Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 977. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 423. So, we're going to take the number 977 and add it to itself 423 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850
Step 51: 48850 + 977 = 49827
Step 52: 49827 + 977 = 50804
Step 53: 50804 + 977 = 51781
Step 54: 51781 + 977 = 52758
Step 55: 52758 + 977 = 53735
Step 56: 53735 + 977 = 54712
Step 57: 54712 + 977 = 55689
Step 58: 55689 + 977 = 56666
Step 59: 56666 + 977 = 57643
Step 60: 57643 + 977 = 58620
Step 61: 58620 + 977 = 59597
Step 62: 59597 + 977 = 60574
Step 63: 60574 + 977 = 61551
Step 64: 61551 + 977 = 62528
Step 65: 62528 + 977 = 63505
Step 66: 63505 + 977 = 64482
Step 67: 64482 + 977 = 65459
Step 68: 65459 + 977 = 66436
Step 69: 66436 + 977 = 67413
Step 70: 67413 + 977 = 68390
Step 71: 68390 + 977 = 69367
Step 72: 69367 + 977 = 70344
Step 73: 70344 + 977 = 71321
Step 74: 71321 + 977 = 72298
Step 75: 72298 + 977 = 73275
Step 76: 73275 + 977 = 74252
Step 77: 74252 + 977 = 75229
Step 78: 75229 + 977 = 76206
Step 79: 76206 + 977 = 77183
Step 80: 77183 + 977 = 78160
Step 81: 78160 + 977 = 79137
Step 82: 79137 + 977 = 80114
Step 83: 80114 + 977 = 81091
Step 84: 81091 + 977 = 82068
Step 85: 82068 + 977 = 83045
Step 86: 83045 + 977 = 84022
Step 87: 84022 + 977 = 84999
Step 88: 84999 + 977 = 85976
Step 89: 85976 + 977 = 86953
Step 90: 86953 + 977 = 87930
Step 91: 87930 + 977 = 88907
Step 92: 88907 + 977 = 89884
Step 93: 89884 + 977 = 90861
Step 94: 90861 + 977 = 91838
Step 95: 91838 + 977 = 92815
Step 96: 92815 + 977 = 93792
Step 97: 93792 + 977 = 94769
Step 98: 94769 + 977 = 95746
Step 99: 95746 + 977 = 96723
Step 100: 96723 + 977 = 97700
Step 101: 97700 + 977 = 98677
Step 102: 98677 + 977 = 99654
Step 103: 99654 + 977 = 100631
Step 104: 100631 + 977 = 101608
Step 105: 101608 + 977 = 102585
Step 106: 102585 + 977 = 103562
Step 107: 103562 + 977 = 104539
Step 108: 104539 + 977 = 105516
Step 109: 105516 + 977 = 106493
Step 110: 106493 + 977 = 107470
Step 111: 107470 + 977 = 108447
Step 112: 108447 + 977 = 109424
Step 113: 109424 + 977 = 110401
Step 114: 110401 + 977 = 111378
Step 115: 111378 + 977 = 112355
Step 116: 112355 + 977 = 113332
Step 117: 113332 + 977 = 114309
Step 118: 114309 + 977 = 115286
Step 119: 115286 + 977 = 116263
Step 120: 116263 + 977 = 117240
Step 121: 117240 + 977 = 118217
Step 122: 118217 + 977 = 119194
Step 123: 119194 + 977 = 120171
Step 124: 120171 + 977 = 121148
Step 125: 121148 + 977 = 122125
Step 126: 122125 + 977 = 123102
Step 127: 123102 + 977 = 124079
Step 128: 124079 + 977 = 125056
Step 129: 125056 + 977 = 126033
Step 130: 126033 + 977 = 127010
Step 131: 127010 + 977 = 127987
Step 132: 127987 + 977 = 128964
Step 133: 128964 + 977 = 129941
Step 134: 129941 + 977 = 130918
Step 135: 130918 + 977 = 131895
Step 136: 131895 + 977 = 132872
Step 137: 132872 + 977 = 133849
Step 138: 133849 + 977 = 134826
Step 139: 134826 + 977 = 135803
Step 140: 135803 + 977 = 136780
Step 141: 136780 + 977 = 137757
