Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 976. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 286. So, we're going to take the number 976 and add it to itself 286 times.
Step 1: 0 + 976 = 976
Step 2: 976 + 976 = 1952
Step 3: 1952 + 976 = 2928
Step 4: 2928 + 976 = 3904
Step 5: 3904 + 976 = 4880
Step 6: 4880 + 976 = 5856
Step 7: 5856 + 976 = 6832
Step 8: 6832 + 976 = 7808
Step 9: 7808 + 976 = 8784
Step 10: 8784 + 976 = 9760
Step 11: 9760 + 976 = 10736
Step 12: 10736 + 976 = 11712
Step 13: 11712 + 976 = 12688
Step 14: 12688 + 976 = 13664
Step 15: 13664 + 976 = 14640
Step 16: 14640 + 976 = 15616
Step 17: 15616 + 976 = 16592
Step 18: 16592 + 976 = 17568
Step 19: 17568 + 976 = 18544
Step 20: 18544 + 976 = 19520
Step 21: 19520 + 976 = 20496
Step 22: 20496 + 976 = 21472
Step 23: 21472 + 976 = 22448
Step 24: 22448 + 976 = 23424
Step 25: 23424 + 976 = 24400
Step 26: 24400 + 976 = 25376
Step 27: 25376 + 976 = 26352
Step 28: 26352 + 976 = 27328
Step 29: 27328 + 976 = 28304
Step 30: 28304 + 976 = 29280
Step 31: 29280 + 976 = 30256
Step 32: 30256 + 976 = 31232
Step 33: 31232 + 976 = 32208
Step 34: 32208 + 976 = 33184
Step 35: 33184 + 976 = 34160
Step 36: 34160 + 976 = 35136
Step 37: 35136 + 976 = 36112
Step 38: 36112 + 976 = 37088
Step 39: 37088 + 976 = 38064
Step 40: 38064 + 976 = 39040
Step 41: 39040 + 976 = 40016
Step 42: 40016 + 976 = 40992
Step 43: 40992 + 976 = 41968
Step 44: 41968 + 976 = 42944
Step 45: 42944 + 976 = 43920
Step 46: 43920 + 976 = 44896
Step 47: 44896 + 976 = 45872
Step 48: 45872 + 976 = 46848
Step 49: 46848 + 976 = 47824
Step 50: 47824 + 976 = 48800
Step 51: 48800 + 976 = 49776
Step 52: 49776 + 976 = 50752
Step 53: 50752 + 976 = 51728
Step 54: 51728 + 976 = 52704
Step 55: 52704 + 976 = 53680
Step 56: 53680 + 976 = 54656
Step 57: 54656 + 976 = 55632
Step 58: 55632 + 976 = 56608
Step 59: 56608 + 976 = 57584
Step 60: 57584 + 976 = 58560
Step 61: 58560 + 976 = 59536
Step 62: 59536 + 976 = 60512
Step 63: 60512 + 976 = 61488
Step 64: 61488 + 976 = 62464
Step 65: 62464 + 976 = 63440
Step 66: 63440 + 976 = 64416
Step 67: 64416 + 976 = 65392
Step 68: 65392 + 976 = 66368
Step 69: 66368 + 976 = 67344
Step 70: 67344 + 976 = 68320
Step 71: 68320 + 976 = 69296
Step 72: 69296 + 976 = 70272
Step 73: 70272 + 976 = 71248
Step 74: 71248 + 976 = 72224
Step 75: 72224 + 976 = 73200
Step 76: 73200 + 976 = 74176
Step 77: 74176 + 976 = 75152
Step 78: 75152 + 976 = 76128
Step 79: 76128 + 976 = 77104
Step 80: 77104 + 976 = 78080
Step 81: 78080 + 976 = 79056
Step 82: 79056 + 976 = 80032
Step 83: 80032 + 976 = 81008
Step 84: 81008 + 976 = 81984
Step 85: 81984 + 976 = 82960
Step 86: 82960 + 976 = 83936
Step 87: 83936 + 976 = 84912
Step 88: 84912 + 976 = 85888
Step 89: 85888 + 976 = 86864
Step 90: 86864 + 976 = 87840
Step 91: 87840 + 976 = 88816
Step 92: 88816 + 976 = 89792
Step 93: 89792 + 976 = 90768
Step 94: 90768 + 976 = 91744
Step 95: 91744 + 976 = 92720
Step 96: 92720 + 976 = 93696
Step 97: 93696 + 976 = 94672
Step 98: 94672 + 976 = 95648
Step 99: 95648 + 976 = 96624
Step 100: 96624 + 976 = 97600
Step 101: 97600 + 976 = 98576
Step 102: 98576 + 976 = 99552
Step 103: 99552 + 976 = 100528
Step 104: 100528 + 976 = 101504
Step 105: 101504 + 976 = 102480
Step 106: 102480 + 976 = 103456
Step 107: 103456 + 976 = 104432
Step 108: 104432 + 976 = 105408
Step 109: 105408 + 976 = 106384
Step 110: 106384 + 976 = 107360
Step 111: 107360 + 976 = 108336
Step 112: 108336 + 976 = 109312
Step 113: 109312 + 976 = 110288
Step 114: 110288 + 976 = 111264
Step 115: 111264 + 976 = 112240
Step 116: 112240 + 976 = 113216
Step 117: 113216 + 976 = 114192
Step 118: 114192 + 976 = 115168
Step 119: 115168 + 976 = 116144
Step 120: 116144 + 976 = 117120
Step 121: 117120 + 976 = 118096
Step 122: 118096 + 976 = 119072
Step 123: 119072 + 976 = 120048
Step 124: 120048 + 976 = 121024
