Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 978 and we're going to multiply it by 257, which means adding 978 to itself 257 times.
Step 1: 0 + 978 = 978
Step 2: 978 + 978 = 1956
Step 3: 1956 + 978 = 2934
Step 4: 2934 + 978 = 3912
Step 5: 3912 + 978 = 4890
Step 6: 4890 + 978 = 5868
Step 7: 5868 + 978 = 6846
Step 8: 6846 + 978 = 7824
Step 9: 7824 + 978 = 8802
Step 10: 8802 + 978 = 9780
Step 11: 9780 + 978 = 10758
Step 12: 10758 + 978 = 11736
Step 13: 11736 + 978 = 12714
Step 14: 12714 + 978 = 13692
Step 15: 13692 + 978 = 14670
Step 16: 14670 + 978 = 15648
Step 17: 15648 + 978 = 16626
Step 18: 16626 + 978 = 17604
Step 19: 17604 + 978 = 18582
Step 20: 18582 + 978 = 19560
Step 21: 19560 + 978 = 20538
Step 22: 20538 + 978 = 21516
Step 23: 21516 + 978 = 22494
Step 24: 22494 + 978 = 23472
Step 25: 23472 + 978 = 24450
Step 26: 24450 + 978 = 25428
Step 27: 25428 + 978 = 26406
Step 28: 26406 + 978 = 27384
Step 29: 27384 + 978 = 28362
Step 30: 28362 + 978 = 29340
Step 31: 29340 + 978 = 30318
Step 32: 30318 + 978 = 31296
Step 33: 31296 + 978 = 32274
Step 34: 32274 + 978 = 33252
Step 35: 33252 + 978 = 34230
Step 36: 34230 + 978 = 35208
Step 37: 35208 + 978 = 36186
Step 38: 36186 + 978 = 37164
Step 39: 37164 + 978 = 38142
Step 40: 38142 + 978 = 39120
Step 41: 39120 + 978 = 40098
Step 42: 40098 + 978 = 41076
Step 43: 41076 + 978 = 42054
Step 44: 42054 + 978 = 43032
Step 45: 43032 + 978 = 44010
Step 46: 44010 + 978 = 44988
Step 47: 44988 + 978 = 45966
Step 48: 45966 + 978 = 46944
Step 49: 46944 + 978 = 47922
Step 50: 47922 + 978 = 48900
Step 51: 48900 + 978 = 49878
Step 52: 49878 + 978 = 50856
Step 53: 50856 + 978 = 51834
Step 54: 51834 + 978 = 52812
Step 55: 52812 + 978 = 53790
Step 56: 53790 + 978 = 54768
Step 57: 54768 + 978 = 55746
Step 58: 55746 + 978 = 56724
Step 59: 56724 + 978 = 57702
Step 60: 57702 + 978 = 58680
Step 61: 58680 + 978 = 59658
Step 62: 59658 + 978 = 60636
Step 63: 60636 + 978 = 61614
Step 64: 61614 + 978 = 62592
Step 65: 62592 + 978 = 63570
Step 66: 63570 + 978 = 64548
Step 67: 64548 + 978 = 65526
Step 68: 65526 + 978 = 66504
Step 69: 66504 + 978 = 67482
Step 70: 67482 + 978 = 68460
Step 71: 68460 + 978 = 69438
Step 72: 69438 + 978 = 70416
Step 73: 70416 + 978 = 71394
Step 74: 71394 + 978 = 72372
Step 75: 72372 + 978 = 73350
Step 76: 73350 + 978 = 74328
Step 77: 74328 + 978 = 75306
Step 78: 75306 + 978 = 76284
Step 79: 76284 + 978 = 77262
Step 80: 77262 + 978 = 78240
Step 81: 78240 + 978 = 79218
Step 82: 79218 + 978 = 80196
Step 83: 80196 + 978 = 81174
Step 84: 81174 + 978 = 82152
Step 85: 82152 + 978 = 83130
Step 86: 83130 + 978 = 84108
Step 87: 84108 + 978 = 85086
Step 88: 85086 + 978 = 86064
Step 89: 86064 + 978 = 87042
