Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 966. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 143. So, we're going to take the number 966 and add it to itself 143 times.
Step 1: 0 + 966 = 966
Step 2: 966 + 966 = 1932
Step 3: 1932 + 966 = 2898
Step 4: 2898 + 966 = 3864
Step 5: 3864 + 966 = 4830
Step 6: 4830 + 966 = 5796
Step 7: 5796 + 966 = 6762
Step 8: 6762 + 966 = 7728
Step 9: 7728 + 966 = 8694
Step 10: 8694 + 966 = 9660
Step 11: 9660 + 966 = 10626
Step 12: 10626 + 966 = 11592
Step 13: 11592 + 966 = 12558
Step 14: 12558 + 966 = 13524
Step 15: 13524 + 966 = 14490
Step 16: 14490 + 966 = 15456
Step 17: 15456 + 966 = 16422
Step 18: 16422 + 966 = 17388
Step 19: 17388 + 966 = 18354
Step 20: 18354 + 966 = 19320
Step 21: 19320 + 966 = 20286
Step 22: 20286 + 966 = 21252
Step 23: 21252 + 966 = 22218
Step 24: 22218 + 966 = 23184
Step 25: 23184 + 966 = 24150
Step 26: 24150 + 966 = 25116
Step 27: 25116 + 966 = 26082
Step 28: 26082 + 966 = 27048
Step 29: 27048 + 966 = 28014
Step 30: 28014 + 966 = 28980
Step 31: 28980 + 966 = 29946
Step 32: 29946 + 966 = 30912
Step 33: 30912 + 966 = 31878
Step 34: 31878 + 966 = 32844
Step 35: 32844 + 966 = 33810
Step 36: 33810 + 966 = 34776
Step 37: 34776 + 966 = 35742
Step 38: 35742 + 966 = 36708
Step 39: 36708 + 966 = 37674
Step 40: 37674 + 966 = 38640
Step 41: 38640 + 966 = 39606
Step 42: 39606 + 966 = 40572
Step 43: 40572 + 966 = 41538
Step 44: 41538 + 966 = 42504
Step 45: 42504 + 966 = 43470
Step 46: 43470 + 966 = 44436
Step 47: 44436 + 966 = 45402
Step 48: 45402 + 966 = 46368
Step 49: 46368 + 966 = 47334
Step 50: 47334 + 966 = 48300
Step 51: 48300 + 966 = 49266
Step 52: 49266 + 966 = 50232
Step 53: 50232 + 966 = 51198
Step 54: 51198 + 966 = 52164
Step 55: 52164 + 966 = 53130
Step 56: 53130 + 966 = 54096
Step 57: 54096 + 966 = 55062
Step 58: 55062 + 966 = 56028
Step 59: 56028 + 966 = 56994
Step 60: 56994 + 966 = 57960
Step 61: 57960 + 966 = 58926
Step 62: 58926 + 966 = 59892
Step 63: 59892 + 966 = 60858
Step 64: 60858 + 966 = 61824
Step 65: 61824 + 966 = 62790
Step 66: 62790 + 966 = 63756
Step 67: 63756 + 966 = 64722
Step 68: 64722 + 966 = 65688
Step 69: 65688 + 966 = 66654
Step 70: 66654 + 966 = 67620
Step 71: 67620 + 966 = 68586
Step 72: 68586 + 966 = 69552
Step 73: 69552 + 966 = 70518
Step 74: 70518 + 966 = 71484
Step 75: 71484 + 966 = 72450
Step 76: 72450 + 966 = 73416
Step 77: 73416 + 966 = 74382
Step 78: 74382 + 966 = 75348
Step 79: 75348 + 966 = 76314
Step 80: 76314 + 966 = 77280
Step 81: 77280 + 966 = 78246
Step 82: 78246 + 966 = 79212
Step 83: 79212 + 966 = 80178
Step 84: 80178 + 966 = 81144
Step 85: 81144 + 966 = 82110
Step 86: 82110 + 966 = 83076
Step 87: 83076 + 966 = 84042
Step 88: 84042 + 966 = 85008
Step 89: 85008 + 966 = 85974
Step 90: 85974 + 966 = 86940
Step 91: 86940 + 966 = 87906
Step 92: 87906 + 966 = 88872
Step 93: 88872 + 966 = 89838
Step 94: 89838 + 966 = 90804
Step 95: 90804 + 966 = 91770
Step 96: 91770 + 966 = 92736
Step 97: 92736 + 966 = 93702
Step 98: 93702 + 966 = 94668
Step 99: 94668 + 966 = 95634
Step 100: 95634 + 966 = 96600
Step 101: 96600 + 966 = 97566
Step 102: 97566 + 966 = 98532
Step 103: 98532 + 966 = 99498
Step 104: 99498 + 966 = 100464
Step 105: 100464 + 966 = 101430
Step 106: 101430 + 966 = 102396
Step 107: 102396 + 966 = 103362
Step 108: 103362 + 966 = 104328
Step 109: 104328 + 966 = 105294
Step 110: 105294 + 966 = 106260
Step 111: 106260 + 966 = 107226
Step 112: 107226 + 966 = 108192
Step 113: 108192 + 966 = 109158
Step 114: 109158 + 966 = 110124
Step 115: 110124 + 966 = 111090
Step 116: 111090 + 966 = 112056
Step 117: 112056 + 966 = 113022
Step 118: 113022 + 966 = 113988
Step 119: 113988 + 966 = 114954
Step 120: 114954 + 966 = 115920
Step 121: 115920 + 966 = 116886
Step 122: 116886 + 966 = 117852
Step 123: 117852 + 966 = 118818
Step 124: 118818 + 966 = 119784
Step 125: 119784 + 966 = 120750
Step 126: 120750 + 966 = 121716
Step 127: 121716 + 966 = 122682
Step 128: 122682 + 966 = 123648
Step 129: 123648 + 966 = 124614
Step 130: 124614 + 966 = 125580
Step 131: 125580 + 966 = 126546
Step 132: 126546 + 966 = 127512
Step 133: 127512 + 966 = 128478
Step 134: 128478 + 966 = 129444
Step 135: 129444 + 966 = 130410
Step 136: 130410 + 966 = 131376
Step 137: 131376 + 966 = 132342
Step 138: 132342 + 966 = 133308
Step 139: 133308 + 966 = 134274
Step 140: 134274 + 966 = 135240
Step 141: 135240 + 966 = 136206
Step 142: 136206 + 966 = 137172
Step 143: 137172 + 966 = 138138

So, 966*143 = 138138