Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 953. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 438. So, we're going to take the number 953 and add it to itself 438 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
Step 72: 67663 + 953 = 68616
Step 73: 68616 + 953 = 69569
Step 74: 69569 + 953 = 70522
Step 75: 70522 + 953 = 71475
Step 76: 71475 + 953 = 72428
Step 77: 72428 + 953 = 73381
Step 78: 73381 + 953 = 74334
Step 79: 74334 + 953 = 75287
Step 80: 75287 + 953 = 76240
Step 81: 76240 + 953 = 77193
Step 82: 77193 + 953 = 78146
Step 83: 78146 + 953 = 79099
Step 84: 79099 + 953 = 80052
Step 85: 80052 + 953 = 81005
Step 86: 81005 + 953 = 81958
Step 87: 81958 + 953 = 82911
Step 88: 82911 + 953 = 83864
Step 89: 83864 + 953 = 84817
Step 90: 84817 + 953 = 85770
Step 91: 85770 + 953 = 86723
Step 92: 86723 + 953 = 87676
Step 93: 87676 + 953 = 88629
Step 94: 88629 + 953 = 89582
Step 95: 89582 + 953 = 90535
Step 96: 90535 + 953 = 91488
Step 97: 91488 + 953 = 92441
Step 98: 92441 + 953 = 93394
Step 99: 93394 + 953 = 94347
Step 100: 94347 + 953 = 95300
Step 101: 95300 + 953 = 96253
Step 102: 96253 + 953 = 97206
Step 103: 97206 + 953 = 98159
Step 104: 98159 + 953 = 99112
Step 105: 99112 + 953 = 100065
Step 106: 100065 + 953 = 101018
Step 107: 101018 + 953 = 101971
Step 108: 101971 + 953 = 102924
Step 109: 102924 + 953 = 103877
Step 110: 103877 + 953 = 104830
Step 111: 104830 + 953 = 105783
Step 112: 105783 + 953 = 106736
Step 113: 106736 + 953 = 107689
Step 114: 107689 + 953 = 108642
Step 115: 108642 + 953 = 109595
Step 116: 109595 + 953 = 110548
Step 117: 110548 + 953 = 111501
Step 118: 111501 + 953 = 112454
Step 119: 112454 + 953 = 113407
Step 120: 113407 + 953 = 114360
Step 121: 114360 + 953 = 115313
Step 122: 115313 + 953 = 116266
Step 123: 116266 + 953 = 117219
Step 124: 117219 + 953 = 118172
Step 125: 118172 + 953 = 119125
Step 126: 119125 + 953 = 120078
Step 127: 120078 + 953 = 121031
Step 128: 121031 + 953 = 121984
Step 129: 121984 + 953 = 122937
Step 130: 122937 + 953 = 123890
Step 131: 123890 + 953 = 124843
Step 132: 124843 + 953 = 125796
Step 133: 125796 + 953 = 126749
Step 134: 126749 + 953 = 127702
Step 135: 127702 + 953 = 128655
Step 136: 128655 + 953 = 129608
Step 137: 129608 + 953 = 130561
Step 138: 130561 + 953 = 131514
Step 139: 131514 + 953 = 132467
Step 140: 132467 + 953 = 133420
Step 141: 133420 + 953 = 134373
Step 142: 134373 + 953 = 135326
Step 143: 135326 + 953 = 136279
Step 144: 136279 + 953 = 137232
Step 145: 137232 + 953 = 138185
Step 146: 138185 + 953 = 139138
Step 147: 139138 + 953 = 140091
Step 148: 140091 + 953 = 141044
Step 149: 141044 + 953 = 141997
Step 150: 141997 + 953 = 142950
Step 151: 142950 + 953 = 143903
Step 152: 143903 + 953 = 144856
Step 153: 144856 + 953 = 145809
Step 154: 145809 + 953 = 146762
Step 155: 146762 + 953 = 147715
Step 156: 147715 + 953 = 148668
Step 157: 148668 + 953 = 149621
Step 158: 149621 + 953 = 150574
Step 159: 150574 + 953 = 151527
Step 160: 151527 + 953 = 152480