Step 90: 87042 + 978 = 88020
Step 91: 88020 + 978 = 88998
Step 92: 88998 + 978 = 89976
Step 93: 89976 + 978 = 90954
Step 94: 90954 + 978 = 91932
Step 95: 91932 + 978 = 92910
Step 96: 92910 + 978 = 93888
Step 97: 93888 + 978 = 94866
Step 98: 94866 + 978 = 95844
Step 99: 95844 + 978 = 96822
Step 100: 96822 + 978 = 97800
Step 101: 97800 + 978 = 98778
Step 102: 98778 + 978 = 99756
Step 103: 99756 + 978 = 100734
Step 104: 100734 + 978 = 101712
Step 105: 101712 + 978 = 102690
Step 106: 102690 + 978 = 103668
Step 107: 103668 + 978 = 104646
Step 108: 104646 + 978 = 105624
Step 109: 105624 + 978 = 106602
Step 110: 106602 + 978 = 107580
Step 111: 107580 + 978 = 108558
Step 112: 108558 + 978 = 109536
Step 113: 109536 + 978 = 110514
Step 114: 110514 + 978 = 111492
Step 115: 111492 + 978 = 112470
Step 116: 112470 + 978 = 113448
Step 117: 113448 + 978 = 114426
Step 118: 114426 + 978 = 115404
Step 119: 115404 + 978 = 116382
Step 120: 116382 + 978 = 117360
Step 121: 117360 + 978 = 118338
Step 122: 118338 + 978 = 119316
Step 123: 119316 + 978 = 120294
Step 124: 120294 + 978 = 121272
Step 125: 121272 + 978 = 122250
Step 126: 122250 + 978 = 123228
Step 127: 123228 + 978 = 124206
Step 128: 124206 + 978 = 125184
Step 129: 125184 + 978 = 126162
Step 130: 126162 + 978 = 127140
Step 131: 127140 + 978 = 128118
Step 132: 128118 + 978 = 129096
Step 133: 129096 + 978 = 130074
Step 134: 130074 + 978 = 131052
Step 135: 131052 + 978 = 132030
Step 136: 132030 + 978 = 133008
Step 137: 133008 + 978 = 133986
Step 138: 133986 + 978 = 134964
Step 139: 134964 + 978 = 135942
Step 140: 135942 + 978 = 136920
Step 141: 136920 + 978 = 137898
Step 142: 137898 + 978 = 138876
Step 143: 138876 + 978 = 139854
Step 144: 139854 + 978 = 140832
Step 145: 140832 + 978 = 141810
Step 146: 141810 + 978 = 142788
Step 147: 142788 + 978 = 143766
Step 148: 143766 + 978 = 144744
Step 149: 144744 + 978 = 145722
Step 150: 145722 + 978 = 146700
Step 151: 146700 + 978 = 147678
Step 152: 147678 + 978 = 148656
Step 153: 148656 + 978 = 149634
Step 154: 149634 + 978 = 150612
Step 155: 150612 + 978 = 151590
Step 156: 151590 + 978 = 152568
Step 157: 152568 + 978 = 153546
Step 158: 153546 + 978 = 154524
Step 159: 154524 + 978 = 155502
Step 160: 155502 + 978 = 156480
Step 161: 156480 + 978 = 157458
Step 162: 157458 + 978 = 158436
Step 163: 158436 + 978 = 159414
Step 164: 159414 + 978 = 160392
Step 165: 160392 + 978 = 161370
Step 166: 161370 + 978 = 162348
Step 167: 162348 + 978 = 163326
Step 168: 163326 + 978 = 164304
Step 169: 164304 + 978 = 165282
Step 170: 165282 + 978 = 166260
Step 171: 166260 + 978 = 167238
Step 172: 167238 + 978 = 168216
Step 173: 168216 + 978 = 169194
Step 174: 169194 + 978 = 170172
