Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 973. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 473. So, we're going to take the number 973 and add it to itself 473 times.
Step 1: 0 + 973 = 973
Step 2: 973 + 973 = 1946
Step 3: 1946 + 973 = 2919
Step 4: 2919 + 973 = 3892
Step 5: 3892 + 973 = 4865
Step 6: 4865 + 973 = 5838
Step 7: 5838 + 973 = 6811
Step 8: 6811 + 973 = 7784
Step 9: 7784 + 973 = 8757
Step 10: 8757 + 973 = 9730
Step 11: 9730 + 973 = 10703
Step 12: 10703 + 973 = 11676
Step 13: 11676 + 973 = 12649
Step 14: 12649 + 973 = 13622
Step 15: 13622 + 973 = 14595
Step 16: 14595 + 973 = 15568
Step 17: 15568 + 973 = 16541
Step 18: 16541 + 973 = 17514
Step 19: 17514 + 973 = 18487
Step 20: 18487 + 973 = 19460
Step 21: 19460 + 973 = 20433
Step 22: 20433 + 973 = 21406
Step 23: 21406 + 973 = 22379
Step 24: 22379 + 973 = 23352
Step 25: 23352 + 973 = 24325
Step 26: 24325 + 973 = 25298
Step 27: 25298 + 973 = 26271
Step 28: 26271 + 973 = 27244
Step 29: 27244 + 973 = 28217
Step 30: 28217 + 973 = 29190
Step 31: 29190 + 973 = 30163
Step 32: 30163 + 973 = 31136
Step 33: 31136 + 973 = 32109
Step 34: 32109 + 973 = 33082
Step 35: 33082 + 973 = 34055
Step 36: 34055 + 973 = 35028
Step 37: 35028 + 973 = 36001
Step 38: 36001 + 973 = 36974
Step 39: 36974 + 973 = 37947
Step 40: 37947 + 973 = 38920
Step 41: 38920 + 973 = 39893
Step 42: 39893 + 973 = 40866
Step 43: 40866 + 973 = 41839
Step 44: 41839 + 973 = 42812
Step 45: 42812 + 973 = 43785
Step 46: 43785 + 973 = 44758
Step 47: 44758 + 973 = 45731
Step 48: 45731 + 973 = 46704
Step 49: 46704 + 973 = 47677
Step 50: 47677 + 973 = 48650
Step 51: 48650 + 973 = 49623
Step 52: 49623 + 973 = 50596
Step 53: 50596 + 973 = 51569
Step 54: 51569 + 973 = 52542
Step 55: 52542 + 973 = 53515
Step 56: 53515 + 973 = 54488
Step 57: 54488 + 973 = 55461
Step 58: 55461 + 973 = 56434
Step 59: 56434 + 973 = 57407
Step 60: 57407 + 973 = 58380
Step 61: 58380 + 973 = 59353
Step 62: 59353 + 973 = 60326
Step 63: 60326 + 973 = 61299
Step 64: 61299 + 973 = 62272
Step 65: 62272 + 973 = 63245
Step 66: 63245 + 973 = 64218
Step 67: 64218 + 973 = 65191
Step 68: 65191 + 973 = 66164
Step 69: 66164 + 973 = 67137
Step 70: 67137 + 973 = 68110
Step 71: 68110 + 973 = 69083
Step 72: 69083 + 973 = 70056
Step 73: 70056 + 973 = 71029
Step 74: 71029 + 973 = 72002
Step 75: 72002 + 973 = 72975
Step 76: 72975 + 973 = 73948
Step 77: 73948 + 973 = 74921
Step 78: 74921 + 973 = 75894
Step 79: 75894 + 973 = 76867
Step 80: 76867 + 973 = 77840
Step 81: 77840 + 973 = 78813
Step 82: 78813 + 973 = 79786
Step 83: 79786 + 973 = 80759
Step 84: 80759 + 973 = 81732
Step 85: 81732 + 973 = 82705
Step 86: 82705 + 973 = 83678
Step 87: 83678 + 973 = 84651
Step 88: 84651 + 973 = 85624
Step 89: 85624 + 973 = 86597
Step 90: 86597 + 973 = 87570
Step 91: 87570 + 973 = 88543
Step 92: 88543 + 973 = 89516
Step 93: 89516 + 973 = 90489
Step 94: 90489 + 973 = 91462
Step 95: 91462 + 973 = 92435
Step 96: 92435 + 973 = 93408
Step 97: 93408 + 973 = 94381
Step 98: 94381 + 973 = 95354
