Step 37: 14724 + 409 = 15133
Step 38: 15133 + 409 = 15542
Step 39: 15542 + 409 = 15951
Step 40: 15951 + 409 = 16360
Step 41: 16360 + 409 = 16769
Step 42: 16769 + 409 = 17178
Step 43: 17178 + 409 = 17587
Step 44: 17587 + 409 = 17996
Step 45: 17996 + 409 = 18405
Step 46: 18405 + 409 = 18814
Step 47: 18814 + 409 = 19223
Step 48: 19223 + 409 = 19632
Step 49: 19632 + 409 = 20041
Step 50: 20041 + 409 = 20450
Step 51: 20450 + 409 = 20859
Step 52: 20859 + 409 = 21268
Step 53: 21268 + 409 = 21677
Step 54: 21677 + 409 = 22086
Step 55: 22086 + 409 = 22495
Step 56: 22495 + 409 = 22904
Step 57: 22904 + 409 = 23313
Step 58: 23313 + 409 = 23722
Step 59: 23722 + 409 = 24131
Step 60: 24131 + 409 = 24540
Step 61: 24540 + 409 = 24949
Step 62: 24949 + 409 = 25358
Step 63: 25358 + 409 = 25767
Step 64: 25767 + 409 = 26176
Step 65: 26176 + 409 = 26585
Step 66: 26585 + 409 = 26994
Step 67: 26994 + 409 = 27403
Step 68: 27403 + 409 = 27812
Step 69: 27812 + 409 = 28221
Step 70: 28221 + 409 = 28630
Step 71: 28630 + 409 = 29039
Step 72: 29039 + 409 = 29448
Step 73: 29448 + 409 = 29857
Step 74: 29857 + 409 = 30266
Step 75: 30266 + 409 = 30675
Step 76: 30675 + 409 = 31084
Step 77: 31084 + 409 = 31493
Step 78: 31493 + 409 = 31902
Step 79: 31902 + 409 = 32311
Step 80: 32311 + 409 = 32720
Step 81: 32720 + 409 = 33129
Step 82: 33129 + 409 = 33538
Step 83: 33538 + 409 = 33947
Step 84: 33947 + 409 = 34356
Step 85: 34356 + 409 = 34765
Step 86: 34765 + 409 = 35174
Step 87: 35174 + 409 = 35583
Step 88: 35583 + 409 = 35992
Step 89: 35992 + 409 = 36401
Step 90: 36401 + 409 = 36810
Step 91: 36810 + 409 = 37219
Step 92: 37219 + 409 = 37628
Step 93: 37628 + 409 = 38037
Step 94: 38037 + 409 = 38446
Step 95: 38446 + 409 = 38855
Step 96: 38855 + 409 = 39264
Step 97: 39264 + 409 = 39673
Step 98: 39673 + 409 = 40082
Step 99: 40082 + 409 = 40491
Step 100: 40491 + 409 = 40900
Step 101: 40900 + 409 = 41309
Step 102: 41309 + 409 = 41718
Step 103: 41718 + 409 = 42127
Step 104: 42127 + 409 = 42536
Step 105: 42536 + 409 = 42945
Step 106: 42945 + 409 = 43354
Step 107: 43354 + 409 = 43763
Step 108: 43763 + 409 = 44172
Step 109: 44172 + 409 = 44581
Step 110: 44581 + 409 = 44990
Step 111: 44990 + 409 = 45399
Step 112: 45399 + 409 = 45808
Step 113: 45808 + 409 = 46217
Step 114: 46217 + 409 = 46626
Step 115: 46626 + 409 = 47035
Step 116: 47035 + 409 = 47444
Step 117: 47444 + 409 = 47853
Step 118: 47853 + 409 = 48262
Step 119: 48262 + 409 = 48671
Step 120: 48671 + 409 = 49080
Step 121: 49080 + 409 = 49489
Step 122: 49489 + 409 = 49898
Step 123: 49898 + 409 = 50307
Step 124: 50307 + 409 = 50716
Step 125: 50716 + 409 = 51125
Step 126: 51125 + 409 = 51534
Step 127: 51534 + 409 = 51943
Step 128: 51943 + 409 = 52352
Step 129: 52352 + 409 = 52761
Step 130: 52761 + 409 = 53170
Step 131: 53170 + 409 = 53579
Step 132: 53579 + 409 = 53988
Step 133: 53988 + 409 = 54397
Step 134: 54397 + 409 = 54806
Step 135: 54806 + 409 = 55215
Step 136: 55215 + 409 = 55624
Step 137: 55624 + 409 = 56033
Step 138: 56033 + 409 = 56442
Step 139: 56442 + 409 = 56851
Step 140: 56851 + 409 = 57260
Step 141: 57260 + 409 = 57669
Step 142: 57669 + 409 = 58078
Step 143: 58078 + 409 = 58487
Step 144: 58487 + 409 = 58896
Step 145: 58896 + 409 = 59305
Step 146: 59305 + 409 = 59714
Step 147: 59714 + 409 = 60123
Step 148: 60123 + 409 = 60532
Step 149: 60532 + 409 = 60941
Step 150: 60941 + 409 = 61350
Step 151: 61350 + 409 = 61759
Step 152: 61759 + 409 = 62168
Step 153: 62168 + 409 = 62577
Step 154: 62577 + 409 = 62986
Step 155: 62986 + 409 = 63395
Step 156: 63395 + 409 = 63804
Step 157: 63804 + 409 = 64213
Step 158: 64213 + 409 = 64622
Step 159: 64622 + 409 = 65031
Step 160: 65031 + 409 = 65440
Step 161: 65440 + 409 = 65849
Step 162: 65849 + 409 = 66258
Step 163: 66258 + 409 = 66667
Step 164: 66667 + 409 = 67076
Step 165: 67076 + 409 = 67485
Step 166: 67485 + 409 = 67894
Step 167: 67894 + 409 = 68303
Step 168: 68303 + 409 = 68712
Step 169: 68712 + 409 = 69121
Step 170: 69121 + 409 = 69530
Step 171: 69530 + 409 = 69939
Step 172: 69939 + 409 = 70348
Step 173: 70348 + 409 = 70757
Step 174: 70757 + 409 = 71166
Step 175: 71166 + 409 = 71575
Step 176: 71575 + 409 = 71984

So, 409*176 = 71984