Step 175: 170172 + 978 = 171150
Step 176: 171150 + 978 = 172128
Step 177: 172128 + 978 = 173106
Step 178: 173106 + 978 = 174084
Step 179: 174084 + 978 = 175062
Step 180: 175062 + 978 = 176040
Step 181: 176040 + 978 = 177018
Step 182: 177018 + 978 = 177996
Step 183: 177996 + 978 = 178974
Step 184: 178974 + 978 = 179952
Step 185: 179952 + 978 = 180930
Step 186: 180930 + 978 = 181908
Step 187: 181908 + 978 = 182886
Step 188: 182886 + 978 = 183864
Step 189: 183864 + 978 = 184842
Step 190: 184842 + 978 = 185820
Step 191: 185820 + 978 = 186798
Step 192: 186798 + 978 = 187776
Step 193: 187776 + 978 = 188754
Step 194: 188754 + 978 = 189732
Step 195: 189732 + 978 = 190710
Step 196: 190710 + 978 = 191688
Step 197: 191688 + 978 = 192666
Step 198: 192666 + 978 = 193644
Step 199: 193644 + 978 = 194622
Step 200: 194622 + 978 = 195600
Step 201: 195600 + 978 = 196578
Step 202: 196578 + 978 = 197556
Step 203: 197556 + 978 = 198534
Step 204: 198534 + 978 = 199512
Step 205: 199512 + 978 = 200490
Step 206: 200490 + 978 = 201468
Step 207: 201468 + 978 = 202446
Step 208: 202446 + 978 = 203424
Step 209: 203424 + 978 = 204402
Step 210: 204402 + 978 = 205380
Step 211: 205380 + 978 = 206358
Step 212: 206358 + 978 = 207336
Step 213: 207336 + 978 = 208314
Step 214: 208314 + 978 = 209292
Step 215: 209292 + 978 = 210270
Step 216: 210270 + 978 = 211248
Step 217: 211248 + 978 = 212226
Step 218: 212226 + 978 = 213204
Step 219: 213204 + 978 = 214182
Step 220: 214182 + 978 = 215160
Step 221: 215160 + 978 = 216138
Step 222: 216138 + 978 = 217116
Step 223: 217116 + 978 = 218094
Step 224: 218094 + 978 = 219072
Step 225: 219072 + 978 = 220050
Step 226: 220050 + 978 = 221028
Step 227: 221028 + 978 = 222006
Step 228: 222006 + 978 = 222984
Step 229: 222984 + 978 = 223962
Step 230: 223962 + 978 = 224940
Step 231: 224940 + 978 = 225918
Step 232: 225918 + 978 = 226896
Step 233: 226896 + 978 = 227874
Step 234: 227874 + 978 = 228852
Step 235: 228852 + 978 = 229830
Step 236: 229830 + 978 = 230808
Step 237: 230808 + 978 = 231786
Step 238: 231786 + 978 = 232764
Step 239: 232764 + 978 = 233742
Step 240: 233742 + 978 = 234720
Step 241: 234720 + 978 = 235698
Step 242: 235698 + 978 = 236676
Step 243: 236676 + 978 = 237654
Step 244: 237654 + 978 = 238632
Step 245: 238632 + 978 = 239610
Step 246: 239610 + 978 = 240588
Step 247: 240588 + 978 = 241566
Step 248: 241566 + 978 = 242544
Step 249: 242544 + 978 = 243522
Step 250: 243522 + 978 = 244500
Step 251: 244500 + 978 = 245478
Step 252: 245478 + 978 = 246456
Step 253: 246456 + 978 = 247434
Step 254: 247434 + 978 = 248412
Step 255: 248412 + 978 = 249390
Step 256: 249390 + 978 = 250368
Step 257: 250368 + 978 = 251346

So, 978*257 = 251346