Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 973. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 259. So, we're going to take the number 973 and add it to itself 259 times.
Step 1: 0 + 973 = 973
Step 2: 973 + 973 = 1946
Step 3: 1946 + 973 = 2919
Step 4: 2919 + 973 = 3892
Step 5: 3892 + 973 = 4865
Step 6: 4865 + 973 = 5838
Step 7: 5838 + 973 = 6811
Step 8: 6811 + 973 = 7784
Step 9: 7784 + 973 = 8757
Step 10: 8757 + 973 = 9730
Step 11: 9730 + 973 = 10703
Step 12: 10703 + 973 = 11676
Step 13: 11676 + 973 = 12649
Step 14: 12649 + 973 = 13622
Step 15: 13622 + 973 = 14595
Step 16: 14595 + 973 = 15568
Step 17: 15568 + 973 = 16541
Step 18: 16541 + 973 = 17514
Step 19: 17514 + 973 = 18487
Step 20: 18487 + 973 = 19460
Step 21: 19460 + 973 = 20433
Step 22: 20433 + 973 = 21406
Step 23: 21406 + 973 = 22379
Step 24: 22379 + 973 = 23352
Step 25: 23352 + 973 = 24325
Step 26: 24325 + 973 = 25298
Step 27: 25298 + 973 = 26271
Step 28: 26271 + 973 = 27244
Step 29: 27244 + 973 = 28217
Step 30: 28217 + 973 = 29190
Step 31: 29190 + 973 = 30163
Step 32: 30163 + 973 = 31136
Step 33: 31136 + 973 = 32109
Step 34: 32109 + 973 = 33082
Step 35: 33082 + 973 = 34055
Step 36: 34055 + 973 = 35028
Step 37: 35028 + 973 = 36001
Step 38: 36001 + 973 = 36974
Step 39: 36974 + 973 = 37947
Step 40: 37947 + 973 = 38920
Step 41: 38920 + 973 = 39893
Step 42: 39893 + 973 = 40866
Step 43: 40866 + 973 = 41839
Step 44: 41839 + 973 = 42812
Step 45: 42812 + 973 = 43785
Step 46: 43785 + 973 = 44758
Step 47: 44758 + 973 = 45731
Step 48: 45731 + 973 = 46704
Step 49: 46704 + 973 = 47677
Step 50: 47677 + 973 = 48650
Step 51: 48650 + 973 = 49623
Step 52: 49623 + 973 = 50596
Step 53: 50596 + 973 = 51569
Step 54: 51569 + 973 = 52542
Step 55: 52542 + 973 = 53515
Step 56: 53515 + 973 = 54488
Step 57: 54488 + 973 = 55461
Step 58: 55461 + 973 = 56434
Step 59: 56434 + 973 = 57407
Step 60: 57407 + 973 = 58380
Step 61: 58380 + 973 = 59353
Step 62: 59353 + 973 = 60326
Step 63: 60326 + 973 = 61299
Step 64: 61299 + 973 = 62272
Step 65: 62272 + 973 = 63245
Step 66: 63245 + 973 = 64218
Step 67: 64218 + 973 = 65191
Step 68: 65191 + 973 = 66164
Step 69: 66164 + 973 = 67137
Step 70: 67137 + 973 = 68110
Step 71: 68110 + 973 = 69083
Step 72: 69083 + 973 = 70056
Step 73: 70056 + 973 = 71029
Step 74: 71029 + 973 = 72002
Step 75: 72002 + 973 = 72975
Step 76: 72975 + 973 = 73948
Step 77: 73948 + 973 = 74921
Step 78: 74921 + 973 = 75894
Step 79: 75894 + 973 = 76867
Step 80: 76867 + 973 = 77840
Step 81: 77840 + 973 = 78813
Step 82: 78813 + 973 = 79786
Step 83: 79786 + 973 = 80759
Step 84: 80759 + 973 = 81732
Step 85: 81732 + 973 = 82705
Step 86: 82705 + 973 = 83678
Step 87: 83678 + 973 = 84651
Step 88: 84651 + 973 = 85624