Step 99: 95354 + 973 = 96327
Step 100: 96327 + 973 = 97300
Step 101: 97300 + 973 = 98273
Step 102: 98273 + 973 = 99246
Step 103: 99246 + 973 = 100219
Step 104: 100219 + 973 = 101192
Step 105: 101192 + 973 = 102165
Step 106: 102165 + 973 = 103138
Step 107: 103138 + 973 = 104111
Step 108: 104111 + 973 = 105084
Step 109: 105084 + 973 = 106057
Step 110: 106057 + 973 = 107030
Step 111: 107030 + 973 = 108003
Step 112: 108003 + 973 = 108976
Step 113: 108976 + 973 = 109949
Step 114: 109949 + 973 = 110922
Step 115: 110922 + 973 = 111895
Step 116: 111895 + 973 = 112868
Step 117: 112868 + 973 = 113841
Step 118: 113841 + 973 = 114814
Step 119: 114814 + 973 = 115787
Step 120: 115787 + 973 = 116760
Step 121: 116760 + 973 = 117733
Step 122: 117733 + 973 = 118706
Step 123: 118706 + 973 = 119679
Step 124: 119679 + 973 = 120652
Step 125: 120652 + 973 = 121625
Step 126: 121625 + 973 = 122598
Step 127: 122598 + 973 = 123571
Step 128: 123571 + 973 = 124544
Step 129: 124544 + 973 = 125517
Step 130: 125517 + 973 = 126490
Step 131: 126490 + 973 = 127463
Step 132: 127463 + 973 = 128436
Step 133: 128436 + 973 = 129409
Step 134: 129409 + 973 = 130382
Step 135: 130382 + 973 = 131355
Step 136: 131355 + 973 = 132328
Step 137: 132328 + 973 = 133301
Step 138: 133301 + 973 = 134274
Step 139: 134274 + 973 = 135247
Step 140: 135247 + 973 = 136220
Step 141: 136220 + 973 = 137193
Step 142: 137193 + 973 = 138166
Step 143: 138166 + 973 = 139139
Step 144: 139139 + 973 = 140112
Step 145: 140112 + 973 = 141085
Step 146: 141085 + 973 = 142058
Step 147: 142058 + 973 = 143031
Step 148: 143031 + 973 = 144004
Step 149: 144004 + 973 = 144977
Step 150: 144977 + 973 = 145950
Step 151: 145950 + 973 = 146923
Step 152: 146923 + 973 = 147896
Step 153: 147896 + 973 = 148869
Step 154: 148869 + 973 = 149842
Step 155: 149842 + 973 = 150815
Step 156: 150815 + 973 = 151788
Step 157: 151788 + 973 = 152761
Step 158: 152761 + 973 = 153734
Step 159: 153734 + 973 = 154707
Step 160: 154707 + 973 = 155680
Step 161: 155680 + 973 = 156653
Step 162: 156653 + 973 = 157626
Step 163: 157626 + 973 = 158599
Step 164: 158599 + 973 = 159572
Step 165: 159572 + 973 = 160545
Step 166: 160545 + 973 = 161518
Step 167: 161518 + 973 = 162491
Step 168: 162491 + 973 = 163464
Step 169: 163464 + 973 = 164437
Step 170: 164437 + 973 = 165410
Step 171: 165410 + 973 = 166383
Step 172: 166383 + 973 = 167356
Step 173: 167356 + 973 = 168329
Step 174: 168329 + 973 = 169302
Step 175: 169302 + 973 = 170275
Step 176: 170275 + 973 = 171248
Step 177: 171248 + 973 = 172221
Step 178: 172221 + 973 = 173194
Step 179: 173194 + 973 = 174167
Step 180: 174167 + 973 = 175140
Step 181: 175140 + 973 = 176113
Step 182: 176113 + 973 = 177086
Step 183: 177086 + 973 = 178059
Step 184: 178059 + 973 = 179032
Step 185: 179032 + 973 = 180005
Step 186: 180005 + 973 = 180978
Step 187: 180978 + 973 = 181951
Step 188: 181951 + 973 = 182924
Step 189: 182924 + 973 = 183897
Step 190: 183897 + 973 = 184870
Step 191: 184870 + 973 = 185843
Step 192: 185843 + 973 = 186816
