Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 983. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 389. So, we're going to take the number 983 and add it to itself 389 times.
Step 1: 0 + 983 = 983
Step 2: 983 + 983 = 1966
Step 3: 1966 + 983 = 2949
Step 4: 2949 + 983 = 3932
Step 5: 3932 + 983 = 4915
Step 6: 4915 + 983 = 5898
Step 7: 5898 + 983 = 6881
Step 8: 6881 + 983 = 7864
Step 9: 7864 + 983 = 8847
Step 10: 8847 + 983 = 9830
Step 11: 9830 + 983 = 10813
Step 12: 10813 + 983 = 11796
Step 13: 11796 + 983 = 12779
Step 14: 12779 + 983 = 13762
Step 15: 13762 + 983 = 14745
Step 16: 14745 + 983 = 15728
Step 17: 15728 + 983 = 16711
Step 18: 16711 + 983 = 17694
Step 19: 17694 + 983 = 18677
Step 20: 18677 + 983 = 19660
Step 21: 19660 + 983 = 20643
Step 22: 20643 + 983 = 21626
Step 23: 21626 + 983 = 22609
Step 24: 22609 + 983 = 23592
Step 25: 23592 + 983 = 24575
Step 26: 24575 + 983 = 25558
Step 27: 25558 + 983 = 26541
Step 28: 26541 + 983 = 27524
Step 29: 27524 + 983 = 28507
Step 30: 28507 + 983 = 29490
Step 31: 29490 + 983 = 30473
Step 32: 30473 + 983 = 31456
Step 33: 31456 + 983 = 32439
Step 34: 32439 + 983 = 33422
Step 35: 33422 + 983 = 34405
Step 36: 34405 + 983 = 35388
Step 37: 35388 + 983 = 36371
Step 38: 36371 + 983 = 37354
Step 39: 37354 + 983 = 38337
Step 40: 38337 + 983 = 39320
Step 41: 39320 + 983 = 40303
Step 42: 40303 + 983 = 41286
Step 43: 41286 + 983 = 42269
Step 44: 42269 + 983 = 43252
Step 45: 43252 + 983 = 44235
Step 46: 44235 + 983 = 45218
Step 47: 45218 + 983 = 46201
Step 48: 46201 + 983 = 47184
Step 49: 47184 + 983 = 48167
Step 50: 48167 + 983 = 49150
Step 51: 49150 + 983 = 50133
Step 52: 50133 + 983 = 51116
Step 53: 51116 + 983 = 52099
Step 54: 52099 + 983 = 53082
Step 55: 53082 + 983 = 54065
Step 56: 54065 + 983 = 55048
Step 57: 55048 + 983 = 56031
Step 58: 56031 + 983 = 57014
Step 59: 57014 + 983 = 57997
Step 60: 57997 + 983 = 58980
Step 61: 58980 + 983 = 59963
Step 62: 59963 + 983 = 60946
Step 63: 60946 + 983 = 61929
Step 64: 61929 + 983 = 62912
Step 65: 62912 + 983 = 63895
Step 66: 63895 + 983 = 64878
Step 67: 64878 + 983 = 65861
Step 68: 65861 + 983 = 66844
Step 69: 66844 + 983 = 67827
Step 70: 67827 + 983 = 68810
Step 71: 68810 + 983 = 69793
Step 72: 69793 + 983 = 70776
Step 73: 70776 + 983 = 71759
Step 74: 71759 + 983 = 72742
Step 75: 72742 + 983 = 73725
Step 76: 73725 + 983 = 74708
Step 77: 74708 + 983 = 75691
Step 78: 75691 + 983 = 76674
Step 79: 76674 + 983 = 77657
Step 80: 77657 + 983 = 78640
Step 81: 78640 + 983 = 79623
Step 82: 79623 + 983 = 80606
Step 83: 80606 + 983 = 81589
Step 84: 81589 + 983 = 82572
Step 85: 82572 + 983 = 83555
Step 86: 83555 + 983 = 84538
Step 87: 84538 + 983 = 85521
Step 88: 85521 + 983 = 86504
Step 89: 86504 + 983 = 87487
Step 90: 87487 + 983 = 88470
Step 91: 88470 + 983 = 89453
Step 92: 89453 + 983 = 90436
Step 93: 90436 + 983 = 91419
Step 94: 91419 + 983 = 92402
Step 95: 92402 + 983 = 93385
Step 96: 93385 + 983 = 94368
Step 97: 94368 + 983 = 95351
Step 98: 95351 + 983 = 96334
Step 99: 96334 + 983 = 97317
Step 100: 97317 + 983 = 98300
Step 101: 98300 + 983 = 99283
