Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 959 and we're going to multiply it by 172, which means adding 959 to itself 172 times.
Step 1: 0 + 959 = 959
Step 2: 959 + 959 = 1918
Step 3: 1918 + 959 = 2877
Step 4: 2877 + 959 = 3836
Step 5: 3836 + 959 = 4795
Step 6: 4795 + 959 = 5754
Step 7: 5754 + 959 = 6713
Step 8: 6713 + 959 = 7672
Step 9: 7672 + 959 = 8631
Step 10: 8631 + 959 = 9590
Step 11: 9590 + 959 = 10549
Step 12: 10549 + 959 = 11508
Step 13: 11508 + 959 = 12467
Step 14: 12467 + 959 = 13426
Step 15: 13426 + 959 = 14385
Step 16: 14385 + 959 = 15344
Step 17: 15344 + 959 = 16303
Step 18: 16303 + 959 = 17262
Step 19: 17262 + 959 = 18221
Step 20: 18221 + 959 = 19180
Step 21: 19180 + 959 = 20139
Step 22: 20139 + 959 = 21098
Step 23: 21098 + 959 = 22057
Step 24: 22057 + 959 = 23016
Step 25: 23016 + 959 = 23975
Step 26: 23975 + 959 = 24934
Step 27: 24934 + 959 = 25893
Step 28: 25893 + 959 = 26852
Step 29: 26852 + 959 = 27811
Step 30: 27811 + 959 = 28770
Step 31: 28770 + 959 = 29729
Step 32: 29729 + 959 = 30688
Step 33: 30688 + 959 = 31647
Step 34: 31647 + 959 = 32606
Step 35: 32606 + 959 = 33565
Step 36: 33565 + 959 = 34524
Step 37: 34524 + 959 = 35483
Step 38: 35483 + 959 = 36442
Step 39: 36442 + 959 = 37401
Step 40: 37401 + 959 = 38360
Step 41: 38360 + 959 = 39319
Step 42: 39319 + 959 = 40278
Step 43: 40278 + 959 = 41237
Step 44: 41237 + 959 = 42196
Step 45: 42196 + 959 = 43155
Step 46: 43155 + 959 = 44114
Step 47: 44114 + 959 = 45073
Step 48: 45073 + 959 = 46032
Step 49: 46032 + 959 = 46991
Step 50: 46991 + 959 = 47950
Step 51: 47950 + 959 = 48909
Step 52: 48909 + 959 = 49868
Step 53: 49868 + 959 = 50827
Step 54: 50827 + 959 = 51786
Step 55: 51786 + 959 = 52745
Step 56: 52745 + 959 = 53704
Step 57: 53704 + 959 = 54663
Step 58: 54663 + 959 = 55622
Step 59: 55622 + 959 = 56581
Step 60: 56581 + 959 = 57540
Step 61: 57540 + 959 = 58499
Step 62: 58499 + 959 = 59458
Step 63: 59458 + 959 = 60417
Step 64: 60417 + 959 = 61376
Step 65: 61376 + 959 = 62335
Step 66: 62335 + 959 = 63294
Step 67: 63294 + 959 = 64253
Step 68: 64253 + 959 = 65212
Step 69: 65212 + 959 = 66171
Step 70: 66171 + 959 = 67130
Step 71: 67130 + 959 = 68089
Step 72: 68089 + 959 = 69048
Step 73: 69048 + 959 = 70007
Step 74: 70007 + 959 = 70966
Step 75: 70966 + 959 = 71925
Step 76: 71925 + 959 = 72884
Step 77: 72884 + 959 = 73843
Step 78: 73843 + 959 = 74802
Step 79: 74802 + 959 = 75761
Step 80: 75761 + 959 = 76720
Step 81: 76720 + 959 = 77679
Step 82: 77679 + 959 = 78638
Step 83: 78638 + 959 = 79597
Step 84: 79597 + 959 = 80556
Step 85: 80556 + 959 = 81515
Step 86: 81515 + 959 = 82474
Step 87: 82474 + 959 = 83433
Step 88: 83433 + 959 = 84392