Step 193: 186816 + 973 = 187789
Step 194: 187789 + 973 = 188762
Step 195: 188762 + 973 = 189735
Step 196: 189735 + 973 = 190708
Step 197: 190708 + 973 = 191681
Step 198: 191681 + 973 = 192654
Step 199: 192654 + 973 = 193627
Step 200: 193627 + 973 = 194600
Step 201: 194600 + 973 = 195573
Step 202: 195573 + 973 = 196546
Step 203: 196546 + 973 = 197519
Step 204: 197519 + 973 = 198492
Step 205: 198492 + 973 = 199465
Step 206: 199465 + 973 = 200438
Step 207: 200438 + 973 = 201411
Step 208: 201411 + 973 = 202384
Step 209: 202384 + 973 = 203357
Step 210: 203357 + 973 = 204330
Step 211: 204330 + 973 = 205303
Step 212: 205303 + 973 = 206276
Step 213: 206276 + 973 = 207249
Step 214: 207249 + 973 = 208222
Step 215: 208222 + 973 = 209195
Step 216: 209195 + 973 = 210168
Step 217: 210168 + 973 = 211141
Step 218: 211141 + 973 = 212114
Step 219: 212114 + 973 = 213087
Step 220: 213087 + 973 = 214060
Step 221: 214060 + 973 = 215033
Step 222: 215033 + 973 = 216006
Step 223: 216006 + 973 = 216979
Step 224: 216979 + 973 = 217952
Step 225: 217952 + 973 = 218925
Step 226: 218925 + 973 = 219898
Step 227: 219898 + 973 = 220871
Step 228: 220871 + 973 = 221844
Step 229: 221844 + 973 = 222817
Step 230: 222817 + 973 = 223790
Step 231: 223790 + 973 = 224763
Step 232: 224763 + 973 = 225736
Step 233: 225736 + 973 = 226709
Step 234: 226709 + 973 = 227682
Step 235: 227682 + 973 = 228655
Step 236: 228655 + 973 = 229628
Step 237: 229628 + 973 = 230601
Step 238: 230601 + 973 = 231574
Step 239: 231574 + 973 = 232547
Step 240: 232547 + 973 = 233520
Step 241: 233520 + 973 = 234493
Step 242: 234493 + 973 = 235466
Step 243: 235466 + 973 = 236439
Step 244: 236439 + 973 = 237412
Step 245: 237412 + 973 = 238385
Step 246: 238385 + 973 = 239358
Step 247: 239358 + 973 = 240331
Step 248: 240331 + 973 = 241304
Step 249: 241304 + 973 = 242277
Step 250: 242277 + 973 = 243250
Step 251: 243250 + 973 = 244223
Step 252: 244223 + 973 = 245196
Step 253: 245196 + 973 = 246169
Step 254: 246169 + 973 = 247142
Step 255: 247142 + 973 = 248115
Step 256: 248115 + 973 = 249088
Step 257: 249088 + 973 = 250061
Step 258: 250061 + 973 = 251034
Step 259: 251034 + 973 = 252007
Step 260: 252007 + 973 = 252980
Step 261: 252980 + 973 = 253953
Step 262: 253953 + 973 = 254926
Step 263: 254926 + 973 = 255899
Step 264: 255899 + 973 = 256872
Step 265: 256872 + 973 = 257845
Step 266: 257845 + 973 = 258818
Step 267: 258818 + 973 = 259791
Step 268: 259791 + 973 = 260764
Step 269: 260764 + 973 = 261737
Step 270: 261737 + 973 = 262710
Step 271: 262710 + 973 = 263683
Step 272: 263683 + 973 = 264656
Step 273: 264656 + 973 = 265629
Step 274: 265629 + 973 = 266602
Step 275: 266602 + 973 = 267575
Step 276: 267575 + 973 = 268548
Step 277: 268548 + 973 = 269521
Step 278: 269521 + 973 = 270494
Step 279: 270494 + 973 = 271467
Step 280: 271467 + 973 = 272440
Step 281: 272440 + 973 = 273413
Step 282: 273413 + 973 = 274386
Step 283: 274386 + 973 = 275359
Step 284: 275359 + 973 = 276332
Step 285: 276332 + 973 = 277305
Step 286: 277305 + 973 = 278278
