Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 972. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 86. So, we're going to take the number 972 and add it to itself 86 times.
Step 1: 0 + 972 = 972
Step 2: 972 + 972 = 1944
Step 3: 1944 + 972 = 2916
Step 4: 2916 + 972 = 3888
Step 5: 3888 + 972 = 4860
Step 6: 4860 + 972 = 5832
Step 7: 5832 + 972 = 6804
Step 8: 6804 + 972 = 7776
Step 9: 7776 + 972 = 8748
Step 10: 8748 + 972 = 9720
Step 11: 9720 + 972 = 10692
Step 12: 10692 + 972 = 11664
Step 13: 11664 + 972 = 12636
Step 14: 12636 + 972 = 13608
Step 15: 13608 + 972 = 14580
Step 16: 14580 + 972 = 15552
Step 17: 15552 + 972 = 16524
Step 18: 16524 + 972 = 17496
Step 19: 17496 + 972 = 18468
Step 20: 18468 + 972 = 19440
Step 21: 19440 + 972 = 20412
Step 22: 20412 + 972 = 21384
Step 23: 21384 + 972 = 22356
Step 24: 22356 + 972 = 23328
Step 25: 23328 + 972 = 24300
Step 26: 24300 + 972 = 25272
Step 27: 25272 + 972 = 26244
Step 28: 26244 + 972 = 27216
Step 29: 27216 + 972 = 28188
Step 30: 28188 + 972 = 29160
Step 31: 29160 + 972 = 30132
Step 32: 30132 + 972 = 31104
Step 33: 31104 + 972 = 32076
Step 34: 32076 + 972 = 33048
Step 35: 33048 + 972 = 34020
Step 36: 34020 + 972 = 34992
Step 37: 34992 + 972 = 35964
Step 38: 35964 + 972 = 36936
Step 39: 36936 + 972 = 37908
Step 40: 37908 + 972 = 38880
Step 41: 38880 + 972 = 39852
Step 42: 39852 + 972 = 40824
Step 43: 40824 + 972 = 41796
Step 44: 41796 + 972 = 42768
Step 45: 42768 + 972 = 43740
Step 46: 43740 + 972 = 44712
Step 47: 44712 + 972 = 45684
Step 48: 45684 + 972 = 46656
Step 49: 46656 + 972 = 47628
Step 50: 47628 + 972 = 48600
Step 51: 48600 + 972 = 49572
Step 52: 49572 + 972 = 50544
Step 53: 50544 + 972 = 51516
Step 54: 51516 + 972 = 52488
Step 55: 52488 + 972 = 53460
Step 56: 53460 + 972 = 54432
Step 57: 54432 + 972 = 55404
Step 58: 55404 + 972 = 56376
Step 59: 56376 + 972 = 57348
Step 60: 57348 + 972 = 58320
Step 61: 58320 + 972 = 59292
Step 62: 59292 + 972 = 60264
Step 63: 60264 + 972 = 61236
Step 64: 61236 + 972 = 62208
Step 65: 62208 + 972 = 63180
Step 66: 63180 + 972 = 64152
Step 67: 64152 + 972 = 65124
Step 68: 65124 + 972 = 66096
Step 69: 66096 + 972 = 67068
Step 70: 67068 + 972 = 68040
Step 71: 68040 + 972 = 69012
Step 72: 69012 + 972 = 69984
Step 73: 69984 + 972 = 70956
Step 74: 70956 + 972 = 71928
Step 75: 71928 + 972 = 72900
Step 76: 72900 + 972 = 73872
Step 77: 73872 + 972 = 74844
Step 78: 74844 + 972 = 75816
Step 79: 75816 + 972 = 76788
Step 80: 76788 + 972 = 77760
Step 81: 77760 + 972 = 78732
Step 82: 78732 + 972 = 79704
Step 83: 79704 + 972 = 80676
Step 84: 80676 + 972 = 81648
Step 85: 81648 + 972 = 82620
Step 86: 82620 + 972 = 83592

So, 972*86 = 83592