Step 102: 99283 + 983 = 100266
Step 103: 100266 + 983 = 101249
Step 104: 101249 + 983 = 102232
Step 105: 102232 + 983 = 103215
Step 106: 103215 + 983 = 104198
Step 107: 104198 + 983 = 105181
Step 108: 105181 + 983 = 106164
Step 109: 106164 + 983 = 107147
Step 110: 107147 + 983 = 108130
Step 111: 108130 + 983 = 109113
Step 112: 109113 + 983 = 110096
Step 113: 110096 + 983 = 111079
Step 114: 111079 + 983 = 112062
Step 115: 112062 + 983 = 113045
Step 116: 113045 + 983 = 114028
Step 117: 114028 + 983 = 115011
Step 118: 115011 + 983 = 115994
Step 119: 115994 + 983 = 116977
Step 120: 116977 + 983 = 117960
Step 121: 117960 + 983 = 118943
Step 122: 118943 + 983 = 119926
Step 123: 119926 + 983 = 120909
Step 124: 120909 + 983 = 121892
Step 125: 121892 + 983 = 122875
Step 126: 122875 + 983 = 123858
Step 127: 123858 + 983 = 124841
Step 128: 124841 + 983 = 125824
Step 129: 125824 + 983 = 126807
Step 130: 126807 + 983 = 127790
Step 131: 127790 + 983 = 128773
Step 132: 128773 + 983 = 129756
Step 133: 129756 + 983 = 130739
Step 134: 130739 + 983 = 131722
Step 135: 131722 + 983 = 132705
Step 136: 132705 + 983 = 133688
Step 137: 133688 + 983 = 134671
Step 138: 134671 + 983 = 135654
Step 139: 135654 + 983 = 136637
Step 140: 136637 + 983 = 137620
Step 141: 137620 + 983 = 138603
Step 142: 138603 + 983 = 139586
Step 143: 139586 + 983 = 140569
Step 144: 140569 + 983 = 141552
Step 145: 141552 + 983 = 142535
Step 146: 142535 + 983 = 143518
Step 147: 143518 + 983 = 144501
Step 148: 144501 + 983 = 145484
Step 149: 145484 + 983 = 146467
Step 150: 146467 + 983 = 147450
Step 151: 147450 + 983 = 148433
Step 152: 148433 + 983 = 149416
Step 153: 149416 + 983 = 150399
Step 154: 150399 + 983 = 151382
Step 155: 151382 + 983 = 152365
Step 156: 152365 + 983 = 153348
Step 157: 153348 + 983 = 154331
Step 158: 154331 + 983 = 155314
Step 159: 155314 + 983 = 156297
Step 160: 156297 + 983 = 157280
Step 161: 157280 + 983 = 158263
Step 162: 158263 + 983 = 159246
Step 163: 159246 + 983 = 160229
Step 164: 160229 + 983 = 161212
Step 165: 161212 + 983 = 162195
Step 166: 162195 + 983 = 163178
Step 167: 163178 + 983 = 164161
Step 168: 164161 + 983 = 165144
Step 169: 165144 + 983 = 166127
Step 170: 166127 + 983 = 167110
Step 171: 167110 + 983 = 168093
Step 172: 168093 + 983 = 169076
Step 173: 169076 + 983 = 170059
Step 174: 170059 + 983 = 171042
Step 175: 171042 + 983 = 172025
Step 176: 172025 + 983 = 173008
Step 177: 173008 + 983 = 173991
Step 178: 173991 + 983 = 174974
Step 179: 174974 + 983 = 175957
Step 180: 175957 + 983 = 176940
Step 181: 176940 + 983 = 177923
Step 182: 177923 + 983 = 178906
Step 183: 178906 + 983 = 179889
Step 184: 179889 + 983 = 180872
Step 185: 180872 + 983 = 181855
Step 186: 181855 + 983 = 182838
Step 187: 182838 + 983 = 183821
Step 188: 183821 + 983 = 184804
Step 189: 184804 + 983 = 185787
Step 190: 185787 + 983 = 186770
Step 191: 186770 + 983 = 187753
Step 192: 187753 + 983 = 188736
Step 193: 188736 + 983 = 189719
Step 194: 189719 + 983 = 190702
Step 195: 190702 + 983 = 191685
Step 196: 191685 + 983 = 192668
Step 197: 192668 + 983 = 193651