Step 142: 137757 + 977 = 138734
Step 143: 138734 + 977 = 139711
Step 144: 139711 + 977 = 140688
Step 145: 140688 + 977 = 141665
Step 146: 141665 + 977 = 142642
Step 147: 142642 + 977 = 143619
Step 148: 143619 + 977 = 144596
Step 149: 144596 + 977 = 145573
Step 150: 145573 + 977 = 146550
Step 151: 146550 + 977 = 147527
Step 152: 147527 + 977 = 148504
Step 153: 148504 + 977 = 149481
Step 154: 149481 + 977 = 150458
Step 155: 150458 + 977 = 151435
Step 156: 151435 + 977 = 152412
Step 157: 152412 + 977 = 153389
Step 158: 153389 + 977 = 154366
Step 159: 154366 + 977 = 155343
Step 160: 155343 + 977 = 156320
Step 161: 156320 + 977 = 157297
Step 162: 157297 + 977 = 158274
Step 163: 158274 + 977 = 159251
Step 164: 159251 + 977 = 160228
Step 165: 160228 + 977 = 161205
Step 166: 161205 + 977 = 162182
Step 167: 162182 + 977 = 163159
Step 168: 163159 + 977 = 164136
Step 169: 164136 + 977 = 165113
Step 170: 165113 + 977 = 166090
Step 171: 166090 + 977 = 167067
Step 172: 167067 + 977 = 168044
Step 173: 168044 + 977 = 169021
Step 174: 169021 + 977 = 169998
Step 175: 169998 + 977 = 170975
Step 176: 170975 + 977 = 171952
Step 177: 171952 + 977 = 172929
Step 178: 172929 + 977 = 173906
Step 179: 173906 + 977 = 174883
Step 180: 174883 + 977 = 175860
Step 181: 175860 + 977 = 176837
Step 182: 176837 + 977 = 177814
Step 183: 177814 + 977 = 178791
Step 184: 178791 + 977 = 179768
Step 185: 179768 + 977 = 180745
Step 186: 180745 + 977 = 181722
Step 187: 181722 + 977 = 182699
Step 188: 182699 + 977 = 183676
Step 189: 183676 + 977 = 184653
Step 190: 184653 + 977 = 185630
Step 191: 185630 + 977 = 186607
Step 192: 186607 + 977 = 187584
Step 193: 187584 + 977 = 188561
Step 194: 188561 + 977 = 189538
Step 195: 189538 + 977 = 190515
Step 196: 190515 + 977 = 191492
Step 197: 191492 + 977 = 192469
Step 198: 192469 + 977 = 193446
Step 199: 193446 + 977 = 194423
Step 200: 194423 + 977 = 195400
Step 201: 195400 + 977 = 196377
Step 202: 196377 + 977 = 197354
Step 203: 197354 + 977 = 198331
Step 204: 198331 + 977 = 199308
Step 205: 199308 + 977 = 200285
Step 206: 200285 + 977 = 201262
Step 207: 201262 + 977 = 202239
Step 208: 202239 + 977 = 203216
Step 209: 203216 + 977 = 204193
Step 210: 204193 + 977 = 205170
Step 211: 205170 + 977 = 206147
Step 212: 206147 + 977 = 207124
Step 213: 207124 + 977 = 208101
Step 214: 208101 + 977 = 209078
Step 215: 209078 + 977 = 210055
Step 216: 210055 + 977 = 211032
Step 217: 211032 + 977 = 212009
Step 218: 212009 + 977 = 212986
Step 219: 212986 + 977 = 213963
Step 220: 213963 + 977 = 214940
Step 221: 214940 + 977 = 215917
Step 222: 215917 + 977 = 216894
Step 223: 216894 + 977 = 217871
Step 224: 217871 + 977 = 218848
Step 225: 218848 + 977 = 219825
Step 226: 219825 + 977 = 220802
Step 227: 220802 + 977 = 221779
Step 228: 221779 + 977 = 222756
Step 229: 222756 + 977 = 223733
Step 230: 223733 + 977 = 224710
Step 231: 224710 + 977 = 225687
Step 232: 225687 + 977 = 226664
Step 233: 226664 + 977 = 227641
Step 234: 227641 + 977 = 228618
Step 235: 228618 + 977 = 229595
Step 236: 229595 + 977 = 230572