Step 89: 84392 + 959 = 85351
Step 90: 85351 + 959 = 86310
Step 91: 86310 + 959 = 87269
Step 92: 87269 + 959 = 88228
Step 93: 88228 + 959 = 89187
Step 94: 89187 + 959 = 90146
Step 95: 90146 + 959 = 91105
Step 96: 91105 + 959 = 92064
Step 97: 92064 + 959 = 93023
Step 98: 93023 + 959 = 93982
Step 99: 93982 + 959 = 94941
Step 100: 94941 + 959 = 95900
Step 101: 95900 + 959 = 96859
Step 102: 96859 + 959 = 97818
Step 103: 97818 + 959 = 98777
Step 104: 98777 + 959 = 99736
Step 105: 99736 + 959 = 100695
Step 106: 100695 + 959 = 101654
Step 107: 101654 + 959 = 102613
Step 108: 102613 + 959 = 103572
Step 109: 103572 + 959 = 104531
Step 110: 104531 + 959 = 105490
Step 111: 105490 + 959 = 106449
Step 112: 106449 + 959 = 107408
Step 113: 107408 + 959 = 108367
Step 114: 108367 + 959 = 109326
Step 115: 109326 + 959 = 110285
Step 116: 110285 + 959 = 111244
Step 117: 111244 + 959 = 112203
Step 118: 112203 + 959 = 113162
Step 119: 113162 + 959 = 114121
Step 120: 114121 + 959 = 115080
Step 121: 115080 + 959 = 116039
Step 122: 116039 + 959 = 116998
Step 123: 116998 + 959 = 117957
Step 124: 117957 + 959 = 118916
Step 125: 118916 + 959 = 119875
Step 126: 119875 + 959 = 120834
Step 127: 120834 + 959 = 121793
Step 128: 121793 + 959 = 122752
Step 129: 122752 + 959 = 123711
Step 130: 123711 + 959 = 124670
Step 131: 124670 + 959 = 125629
Step 132: 125629 + 959 = 126588
Step 133: 126588 + 959 = 127547
Step 134: 127547 + 959 = 128506
Step 135: 128506 + 959 = 129465
Step 136: 129465 + 959 = 130424
Step 137: 130424 + 959 = 131383
Step 138: 131383 + 959 = 132342
Step 139: 132342 + 959 = 133301
Step 140: 133301 + 959 = 134260
Step 141: 134260 + 959 = 135219
Step 142: 135219 + 959 = 136178
Step 143: 136178 + 959 = 137137
Step 144: 137137 + 959 = 138096
Step 145: 138096 + 959 = 139055
Step 146: 139055 + 959 = 140014
Step 147: 140014 + 959 = 140973
Step 148: 140973 + 959 = 141932
Step 149: 141932 + 959 = 142891
Step 150: 142891 + 959 = 143850
Step 151: 143850 + 959 = 144809
Step 152: 144809 + 959 = 145768
Step 153: 145768 + 959 = 146727
Step 154: 146727 + 959 = 147686
Step 155: 147686 + 959 = 148645
Step 156: 148645 + 959 = 149604
Step 157: 149604 + 959 = 150563
Step 158: 150563 + 959 = 151522
Step 159: 151522 + 959 = 152481
Step 160: 152481 + 959 = 153440
Step 161: 153440 + 959 = 154399
Step 162: 154399 + 959 = 155358
Step 163: 155358 + 959 = 156317
Step 164: 156317 + 959 = 157276
Step 165: 157276 + 959 = 158235
Step 166: 158235 + 959 = 159194
Step 167: 159194 + 959 = 160153
Step 168: 160153 + 959 = 161112
Step 169: 161112 + 959 = 162071
Step 170: 162071 + 959 = 163030
Step 171: 163030 + 959 = 163989
Step 172: 163989 + 959 = 164948

So, 959*172 = 164948