Step 161: 152480 + 953 = 153433
Step 162: 153433 + 953 = 154386
Step 163: 154386 + 953 = 155339
Step 164: 155339 + 953 = 156292
Step 165: 156292 + 953 = 157245
Step 166: 157245 + 953 = 158198
Step 167: 158198 + 953 = 159151
Step 168: 159151 + 953 = 160104
Step 169: 160104 + 953 = 161057
Step 170: 161057 + 953 = 162010
Step 171: 162010 + 953 = 162963
Step 172: 162963 + 953 = 163916
Step 173: 163916 + 953 = 164869
Step 174: 164869 + 953 = 165822
Step 175: 165822 + 953 = 166775
Step 176: 166775 + 953 = 167728
Step 177: 167728 + 953 = 168681
Step 178: 168681 + 953 = 169634
Step 179: 169634 + 953 = 170587
Step 180: 170587 + 953 = 171540
Step 181: 171540 + 953 = 172493
Step 182: 172493 + 953 = 173446
Step 183: 173446 + 953 = 174399
Step 184: 174399 + 953 = 175352
Step 185: 175352 + 953 = 176305
Step 186: 176305 + 953 = 177258
Step 187: 177258 + 953 = 178211
Step 188: 178211 + 953 = 179164
Step 189: 179164 + 953 = 180117
Step 190: 180117 + 953 = 181070
Step 191: 181070 + 953 = 182023
Step 192: 182023 + 953 = 182976
Step 193: 182976 + 953 = 183929
Step 194: 183929 + 953 = 184882
Step 195: 184882 + 953 = 185835
Step 196: 185835 + 953 = 186788
Step 197: 186788 + 953 = 187741
Step 198: 187741 + 953 = 188694
Step 199: 188694 + 953 = 189647
Step 200: 189647 + 953 = 190600
Step 201: 190600 + 953 = 191553
Step 202: 191553 + 953 = 192506
Step 203: 192506 + 953 = 193459
Step 204: 193459 + 953 = 194412
Step 205: 194412 + 953 = 195365
Step 206: 195365 + 953 = 196318
Step 207: 196318 + 953 = 197271
Step 208: 197271 + 953 = 198224
Step 209: 198224 + 953 = 199177
Step 210: 199177 + 953 = 200130
Step 211: 200130 + 953 = 201083
Step 212: 201083 + 953 = 202036
Step 213: 202036 + 953 = 202989
Step 214: 202989 + 953 = 203942
Step 215: 203942 + 953 = 204895
Step 216: 204895 + 953 = 205848
Step 217: 205848 + 953 = 206801
Step 218: 206801 + 953 = 207754
Step 219: 207754 + 953 = 208707
Step 220: 208707 + 953 = 209660
Step 221: 209660 + 953 = 210613
Step 222: 210613 + 953 = 211566
Step 223: 211566 + 953 = 212519
Step 224: 212519 + 953 = 213472
Step 225: 213472 + 953 = 214425
Step 226: 214425 + 953 = 215378
Step 227: 215378 + 953 = 216331
Step 228: 216331 + 953 = 217284
Step 229: 217284 + 953 = 218237
Step 230: 218237 + 953 = 219190
Step 231: 219190 + 953 = 220143
Step 232: 220143 + 953 = 221096
Step 233: 221096 + 953 = 222049
Step 234: 222049 + 953 = 223002
Step 235: 223002 + 953 = 223955
Step 236: 223955 + 953 = 224908
Step 237: 224908 + 953 = 225861
Step 238: 225861 + 953 = 226814
Step 239: 226814 + 953 = 227767
Step 240: 227767 + 953 = 228720
Step 241: 228720 + 953 = 229673
Step 242: 229673 + 953 = 230626
Step 243: 230626 + 953 = 231579
Step 244: 231579 + 953 = 232532
Step 245: 232532 + 953 = 233485
Step 246: 233485 + 953 = 234438
Step 247: 234438 + 953 = 235391
Step 248: 235391 + 953 = 236344
Step 249: 236344 + 953 = 237297
Step 250: 237297 + 953 = 238250
Step 251: 238250 + 953 = 239203
Step 252: 239203 + 953 = 240156
Step 253: 240156 + 953 = 241109