Step 89: 85624 + 973 = 86597
Step 90: 86597 + 973 = 87570
Step 91: 87570 + 973 = 88543
Step 92: 88543 + 973 = 89516
Step 93: 89516 + 973 = 90489
Step 94: 90489 + 973 = 91462
Step 95: 91462 + 973 = 92435
Step 96: 92435 + 973 = 93408
Step 97: 93408 + 973 = 94381
Step 98: 94381 + 973 = 95354
Step 99: 95354 + 973 = 96327
Step 100: 96327 + 973 = 97300
Step 101: 97300 + 973 = 98273
Step 102: 98273 + 973 = 99246
Step 103: 99246 + 973 = 100219
Step 104: 100219 + 973 = 101192
Step 105: 101192 + 973 = 102165
Step 106: 102165 + 973 = 103138
Step 107: 103138 + 973 = 104111
Step 108: 104111 + 973 = 105084
Step 109: 105084 + 973 = 106057
Step 110: 106057 + 973 = 107030
Step 111: 107030 + 973 = 108003
Step 112: 108003 + 973 = 108976
Step 113: 108976 + 973 = 109949
Step 114: 109949 + 973 = 110922
Step 115: 110922 + 973 = 111895
Step 116: 111895 + 973 = 112868
Step 117: 112868 + 973 = 113841
Step 118: 113841 + 973 = 114814
Step 119: 114814 + 973 = 115787
Step 120: 115787 + 973 = 116760
Step 121: 116760 + 973 = 117733
Step 122: 117733 + 973 = 118706
Step 123: 118706 + 973 = 119679
Step 124: 119679 + 973 = 120652
Step 125: 120652 + 973 = 121625
Step 126: 121625 + 973 = 122598
Step 127: 122598 + 973 = 123571
Step 128: 123571 + 973 = 124544
Step 129: 124544 + 973 = 125517
Step 130: 125517 + 973 = 126490
Step 131: 126490 + 973 = 127463
Step 132: 127463 + 973 = 128436
Step 133: 128436 + 973 = 129409
Step 134: 129409 + 973 = 130382
Step 135: 130382 + 973 = 131355
Step 136: 131355 + 973 = 132328
Step 137: 132328 + 973 = 133301
Step 138: 133301 + 973 = 134274
Step 139: 134274 + 973 = 135247
Step 140: 135247 + 973 = 136220
Step 141: 136220 + 973 = 137193
Step 142: 137193 + 973 = 138166
Step 143: 138166 + 973 = 139139
Step 144: 139139 + 973 = 140112
Step 145: 140112 + 973 = 141085
Step 146: 141085 + 973 = 142058
Step 147: 142058 + 973 = 143031
Step 148: 143031 + 973 = 144004
Step 149: 144004 + 973 = 144977
Step 150: 144977 + 973 = 145950
Step 151: 145950 + 973 = 146923
Step 152: 146923 + 973 = 147896
Step 153: 147896 + 973 = 148869
Step 154: 148869 + 973 = 149842
Step 155: 149842 + 973 = 150815
Step 156: 150815 + 973 = 151788
Step 157: 151788 + 973 = 152761
Step 158: 152761 + 973 = 153734
Step 159: 153734 + 973 = 154707
Step 160: 154707 + 973 = 155680
Step 161: 155680 + 973 = 156653
Step 162: 156653 + 973 = 157626
Step 163: 157626 + 973 = 158599
Step 164: 158599 + 973 = 159572
Step 165: 159572 + 973 = 160545
Step 166: 160545 + 973 = 161518
Step 167: 161518 + 973 = 162491
Step 168: 162491 + 973 = 163464
Step 169: 163464 + 973 = 164437
Step 170: 164437 + 973 = 165410
Step 171: 165410 + 973 = 166383
Step 172: 166383 + 973 = 167356
Step 173: 167356 + 973 = 168329
Step 174: 168329 + 973 = 169302
Step 175: 169302 + 973 = 170275
