Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 529. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 172. So, we're going to take the number 529 and add it to itself 172 times.
Step 1: 0 + 529 = 529
Step 2: 529 + 529 = 1058
Step 3: 1058 + 529 = 1587
Step 4: 1587 + 529 = 2116
Step 5: 2116 + 529 = 2645
Step 6: 2645 + 529 = 3174
Step 7: 3174 + 529 = 3703
Step 8: 3703 + 529 = 4232
Step 9: 4232 + 529 = 4761
Step 10: 4761 + 529 = 5290
Step 11: 5290 + 529 = 5819
Step 12: 5819 + 529 = 6348
Step 13: 6348 + 529 = 6877
Step 14: 6877 + 529 = 7406
Step 15: 7406 + 529 = 7935
Step 16: 7935 + 529 = 8464
Step 17: 8464 + 529 = 8993
Step 18: 8993 + 529 = 9522
Step 19: 9522 + 529 = 10051
Step 20: 10051 + 529 = 10580
Step 21: 10580 + 529 = 11109
Step 22: 11109 + 529 = 11638
Step 23: 11638 + 529 = 12167
Step 24: 12167 + 529 = 12696
Step 25: 12696 + 529 = 13225
Step 26: 13225 + 529 = 13754
Step 27: 13754 + 529 = 14283
Step 28: 14283 + 529 = 14812
Step 29: 14812 + 529 = 15341
Step 30: 15341 + 529 = 15870
Step 31: 15870 + 529 = 16399
Step 32: 16399 + 529 = 16928
Step 33: 16928 + 529 = 17457
Step 34: 17457 + 529 = 17986
Step 35: 17986 + 529 = 18515
Step 36: 18515 + 529 = 19044
Step 37: 19044 + 529 = 19573
Step 38: 19573 + 529 = 20102
Step 39: 20102 + 529 = 20631
Step 40: 20631 + 529 = 21160
Step 41: 21160 + 529 = 21689
Step 42: 21689 + 529 = 22218
Step 43: 22218 + 529 = 22747
Step 44: 22747 + 529 = 23276
Step 45: 23276 + 529 = 23805
Step 46: 23805 + 529 = 24334
Step 47: 24334 + 529 = 24863
Step 48: 24863 + 529 = 25392
Step 49: 25392 + 529 = 25921
Step 50: 25921 + 529 = 26450
Step 51: 26450 + 529 = 26979
Step 52: 26979 + 529 = 27508
Step 53: 27508 + 529 = 28037
Step 54: 28037 + 529 = 28566
Step 55: 28566 + 529 = 29095
Step 56: 29095 + 529 = 29624
Step 57: 29624 + 529 = 30153
Step 58: 30153 + 529 = 30682
Step 59: 30682 + 529 = 31211
Step 60: 31211 + 529 = 31740
Step 61: 31740 + 529 = 32269
Step 62: 32269 + 529 = 32798
Step 63: 32798 + 529 = 33327
Step 64: 33327 + 529 = 33856
Step 65: 33856 + 529 = 34385
Step 66: 34385 + 529 = 34914
Step 67: 34914 + 529 = 35443
Step 68: 35443 + 529 = 35972
Step 69: 35972 + 529 = 36501
Step 70: 36501 + 529 = 37030
Step 71: 37030 + 529 = 37559
Step 72: 37559 + 529 = 38088
Step 73: 38088 + 529 = 38617
Step 74: 38617 + 529 = 39146
Step 75: 39146 + 529 = 39675
Step 76: 39675 + 529 = 40204
Step 77: 40204 + 529 = 40733
Step 78: 40733 + 529 = 41262
Step 79: 41262 + 529 = 41791
Step 80: 41791 + 529 = 42320
Step 81: 42320 + 529 = 42849
Step 82: 42849 + 529 = 43378
Step 83: 43378 + 529 = 43907
Step 84: 43907 + 529 = 44436
Step 85: 44436 + 529 = 44965