Step 254: 241109 + 953 = 242062
Step 255: 242062 + 953 = 243015
Step 256: 243015 + 953 = 243968
Step 257: 243968 + 953 = 244921
Step 258: 244921 + 953 = 245874
Step 259: 245874 + 953 = 246827
Step 260: 246827 + 953 = 247780
Step 261: 247780 + 953 = 248733
Step 262: 248733 + 953 = 249686
Step 263: 249686 + 953 = 250639
Step 264: 250639 + 953 = 251592
Step 265: 251592 + 953 = 252545
Step 266: 252545 + 953 = 253498
Step 267: 253498 + 953 = 254451
Step 268: 254451 + 953 = 255404
Step 269: 255404 + 953 = 256357
Step 270: 256357 + 953 = 257310
Step 271: 257310 + 953 = 258263
Step 272: 258263 + 953 = 259216
Step 273: 259216 + 953 = 260169
Step 274: 260169 + 953 = 261122
Step 275: 261122 + 953 = 262075
Step 276: 262075 + 953 = 263028
Step 277: 263028 + 953 = 263981
Step 278: 263981 + 953 = 264934
Step 279: 264934 + 953 = 265887
Step 280: 265887 + 953 = 266840
Step 281: 266840 + 953 = 267793
Step 282: 267793 + 953 = 268746
Step 283: 268746 + 953 = 269699
Step 284: 269699 + 953 = 270652
Step 285: 270652 + 953 = 271605
Step 286: 271605 + 953 = 272558
Step 287: 272558 + 953 = 273511
Step 288: 273511 + 953 = 274464
Step 289: 274464 + 953 = 275417
Step 290: 275417 + 953 = 276370
Step 291: 276370 + 953 = 277323
Step 292: 277323 + 953 = 278276
Step 293: 278276 + 953 = 279229
Step 294: 279229 + 953 = 280182
Step 295: 280182 + 953 = 281135
Step 296: 281135 + 953 = 282088
Step 297: 282088 + 953 = 283041
Step 298: 283041 + 953 = 283994
Step 299: 283994 + 953 = 284947
Step 300: 284947 + 953 = 285900
Step 301: 285900 + 953 = 286853
Step 302: 286853 + 953 = 287806
Step 303: 287806 + 953 = 288759
Step 304: 288759 + 953 = 289712
Step 305: 289712 + 953 = 290665
Step 306: 290665 + 953 = 291618
Step 307: 291618 + 953 = 292571
Step 308: 292571 + 953 = 293524
Step 309: 293524 + 953 = 294477
Step 310: 294477 + 953 = 295430
Step 311: 295430 + 953 = 296383
Step 312: 296383 + 953 = 297336
Step 313: 297336 + 953 = 298289
Step 314: 298289 + 953 = 299242
Step 315: 299242 + 953 = 300195
Step 316: 300195 + 953 = 301148
Step 317: 301148 + 953 = 302101
Step 318: 302101 + 953 = 303054
Step 319: 303054 + 953 = 304007
Step 320: 304007 + 953 = 304960
Step 321: 304960 + 953 = 305913
Step 322: 305913 + 953 = 306866
Step 323: 306866 + 953 = 307819
Step 324: 307819 + 953 = 308772
Step 325: 308772 + 953 = 309725
Step 326: 309725 + 953 = 310678
Step 327: 310678 + 953 = 311631
Step 328: 311631 + 953 = 312584
Step 329: 312584 + 953 = 313537
Step 330: 313537 + 953 = 314490
Step 331: 314490 + 953 = 315443
Step 332: 315443 + 953 = 316396
Step 333: 316396 + 953 = 317349
Step 334: 317349 + 953 = 318302
Step 335: 318302 + 953 = 319255
Step 336: 319255 + 953 = 320208
Step 337: 320208 + 953 = 321161
Step 338: 321161 + 953 = 322114
Step 339: 322114 + 953 = 323067
Step 340: 323067 + 953 = 324020
Step 341: 324020 + 953 = 324973
Step 342: 324973 + 953 = 325926
Step 343: 325926 + 953 = 326879
Step 344: 326879 + 953 = 327832
Step 345: 327832 + 953 = 328785
Step 346: 328785 + 953 = 329738