Step 176: 170275 + 973 = 171248
Step 177: 171248 + 973 = 172221
Step 178: 172221 + 973 = 173194
Step 179: 173194 + 973 = 174167
Step 180: 174167 + 973 = 175140
Step 181: 175140 + 973 = 176113
Step 182: 176113 + 973 = 177086
Step 183: 177086 + 973 = 178059
Step 184: 178059 + 973 = 179032
Step 185: 179032 + 973 = 180005
Step 186: 180005 + 973 = 180978
Step 187: 180978 + 973 = 181951
Step 188: 181951 + 973 = 182924
Step 189: 182924 + 973 = 183897
Step 190: 183897 + 973 = 184870
Step 191: 184870 + 973 = 185843
Step 192: 185843 + 973 = 186816
Step 193: 186816 + 973 = 187789
Step 194: 187789 + 973 = 188762
Step 195: 188762 + 973 = 189735
Step 196: 189735 + 973 = 190708
Step 197: 190708 + 973 = 191681
Step 198: 191681 + 973 = 192654
Step 199: 192654 + 973 = 193627
Step 200: 193627 + 973 = 194600
Step 201: 194600 + 973 = 195573
Step 202: 195573 + 973 = 196546
Step 203: 196546 + 973 = 197519
Step 204: 197519 + 973 = 198492
Step 205: 198492 + 973 = 199465
Step 206: 199465 + 973 = 200438
Step 207: 200438 + 973 = 201411
Step 208: 201411 + 973 = 202384
Step 209: 202384 + 973 = 203357
Step 210: 203357 + 973 = 204330
Step 211: 204330 + 973 = 205303
Step 212: 205303 + 973 = 206276
Step 213: 206276 + 973 = 207249
Step 214: 207249 + 973 = 208222
Step 215: 208222 + 973 = 209195
Step 216: 209195 + 973 = 210168
Step 217: 210168 + 973 = 211141
Step 218: 211141 + 973 = 212114
Step 219: 212114 + 973 = 213087
Step 220: 213087 + 973 = 214060
Step 221: 214060 + 973 = 215033
Step 222: 215033 + 973 = 216006
Step 223: 216006 + 973 = 216979
Step 224: 216979 + 973 = 217952
Step 225: 217952 + 973 = 218925
Step 226: 218925 + 973 = 219898
Step 227: 219898 + 973 = 220871
Step 228: 220871 + 973 = 221844
Step 229: 221844 + 973 = 222817
Step 230: 222817 + 973 = 223790
Step 231: 223790 + 973 = 224763
Step 232: 224763 + 973 = 225736
Step 233: 225736 + 973 = 226709
Step 234: 226709 + 973 = 227682
Step 235: 227682 + 973 = 228655
Step 236: 228655 + 973 = 229628
Step 237: 229628 + 973 = 230601
Step 238: 230601 + 973 = 231574
Step 239: 231574 + 973 = 232547
Step 240: 232547 + 973 = 233520
Step 241: 233520 + 973 = 234493
Step 242: 234493 + 973 = 235466
Step 243: 235466 + 973 = 236439
Step 244: 236439 + 973 = 237412
Step 245: 237412 + 973 = 238385
Step 246: 238385 + 973 = 239358
Step 247: 239358 + 973 = 240331
Step 248: 240331 + 973 = 241304
Step 249: 241304 + 973 = 242277
Step 250: 242277 + 973 = 243250
Step 251: 243250 + 973 = 244223
Step 252: 244223 + 973 = 245196
Step 253: 245196 + 973 = 246169
Step 254: 246169 + 973 = 247142
Step 255: 247142 + 973 = 248115
Step 256: 248115 + 973 = 249088
Step 257: 249088 + 973 = 250061
Step 258: 250061 + 973 = 251034
Step 259: 251034 + 973 = 252007

So, 973*259 = 252007