Step 198: 193651 + 983 = 194634
Step 199: 194634 + 983 = 195617
Step 200: 195617 + 983 = 196600
Step 201: 196600 + 983 = 197583
Step 202: 197583 + 983 = 198566
Step 203: 198566 + 983 = 199549
Step 204: 199549 + 983 = 200532
Step 205: 200532 + 983 = 201515
Step 206: 201515 + 983 = 202498
Step 207: 202498 + 983 = 203481
Step 208: 203481 + 983 = 204464
Step 209: 204464 + 983 = 205447
Step 210: 205447 + 983 = 206430
Step 211: 206430 + 983 = 207413
Step 212: 207413 + 983 = 208396
Step 213: 208396 + 983 = 209379
Step 214: 209379 + 983 = 210362
Step 215: 210362 + 983 = 211345
Step 216: 211345 + 983 = 212328
Step 217: 212328 + 983 = 213311
Step 218: 213311 + 983 = 214294
Step 219: 214294 + 983 = 215277
Step 220: 215277 + 983 = 216260
Step 221: 216260 + 983 = 217243
Step 222: 217243 + 983 = 218226
Step 223: 218226 + 983 = 219209
Step 224: 219209 + 983 = 220192
Step 225: 220192 + 983 = 221175
Step 226: 221175 + 983 = 222158
Step 227: 222158 + 983 = 223141
Step 228: 223141 + 983 = 224124
Step 229: 224124 + 983 = 225107
Step 230: 225107 + 983 = 226090
Step 231: 226090 + 983 = 227073
Step 232: 227073 + 983 = 228056
Step 233: 228056 + 983 = 229039
Step 234: 229039 + 983 = 230022
Step 235: 230022 + 983 = 231005
Step 236: 231005 + 983 = 231988
Step 237: 231988 + 983 = 232971
Step 238: 232971 + 983 = 233954
Step 239: 233954 + 983 = 234937
Step 240: 234937 + 983 = 235920
Step 241: 235920 + 983 = 236903
Step 242: 236903 + 983 = 237886
Step 243: 237886 + 983 = 238869
Step 244: 238869 + 983 = 239852
Step 245: 239852 + 983 = 240835
Step 246: 240835 + 983 = 241818
Step 247: 241818 + 983 = 242801
Step 248: 242801 + 983 = 243784
Step 249: 243784 + 983 = 244767
Step 250: 244767 + 983 = 245750
Step 251: 245750 + 983 = 246733
Step 252: 246733 + 983 = 247716
Step 253: 247716 + 983 = 248699
Step 254: 248699 + 983 = 249682
Step 255: 249682 + 983 = 250665
Step 256: 250665 + 983 = 251648
Step 257: 251648 + 983 = 252631
Step 258: 252631 + 983 = 253614
Step 259: 253614 + 983 = 254597
Step 260: 254597 + 983 = 255580
Step 261: 255580 + 983 = 256563
Step 262: 256563 + 983 = 257546
Step 263: 257546 + 983 = 258529
Step 264: 258529 + 983 = 259512
Step 265: 259512 + 983 = 260495
Step 266: 260495 + 983 = 261478
Step 267: 261478 + 983 = 262461
Step 268: 262461 + 983 = 263444
Step 269: 263444 + 983 = 264427
Step 270: 264427 + 983 = 265410
Step 271: 265410 + 983 = 266393
Step 272: 266393 + 983 = 267376
Step 273: 267376 + 983 = 268359
Step 274: 268359 + 983 = 269342
Step 275: 269342 + 983 = 270325
Step 276: 270325 + 983 = 271308
Step 277: 271308 + 983 = 272291
Step 278: 272291 + 983 = 273274
Step 279: 273274 + 983 = 274257
Step 280: 274257 + 983 = 275240
Step 281: 275240 + 983 = 276223
Step 282: 276223 + 983 = 277206
Step 283: 277206 + 983 = 278189
Step 284: 278189 + 983 = 279172
Step 285: 279172 + 983 = 280155
Step 286: 280155 + 983 = 281138
Step 287: 281138 + 983 = 282121
Step 288: 282121 + 983 = 283104
Step 289: 283104 + 983 = 284087
Step 290: 284087 + 983 = 285070
Step 291: 285070 + 983 = 286053
Step 292: 286053 + 983 = 287036
Step 293: 287036 + 983 = 288019