Step 287: 278278 + 973 = 279251
Step 288: 279251 + 973 = 280224
Step 289: 280224 + 973 = 281197
Step 290: 281197 + 973 = 282170
Step 291: 282170 + 973 = 283143
Step 292: 283143 + 973 = 284116
Step 293: 284116 + 973 = 285089
Step 294: 285089 + 973 = 286062
Step 295: 286062 + 973 = 287035
Step 296: 287035 + 973 = 288008
Step 297: 288008 + 973 = 288981
Step 298: 288981 + 973 = 289954
Step 299: 289954 + 973 = 290927
Step 300: 290927 + 973 = 291900
Step 301: 291900 + 973 = 292873
Step 302: 292873 + 973 = 293846
Step 303: 293846 + 973 = 294819
Step 304: 294819 + 973 = 295792
Step 305: 295792 + 973 = 296765
Step 306: 296765 + 973 = 297738
Step 307: 297738 + 973 = 298711
Step 308: 298711 + 973 = 299684
Step 309: 299684 + 973 = 300657
Step 310: 300657 + 973 = 301630
Step 311: 301630 + 973 = 302603
Step 312: 302603 + 973 = 303576
Step 313: 303576 + 973 = 304549
Step 314: 304549 + 973 = 305522
Step 315: 305522 + 973 = 306495
Step 316: 306495 + 973 = 307468
Step 317: 307468 + 973 = 308441
Step 318: 308441 + 973 = 309414
Step 319: 309414 + 973 = 310387
Step 320: 310387 + 973 = 311360
Step 321: 311360 + 973 = 312333
Step 322: 312333 + 973 = 313306
Step 323: 313306 + 973 = 314279
Step 324: 314279 + 973 = 315252
Step 325: 315252 + 973 = 316225
Step 326: 316225 + 973 = 317198
Step 327: 317198 + 973 = 318171
Step 328: 318171 + 973 = 319144
Step 329: 319144 + 973 = 320117
Step 330: 320117 + 973 = 321090
Step 331: 321090 + 973 = 322063
Step 332: 322063 + 973 = 323036
Step 333: 323036 + 973 = 324009
Step 334: 324009 + 973 = 324982
Step 335: 324982 + 973 = 325955
Step 336: 325955 + 973 = 326928
Step 337: 326928 + 973 = 327901
Step 338: 327901 + 973 = 328874
Step 339: 328874 + 973 = 329847
Step 340: 329847 + 973 = 330820
Step 341: 330820 + 973 = 331793
Step 342: 331793 + 973 = 332766
Step 343: 332766 + 973 = 333739
Step 344: 333739 + 973 = 334712
Step 345: 334712 + 973 = 335685
Step 346: 335685 + 973 = 336658
Step 347: 336658 + 973 = 337631
Step 348: 337631 + 973 = 338604
Step 349: 338604 + 973 = 339577
Step 350: 339577 + 973 = 340550
Step 351: 340550 + 973 = 341523
Step 352: 341523 + 973 = 342496
Step 353: 342496 + 973 = 343469
Step 354: 343469 + 973 = 344442
Step 355: 344442 + 973 = 345415
Step 356: 345415 + 973 = 346388
Step 357: 346388 + 973 = 347361
Step 358: 347361 + 973 = 348334
Step 359: 348334 + 973 = 349307
Step 360: 349307 + 973 = 350280
Step 361: 350280 + 973 = 351253
Step 362: 351253 + 973 = 352226
Step 363: 352226 + 973 = 353199
Step 364: 353199 + 973 = 354172
Step 365: 354172 + 973 = 355145
Step 366: 355145 + 973 = 356118
Step 367: 356118 + 973 = 357091
Step 368: 357091 + 973 = 358064
Step 369: 358064 + 973 = 359037
Step 370: 359037 + 973 = 360010
Step 371: 360010 + 973 = 360983
Step 372: 360983 + 973 = 361956
Step 373: 361956 + 973 = 362929
Step 374: 362929 + 973 = 363902
Step 375: 363902 + 973 = 364875
Step 376: 364875 + 973 = 365848
Step 377: 365848 + 973 = 366821
Step 378: 366821 + 973 = 367794
Step 379: 367794 + 973 = 368767
Step 380: 368767 + 973 = 369740