Step 237: 230572 + 977 = 231549
Step 238: 231549 + 977 = 232526
Step 239: 232526 + 977 = 233503
Step 240: 233503 + 977 = 234480
Step 241: 234480 + 977 = 235457
Step 242: 235457 + 977 = 236434
Step 243: 236434 + 977 = 237411
Step 244: 237411 + 977 = 238388
Step 245: 238388 + 977 = 239365
Step 246: 239365 + 977 = 240342
Step 247: 240342 + 977 = 241319
Step 248: 241319 + 977 = 242296
Step 249: 242296 + 977 = 243273
Step 250: 243273 + 977 = 244250
Step 251: 244250 + 977 = 245227
Step 252: 245227 + 977 = 246204
Step 253: 246204 + 977 = 247181
Step 254: 247181 + 977 = 248158
Step 255: 248158 + 977 = 249135
Step 256: 249135 + 977 = 250112
Step 257: 250112 + 977 = 251089
Step 258: 251089 + 977 = 252066
Step 259: 252066 + 977 = 253043
Step 260: 253043 + 977 = 254020
Step 261: 254020 + 977 = 254997
Step 262: 254997 + 977 = 255974
Step 263: 255974 + 977 = 256951
Step 264: 256951 + 977 = 257928
Step 265: 257928 + 977 = 258905
Step 266: 258905 + 977 = 259882
Step 267: 259882 + 977 = 260859
Step 268: 260859 + 977 = 261836
Step 269: 261836 + 977 = 262813
Step 270: 262813 + 977 = 263790
Step 271: 263790 + 977 = 264767
Step 272: 264767 + 977 = 265744
Step 273: 265744 + 977 = 266721
Step 274: 266721 + 977 = 267698
Step 275: 267698 + 977 = 268675
Step 276: 268675 + 977 = 269652
Step 277: 269652 + 977 = 270629
Step 278: 270629 + 977 = 271606
Step 279: 271606 + 977 = 272583
Step 280: 272583 + 977 = 273560
Step 281: 273560 + 977 = 274537
Step 282: 274537 + 977 = 275514
Step 283: 275514 + 977 = 276491
Step 284: 276491 + 977 = 277468
Step 285: 277468 + 977 = 278445
Step 286: 278445 + 977 = 279422
Step 287: 279422 + 977 = 280399
Step 288: 280399 + 977 = 281376
Step 289: 281376 + 977 = 282353
Step 290: 282353 + 977 = 283330
Step 291: 283330 + 977 = 284307
Step 292: 284307 + 977 = 285284
Step 293: 285284 + 977 = 286261
Step 294: 286261 + 977 = 287238
Step 295: 287238 + 977 = 288215
Step 296: 288215 + 977 = 289192
Step 297: 289192 + 977 = 290169
Step 298: 290169 + 977 = 291146
Step 299: 291146 + 977 = 292123
Step 300: 292123 + 977 = 293100
Step 301: 293100 + 977 = 294077
Step 302: 294077 + 977 = 295054
Step 303: 295054 + 977 = 296031
Step 304: 296031 + 977 = 297008
Step 305: 297008 + 977 = 297985
Step 306: 297985 + 977 = 298962
Step 307: 298962 + 977 = 299939
Step 308: 299939 + 977 = 300916
Step 309: 300916 + 977 = 301893
Step 310: 301893 + 977 = 302870
Step 311: 302870 + 977 = 303847
Step 312: 303847 + 977 = 304824
Step 313: 304824 + 977 = 305801
Step 314: 305801 + 977 = 306778
Step 315: 306778 + 977 = 307755
Step 316: 307755 + 977 = 308732
Step 317: 308732 + 977 = 309709
Step 318: 309709 + 977 = 310686
Step 319: 310686 + 977 = 311663
Step 320: 311663 + 977 = 312640
Step 321: 312640 + 977 = 313617
Step 322: 313617 + 977 = 314594
Step 323: 314594 + 977 = 315571
Step 324: 315571 + 977 = 316548
Step 325: 316548 + 977 = 317525
Step 326: 317525 + 977 = 318502
Step 327: 318502 + 977 = 319479
Step 328: 319479 + 977 = 320456
Step 329: 320456 + 977 = 321433
Step 330: 321433 + 977 = 322410
