Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 997. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 99. So, we're going to take the number 997 and add it to itself 99 times.
Step 1: 0 + 997 = 997
Step 2: 997 + 997 = 1994
Step 3: 1994 + 997 = 2991
Step 4: 2991 + 997 = 3988
Step 5: 3988 + 997 = 4985
Step 6: 4985 + 997 = 5982
Step 7: 5982 + 997 = 6979
Step 8: 6979 + 997 = 7976
Step 9: 7976 + 997 = 8973
Step 10: 8973 + 997 = 9970
Step 11: 9970 + 997 = 10967
Step 12: 10967 + 997 = 11964
Step 13: 11964 + 997 = 12961
Step 14: 12961 + 997 = 13958
Step 15: 13958 + 997 = 14955
Step 16: 14955 + 997 = 15952
Step 17: 15952 + 997 = 16949
Step 18: 16949 + 997 = 17946
Step 19: 17946 + 997 = 18943
Step 20: 18943 + 997 = 19940
Step 21: 19940 + 997 = 20937
Step 22: 20937 + 997 = 21934
Step 23: 21934 + 997 = 22931
Step 24: 22931 + 997 = 23928
Step 25: 23928 + 997 = 24925
Step 26: 24925 + 997 = 25922
Step 27: 25922 + 997 = 26919
Step 28: 26919 + 997 = 27916
Step 29: 27916 + 997 = 28913
Step 30: 28913 + 997 = 29910
Step 31: 29910 + 997 = 30907
Step 32: 30907 + 997 = 31904
Step 33: 31904 + 997 = 32901
Step 34: 32901 + 997 = 33898
Step 35: 33898 + 997 = 34895
Step 36: 34895 + 997 = 35892
Step 37: 35892 + 997 = 36889
Step 38: 36889 + 997 = 37886
Step 39: 37886 + 997 = 38883
Step 40: 38883 + 997 = 39880
Step 41: 39880 + 997 = 40877
Step 42: 40877 + 997 = 41874
Step 43: 41874 + 997 = 42871
Step 44: 42871 + 997 = 43868
Step 45: 43868 + 997 = 44865
Step 46: 44865 + 997 = 45862
Step 47: 45862 + 997 = 46859
Step 48: 46859 + 997 = 47856
Step 49: 47856 + 997 = 48853
Step 50: 48853 + 997 = 49850
Step 51: 49850 + 997 = 50847
Step 52: 50847 + 997 = 51844
Step 53: 51844 + 997 = 52841
Step 54: 52841 + 997 = 53838
Step 55: 53838 + 997 = 54835
Step 56: 54835 + 997 = 55832
Step 57: 55832 + 997 = 56829
Step 58: 56829 + 997 = 57826
Step 59: 57826 + 997 = 58823
Step 60: 58823 + 997 = 59820
Step 61: 59820 + 997 = 60817
Step 62: 60817 + 997 = 61814
Step 63: 61814 + 997 = 62811
Step 64: 62811 + 997 = 63808
Step 65: 63808 + 997 = 64805
Step 66: 64805 + 997 = 65802
Step 67: 65802 + 997 = 66799
Step 68: 66799 + 997 = 67796
Step 69: 67796 + 997 = 68793
Step 70: 68793 + 997 = 69790
Step 71: 69790 + 997 = 70787
Step 72: 70787 + 997 = 71784
Step 73: 71784 + 997 = 72781
Step 74: 72781 + 997 = 73778
Step 75: 73778 + 997 = 74775
Step 76: 74775 + 997 = 75772
Step 77: 75772 + 997 = 76769
Step 78: 76769 + 997 = 77766
Step 79: 77766 + 997 = 78763
Step 80: 78763 + 997 = 79760
Step 81: 79760 + 997 = 80757
Step 82: 80757 + 997 = 81754
Step 83: 81754 + 997 = 82751
Step 84: 82751 + 997 = 83748
Step 85: 83748 + 997 = 84745
Step 86: 84745 + 997 = 85742
Step 87: 85742 + 997 = 86739
Step 88: 86739 + 997 = 87736
Step 89: 87736 + 997 = 88733
Step 90: 88733 + 997 = 89730
Step 91: 89730 + 997 = 90727
Step 92: 90727 + 997 = 91724
Step 93: 91724 + 997 = 92721
Step 94: 92721 + 997 = 93718
Step 95: 93718 + 997 = 94715
Step 96: 94715 + 997 = 95712
Step 97: 95712 + 997 = 96709
Step 98: 96709 + 997 = 97706
Step 99: 97706 + 997 = 98703

So, 997*99 = 98703