Step 294: 288019 + 983 = 289002
Step 295: 289002 + 983 = 289985
Step 296: 289985 + 983 = 290968
Step 297: 290968 + 983 = 291951
Step 298: 291951 + 983 = 292934
Step 299: 292934 + 983 = 293917
Step 300: 293917 + 983 = 294900
Step 301: 294900 + 983 = 295883
Step 302: 295883 + 983 = 296866
Step 303: 296866 + 983 = 297849
Step 304: 297849 + 983 = 298832
Step 305: 298832 + 983 = 299815
Step 306: 299815 + 983 = 300798
Step 307: 300798 + 983 = 301781
Step 308: 301781 + 983 = 302764
Step 309: 302764 + 983 = 303747
Step 310: 303747 + 983 = 304730
Step 311: 304730 + 983 = 305713
Step 312: 305713 + 983 = 306696
Step 313: 306696 + 983 = 307679
Step 314: 307679 + 983 = 308662
Step 315: 308662 + 983 = 309645
Step 316: 309645 + 983 = 310628
Step 317: 310628 + 983 = 311611
Step 318: 311611 + 983 = 312594
Step 319: 312594 + 983 = 313577
Step 320: 313577 + 983 = 314560
Step 321: 314560 + 983 = 315543
Step 322: 315543 + 983 = 316526
Step 323: 316526 + 983 = 317509
Step 324: 317509 + 983 = 318492
Step 325: 318492 + 983 = 319475
Step 326: 319475 + 983 = 320458
Step 327: 320458 + 983 = 321441
Step 328: 321441 + 983 = 322424
Step 329: 322424 + 983 = 323407
Step 330: 323407 + 983 = 324390
Step 331: 324390 + 983 = 325373
Step 332: 325373 + 983 = 326356
Step 333: 326356 + 983 = 327339
Step 334: 327339 + 983 = 328322
Step 335: 328322 + 983 = 329305
Step 336: 329305 + 983 = 330288
Step 337: 330288 + 983 = 331271
Step 338: 331271 + 983 = 332254
Step 339: 332254 + 983 = 333237
Step 340: 333237 + 983 = 334220
Step 341: 334220 + 983 = 335203
Step 342: 335203 + 983 = 336186
Step 343: 336186 + 983 = 337169
Step 344: 337169 + 983 = 338152
Step 345: 338152 + 983 = 339135
Step 346: 339135 + 983 = 340118
Step 347: 340118 + 983 = 341101
Step 348: 341101 + 983 = 342084
Step 349: 342084 + 983 = 343067
Step 350: 343067 + 983 = 344050
Step 351: 344050 + 983 = 345033
Step 352: 345033 + 983 = 346016
Step 353: 346016 + 983 = 346999
Step 354: 346999 + 983 = 347982
Step 355: 347982 + 983 = 348965
Step 356: 348965 + 983 = 349948
Step 357: 349948 + 983 = 350931
Step 358: 350931 + 983 = 351914
Step 359: 351914 + 983 = 352897
Step 360: 352897 + 983 = 353880
Step 361: 353880 + 983 = 354863
Step 362: 354863 + 983 = 355846
Step 363: 355846 + 983 = 356829
Step 364: 356829 + 983 = 357812
Step 365: 357812 + 983 = 358795
Step 366: 358795 + 983 = 359778
Step 367: 359778 + 983 = 360761
Step 368: 360761 + 983 = 361744
Step 369: 361744 + 983 = 362727
Step 370: 362727 + 983 = 363710
Step 371: 363710 + 983 = 364693
Step 372: 364693 + 983 = 365676
Step 373: 365676 + 983 = 366659
Step 374: 366659 + 983 = 367642
Step 375: 367642 + 983 = 368625
Step 376: 368625 + 983 = 369608
Step 377: 369608 + 983 = 370591
Step 378: 370591 + 983 = 371574
Step 379: 371574 + 983 = 372557
Step 380: 372557 + 983 = 373540
Step 381: 373540 + 983 = 374523
Step 382: 374523 + 983 = 375506
Step 383: 375506 + 983 = 376489
Step 384: 376489 + 983 = 377472
Step 385: 377472 + 983 = 378455
Step 386: 378455 + 983 = 379438
Step 387: 379438 + 983 = 380421
Step 388: 380421 + 983 = 381404
Step 389: 381404 + 983 = 382387

So, 983*389 = 382387