Step 347: 329738 + 953 = 330691
Step 348: 330691 + 953 = 331644
Step 349: 331644 + 953 = 332597
Step 350: 332597 + 953 = 333550
Step 351: 333550 + 953 = 334503
Step 352: 334503 + 953 = 335456
Step 353: 335456 + 953 = 336409
Step 354: 336409 + 953 = 337362
Step 355: 337362 + 953 = 338315
Step 356: 338315 + 953 = 339268
Step 357: 339268 + 953 = 340221
Step 358: 340221 + 953 = 341174
Step 359: 341174 + 953 = 342127
Step 360: 342127 + 953 = 343080
Step 361: 343080 + 953 = 344033
Step 362: 344033 + 953 = 344986
Step 363: 344986 + 953 = 345939
Step 364: 345939 + 953 = 346892
Step 365: 346892 + 953 = 347845
Step 366: 347845 + 953 = 348798
Step 367: 348798 + 953 = 349751
Step 368: 349751 + 953 = 350704
Step 369: 350704 + 953 = 351657
Step 370: 351657 + 953 = 352610
Step 371: 352610 + 953 = 353563
Step 372: 353563 + 953 = 354516
Step 373: 354516 + 953 = 355469
Step 374: 355469 + 953 = 356422
Step 375: 356422 + 953 = 357375
Step 376: 357375 + 953 = 358328
Step 377: 358328 + 953 = 359281
Step 378: 359281 + 953 = 360234
Step 379: 360234 + 953 = 361187
Step 380: 361187 + 953 = 362140
Step 381: 362140 + 953 = 363093
Step 382: 363093 + 953 = 364046
Step 383: 364046 + 953 = 364999
Step 384: 364999 + 953 = 365952
Step 385: 365952 + 953 = 366905
Step 386: 366905 + 953 = 367858
Step 387: 367858 + 953 = 368811
Step 388: 368811 + 953 = 369764
Step 389: 369764 + 953 = 370717
Step 390: 370717 + 953 = 371670
Step 391: 371670 + 953 = 372623
Step 392: 372623 + 953 = 373576
Step 393: 373576 + 953 = 374529
Step 394: 374529 + 953 = 375482
Step 395: 375482 + 953 = 376435
Step 396: 376435 + 953 = 377388
Step 397: 377388 + 953 = 378341
Step 398: 378341 + 953 = 379294
Step 399: 379294 + 953 = 380247
Step 400: 380247 + 953 = 381200
Step 401: 381200 + 953 = 382153
Step 402: 382153 + 953 = 383106
Step 403: 383106 + 953 = 384059
Step 404: 384059 + 953 = 385012
Step 405: 385012 + 953 = 385965
Step 406: 385965 + 953 = 386918
Step 407: 386918 + 953 = 387871
Step 408: 387871 + 953 = 388824
Step 409: 388824 + 953 = 389777
Step 410: 389777 + 953 = 390730
Step 411: 390730 + 953 = 391683
Step 412: 391683 + 953 = 392636
Step 413: 392636 + 953 = 393589
Step 414: 393589 + 953 = 394542
Step 415: 394542 + 953 = 395495
Step 416: 395495 + 953 = 396448
Step 417: 396448 + 953 = 397401
Step 418: 397401 + 953 = 398354
Step 419: 398354 + 953 = 399307
Step 420: 399307 + 953 = 400260
Step 421: 400260 + 953 = 401213
Step 422: 401213 + 953 = 402166
Step 423: 402166 + 953 = 403119
Step 424: 403119 + 953 = 404072
Step 425: 404072 + 953 = 405025
Step 426: 405025 + 953 = 405978
Step 427: 405978 + 953 = 406931
Step 428: 406931 + 953 = 407884
Step 429: 407884 + 953 = 408837
Step 430: 408837 + 953 = 409790
Step 431: 409790 + 953 = 410743
Step 432: 410743 + 953 = 411696
Step 433: 411696 + 953 = 412649
Step 434: 412649 + 953 = 413602
Step 435: 413602 + 953 = 414555
Step 436: 414555 + 953 = 415508
Step 437: 415508 + 953 = 416461
Step 438: 416461 + 953 = 417414

So, 953*438 = 417414