Step 86: 44965 + 529 = 45494
Step 87: 45494 + 529 = 46023
Step 88: 46023 + 529 = 46552
Step 89: 46552 + 529 = 47081
Step 90: 47081 + 529 = 47610
Step 91: 47610 + 529 = 48139
Step 92: 48139 + 529 = 48668
Step 93: 48668 + 529 = 49197
Step 94: 49197 + 529 = 49726
Step 95: 49726 + 529 = 50255
Step 96: 50255 + 529 = 50784
Step 97: 50784 + 529 = 51313
Step 98: 51313 + 529 = 51842
Step 99: 51842 + 529 = 52371
Step 100: 52371 + 529 = 52900
Step 101: 52900 + 529 = 53429
Step 102: 53429 + 529 = 53958
Step 103: 53958 + 529 = 54487
Step 104: 54487 + 529 = 55016
Step 105: 55016 + 529 = 55545
Step 106: 55545 + 529 = 56074
Step 107: 56074 + 529 = 56603
Step 108: 56603 + 529 = 57132
Step 109: 57132 + 529 = 57661
Step 110: 57661 + 529 = 58190
Step 111: 58190 + 529 = 58719
Step 112: 58719 + 529 = 59248
Step 113: 59248 + 529 = 59777
Step 114: 59777 + 529 = 60306
Step 115: 60306 + 529 = 60835
Step 116: 60835 + 529 = 61364
Step 117: 61364 + 529 = 61893
Step 118: 61893 + 529 = 62422
Step 119: 62422 + 529 = 62951
Step 120: 62951 + 529 = 63480
Step 121: 63480 + 529 = 64009
Step 122: 64009 + 529 = 64538
Step 123: 64538 + 529 = 65067
Step 124: 65067 + 529 = 65596
Step 125: 65596 + 529 = 66125
Step 126: 66125 + 529 = 66654
Step 127: 66654 + 529 = 67183
Step 128: 67183 + 529 = 67712
Step 129: 67712 + 529 = 68241
Step 130: 68241 + 529 = 68770
Step 131: 68770 + 529 = 69299
Step 132: 69299 + 529 = 69828
Step 133: 69828 + 529 = 70357
Step 134: 70357 + 529 = 70886
Step 135: 70886 + 529 = 71415
Step 136: 71415 + 529 = 71944
Step 137: 71944 + 529 = 72473
Step 138: 72473 + 529 = 73002
Step 139: 73002 + 529 = 73531
Step 140: 73531 + 529 = 74060
Step 141: 74060 + 529 = 74589
Step 142: 74589 + 529 = 75118
Step 143: 75118 + 529 = 75647
Step 144: 75647 + 529 = 76176
Step 145: 76176 + 529 = 76705
Step 146: 76705 + 529 = 77234
Step 147: 77234 + 529 = 77763
Step 148: 77763 + 529 = 78292
Step 149: 78292 + 529 = 78821
Step 150: 78821 + 529 = 79350
Step 151: 79350 + 529 = 79879
Step 152: 79879 + 529 = 80408
Step 153: 80408 + 529 = 80937
Step 154: 80937 + 529 = 81466
Step 155: 81466 + 529 = 81995
Step 156: 81995 + 529 = 82524
Step 157: 82524 + 529 = 83053
Step 158: 83053 + 529 = 83582
Step 159: 83582 + 529 = 84111
Step 160: 84111 + 529 = 84640
Step 161: 84640 + 529 = 85169
Step 162: 85169 + 529 = 85698
Step 163: 85698 + 529 = 86227
Step 164: 86227 + 529 = 86756
Step 165: 86756 + 529 = 87285
Step 166: 87285 + 529 = 87814
Step 167: 87814 + 529 = 88343
Step 168: 88343 + 529 = 88872
Step 169: 88872 + 529 = 89401
Step 170: 89401 + 529 = 89930
Step 171: 89930 + 529 = 90459
Step 172: 90459 + 529 = 90988

So, 529*172 = 90988