Step 331: 322410 + 977 = 323387
Step 332: 323387 + 977 = 324364
Step 333: 324364 + 977 = 325341
Step 334: 325341 + 977 = 326318
Step 335: 326318 + 977 = 327295
Step 336: 327295 + 977 = 328272
Step 337: 328272 + 977 = 329249
Step 338: 329249 + 977 = 330226
Step 339: 330226 + 977 = 331203
Step 340: 331203 + 977 = 332180
Step 341: 332180 + 977 = 333157
Step 342: 333157 + 977 = 334134
Step 343: 334134 + 977 = 335111
Step 344: 335111 + 977 = 336088
Step 345: 336088 + 977 = 337065
Step 346: 337065 + 977 = 338042
Step 347: 338042 + 977 = 339019
Step 348: 339019 + 977 = 339996
Step 349: 339996 + 977 = 340973
Step 350: 340973 + 977 = 341950
Step 351: 341950 + 977 = 342927
Step 352: 342927 + 977 = 343904
Step 353: 343904 + 977 = 344881
Step 354: 344881 + 977 = 345858
Step 355: 345858 + 977 = 346835
Step 356: 346835 + 977 = 347812
Step 357: 347812 + 977 = 348789
Step 358: 348789 + 977 = 349766
Step 359: 349766 + 977 = 350743
Step 360: 350743 + 977 = 351720
Step 361: 351720 + 977 = 352697
Step 362: 352697 + 977 = 353674
Step 363: 353674 + 977 = 354651
Step 364: 354651 + 977 = 355628
Step 365: 355628 + 977 = 356605
Step 366: 356605 + 977 = 357582
Step 367: 357582 + 977 = 358559
Step 368: 358559 + 977 = 359536
Step 369: 359536 + 977 = 360513
Step 370: 360513 + 977 = 361490
Step 371: 361490 + 977 = 362467
Step 372: 362467 + 977 = 363444
Step 373: 363444 + 977 = 364421
Step 374: 364421 + 977 = 365398
Step 375: 365398 + 977 = 366375
Step 376: 366375 + 977 = 367352
Step 377: 367352 + 977 = 368329
Step 378: 368329 + 977 = 369306
Step 379: 369306 + 977 = 370283
Step 380: 370283 + 977 = 371260
Step 381: 371260 + 977 = 372237
Step 382: 372237 + 977 = 373214
Step 383: 373214 + 977 = 374191
Step 384: 374191 + 977 = 375168
Step 385: 375168 + 977 = 376145
Step 386: 376145 + 977 = 377122
Step 387: 377122 + 977 = 378099
Step 388: 378099 + 977 = 379076
Step 389: 379076 + 977 = 380053
Step 390: 380053 + 977 = 381030
Step 391: 381030 + 977 = 382007
Step 392: 382007 + 977 = 382984
Step 393: 382984 + 977 = 383961
Step 394: 383961 + 977 = 384938
Step 395: 384938 + 977 = 385915
Step 396: 385915 + 977 = 386892
Step 397: 386892 + 977 = 387869
Step 398: 387869 + 977 = 388846
Step 399: 388846 + 977 = 389823
Step 400: 389823 + 977 = 390800
Step 401: 390800 + 977 = 391777
Step 402: 391777 + 977 = 392754
Step 403: 392754 + 977 = 393731
Step 404: 393731 + 977 = 394708
Step 405: 394708 + 977 = 395685
Step 406: 395685 + 977 = 396662
Step 407: 396662 + 977 = 397639
Step 408: 397639 + 977 = 398616
Step 409: 398616 + 977 = 399593
Step 410: 399593 + 977 = 400570
Step 411: 400570 + 977 = 401547
Step 412: 401547 + 977 = 402524
Step 413: 402524 + 977 = 403501
Step 414: 403501 + 977 = 404478
Step 415: 404478 + 977 = 405455
Step 416: 405455 + 977 = 406432
Step 417: 406432 + 977 = 407409
Step 418: 407409 + 977 = 408386
Step 419: 408386 + 977 = 409363
Step 420: 409363 + 977 = 410340
Step 421: 410340 + 977 = 411317
Step 422: 411317 + 977 = 412294
Step 423: 412294 + 977 = 413271

So, 977*423 = 413271