Step 381: 369740 + 973 = 370713
Step 382: 370713 + 973 = 371686
Step 383: 371686 + 973 = 372659
Step 384: 372659 + 973 = 373632
Step 385: 373632 + 973 = 374605
Step 386: 374605 + 973 = 375578
Step 387: 375578 + 973 = 376551
Step 388: 376551 + 973 = 377524
Step 389: 377524 + 973 = 378497
Step 390: 378497 + 973 = 379470
Step 391: 379470 + 973 = 380443
Step 392: 380443 + 973 = 381416
Step 393: 381416 + 973 = 382389
Step 394: 382389 + 973 = 383362
Step 395: 383362 + 973 = 384335
Step 396: 384335 + 973 = 385308
Step 397: 385308 + 973 = 386281
Step 398: 386281 + 973 = 387254
Step 399: 387254 + 973 = 388227
Step 400: 388227 + 973 = 389200
Step 401: 389200 + 973 = 390173
Step 402: 390173 + 973 = 391146
Step 403: 391146 + 973 = 392119
Step 404: 392119 + 973 = 393092
Step 405: 393092 + 973 = 394065
Step 406: 394065 + 973 = 395038
Step 407: 395038 + 973 = 396011
Step 408: 396011 + 973 = 396984
Step 409: 396984 + 973 = 397957
Step 410: 397957 + 973 = 398930
Step 411: 398930 + 973 = 399903
Step 412: 399903 + 973 = 400876
Step 413: 400876 + 973 = 401849
Step 414: 401849 + 973 = 402822
Step 415: 402822 + 973 = 403795
Step 416: 403795 + 973 = 404768
Step 417: 404768 + 973 = 405741
Step 418: 405741 + 973 = 406714
Step 419: 406714 + 973 = 407687
Step 420: 407687 + 973 = 408660
Step 421: 408660 + 973 = 409633
Step 422: 409633 + 973 = 410606
Step 423: 410606 + 973 = 411579
Step 424: 411579 + 973 = 412552
Step 425: 412552 + 973 = 413525
Step 426: 413525 + 973 = 414498
Step 427: 414498 + 973 = 415471
Step 428: 415471 + 973 = 416444
Step 429: 416444 + 973 = 417417
Step 430: 417417 + 973 = 418390
Step 431: 418390 + 973 = 419363
Step 432: 419363 + 973 = 420336
Step 433: 420336 + 973 = 421309
Step 434: 421309 + 973 = 422282
Step 435: 422282 + 973 = 423255
Step 436: 423255 + 973 = 424228
Step 437: 424228 + 973 = 425201
Step 438: 425201 + 973 = 426174
Step 439: 426174 + 973 = 427147
Step 440: 427147 + 973 = 428120
Step 441: 428120 + 973 = 429093
Step 442: 429093 + 973 = 430066
Step 443: 430066 + 973 = 431039
Step 444: 431039 + 973 = 432012
Step 445: 432012 + 973 = 432985
Step 446: 432985 + 973 = 433958
Step 447: 433958 + 973 = 434931
Step 448: 434931 + 973 = 435904
Step 449: 435904 + 973 = 436877
Step 450: 436877 + 973 = 437850
Step 451: 437850 + 973 = 438823
Step 452: 438823 + 973 = 439796
Step 453: 439796 + 973 = 440769
Step 454: 440769 + 973 = 441742
Step 455: 441742 + 973 = 442715
Step 456: 442715 + 973 = 443688
Step 457: 443688 + 973 = 444661
Step 458: 444661 + 973 = 445634
Step 459: 445634 + 973 = 446607
Step 460: 446607 + 973 = 447580
Step 461: 447580 + 973 = 448553
Step 462: 448553 + 973 = 449526
Step 463: 449526 + 973 = 450499
Step 464: 450499 + 973 = 451472
Step 465: 451472 + 973 = 452445
Step 466: 452445 + 973 = 453418
Step 467: 453418 + 973 = 454391
Step 468: 454391 + 973 = 455364
Step 469: 455364 + 973 = 456337
Step 470: 456337 + 973 = 457310
Step 471: 457310 + 973 = 458283
Step 472: 458283 + 973 = 459256
Step 473: 459256 + 973 = 460229

So, 973*473 = 460229