OK, let's crack this. We're given 953 and our task is to multiply it by 71. Essentially, we'll be adding 953 to itself 71 times.
Step 1: 0 + 953 = 953
Step 2: 953 + 953 = 1906
Step 3: 1906 + 953 = 2859
Step 4: 2859 + 953 = 3812
Step 5: 3812 + 953 = 4765
Step 6: 4765 + 953 = 5718
Step 7: 5718 + 953 = 6671
Step 8: 6671 + 953 = 7624
Step 9: 7624 + 953 = 8577
Step 10: 8577 + 953 = 9530
Step 11: 9530 + 953 = 10483
Step 12: 10483 + 953 = 11436
Step 13: 11436 + 953 = 12389
Step 14: 12389 + 953 = 13342
Step 15: 13342 + 953 = 14295
Step 16: 14295 + 953 = 15248
Step 17: 15248 + 953 = 16201
Step 18: 16201 + 953 = 17154
Step 19: 17154 + 953 = 18107
Step 20: 18107 + 953 = 19060
Step 21: 19060 + 953 = 20013
Step 22: 20013 + 953 = 20966
Step 23: 20966 + 953 = 21919
Step 24: 21919 + 953 = 22872
Step 25: 22872 + 953 = 23825
Step 26: 23825 + 953 = 24778
Step 27: 24778 + 953 = 25731
Step 28: 25731 + 953 = 26684
Step 29: 26684 + 953 = 27637
Step 30: 27637 + 953 = 28590
Step 31: 28590 + 953 = 29543
Step 32: 29543 + 953 = 30496
Step 33: 30496 + 953 = 31449
Step 34: 31449 + 953 = 32402
Step 35: 32402 + 953 = 33355
Step 36: 33355 + 953 = 34308
Step 37: 34308 + 953 = 35261
Step 38: 35261 + 953 = 36214
Step 39: 36214 + 953 = 37167
Step 40: 37167 + 953 = 38120
Step 41: 38120 + 953 = 39073
Step 42: 39073 + 953 = 40026
Step 43: 40026 + 953 = 40979
Step 44: 40979 + 953 = 41932
Step 45: 41932 + 953 = 42885
Step 46: 42885 + 953 = 43838
Step 47: 43838 + 953 = 44791
Step 48: 44791 + 953 = 45744
Step 49: 45744 + 953 = 46697
Step 50: 46697 + 953 = 47650
Step 51: 47650 + 953 = 48603
Step 52: 48603 + 953 = 49556
Step 53: 49556 + 953 = 50509
Step 54: 50509 + 953 = 51462
Step 55: 51462 + 953 = 52415
Step 56: 52415 + 953 = 53368
Step 57: 53368 + 953 = 54321
Step 58: 54321 + 953 = 55274
Step 59: 55274 + 953 = 56227
Step 60: 56227 + 953 = 57180
Step 61: 57180 + 953 = 58133
Step 62: 58133 + 953 = 59086
Step 63: 59086 + 953 = 60039
Step 64: 60039 + 953 = 60992
Step 65: 60992 + 953 = 61945
Step 66: 61945 + 953 = 62898
Step 67: 62898 + 953 = 63851
Step 68: 63851 + 953 = 64804
Step 69: 64804 + 953 = 65757
Step 70: 65757 + 953 = 66710
Step 71: 66710 + 953 = 67663

So, 953*71 = 67663