Step 125: 121024 + 976 = 122000
Step 126: 122000 + 976 = 122976
Step 127: 122976 + 976 = 123952
Step 128: 123952 + 976 = 124928
Step 129: 124928 + 976 = 125904
Step 130: 125904 + 976 = 126880
Step 131: 126880 + 976 = 127856
Step 132: 127856 + 976 = 128832
Step 133: 128832 + 976 = 129808
Step 134: 129808 + 976 = 130784
Step 135: 130784 + 976 = 131760
Step 136: 131760 + 976 = 132736
Step 137: 132736 + 976 = 133712
Step 138: 133712 + 976 = 134688
Step 139: 134688 + 976 = 135664
Step 140: 135664 + 976 = 136640
Step 141: 136640 + 976 = 137616
Step 142: 137616 + 976 = 138592
Step 143: 138592 + 976 = 139568
Step 144: 139568 + 976 = 140544
Step 145: 140544 + 976 = 141520
Step 146: 141520 + 976 = 142496
Step 147: 142496 + 976 = 143472
Step 148: 143472 + 976 = 144448
Step 149: 144448 + 976 = 145424
Step 150: 145424 + 976 = 146400
Step 151: 146400 + 976 = 147376
Step 152: 147376 + 976 = 148352
Step 153: 148352 + 976 = 149328
Step 154: 149328 + 976 = 150304
Step 155: 150304 + 976 = 151280
Step 156: 151280 + 976 = 152256
Step 157: 152256 + 976 = 153232
Step 158: 153232 + 976 = 154208
Step 159: 154208 + 976 = 155184
Step 160: 155184 + 976 = 156160
Step 161: 156160 + 976 = 157136
Step 162: 157136 + 976 = 158112
Step 163: 158112 + 976 = 159088
Step 164: 159088 + 976 = 160064
Step 165: 160064 + 976 = 161040
Step 166: 161040 + 976 = 162016
Step 167: 162016 + 976 = 162992
Step 168: 162992 + 976 = 163968
Step 169: 163968 + 976 = 164944
Step 170: 164944 + 976 = 165920
Step 171: 165920 + 976 = 166896
Step 172: 166896 + 976 = 167872
Step 173: 167872 + 976 = 168848
Step 174: 168848 + 976 = 169824
Step 175: 169824 + 976 = 170800
Step 176: 170800 + 976 = 171776
Step 177: 171776 + 976 = 172752
Step 178: 172752 + 976 = 173728
Step 179: 173728 + 976 = 174704
Step 180: 174704 + 976 = 175680
Step 181: 175680 + 976 = 176656
Step 182: 176656 + 976 = 177632
Step 183: 177632 + 976 = 178608
Step 184: 178608 + 976 = 179584
Step 185: 179584 + 976 = 180560
Step 186: 180560 + 976 = 181536
Step 187: 181536 + 976 = 182512
Step 188: 182512 + 976 = 183488
Step 189: 183488 + 976 = 184464
Step 190: 184464 + 976 = 185440
Step 191: 185440 + 976 = 186416
Step 192: 186416 + 976 = 187392
Step 193: 187392 + 976 = 188368
Step 194: 188368 + 976 = 189344
Step 195: 189344 + 976 = 190320
Step 196: 190320 + 976 = 191296
Step 197: 191296 + 976 = 192272
Step 198: 192272 + 976 = 193248
Step 199: 193248 + 976 = 194224
Step 200: 194224 + 976 = 195200
Step 201: 195200 + 976 = 196176
Step 202: 196176 + 976 = 197152
Step 203: 197152 + 976 = 198128
Step 204: 198128 + 976 = 199104
Step 205: 199104 + 976 = 200080
Step 206: 200080 + 976 = 201056
Step 207: 201056 + 976 = 202032
Step 208: 202032 + 976 = 203008
Step 209: 203008 + 976 = 203984
Step 210: 203984 + 976 = 204960
Step 211: 204960 + 976 = 205936
Step 212: 205936 + 976 = 206912
Step 213: 206912 + 976 = 207888
Step 214: 207888 + 976 = 208864
Step 215: 208864 + 976 = 209840
Step 216: 209840 + 976 = 210816
Step 217: 210816 + 976 = 211792
Step 218: 211792 + 976 = 212768
Step 219: 212768 + 976 = 213744
Step 220: 213744 + 976 = 214720
Step 221: 214720 + 976 = 215696
Step 222: 215696 + 976 = 216672
Step 223: 216672 + 976 = 217648
Step 224: 217648 + 976 = 218624
Step 225: 218624 + 976 = 219600
Step 226: 219600 + 976 = 220576
Step 227: 220576 + 976 = 221552
Step 228: 221552 + 976 = 222528
Step 229: 222528 + 976 = 223504
Step 230: 223504 + 976 = 224480
Step 231: 224480 + 976 = 225456
Step 232: 225456 + 976 = 226432
Step 233: 226432 + 976 = 227408
Step 234: 227408 + 976 = 228384
Step 235: 228384 + 976 = 229360
Step 236: 229360 + 976 = 230336
Step 237: 230336 + 976 = 231312
Step 238: 231312 + 976 = 232288
Step 239: 232288 + 976 = 233264
Step 240: 233264 + 976 = 234240
Step 241: 234240 + 976 = 235216
Step 242: 235216 + 976 = 236192
Step 243: 236192 + 976 = 237168
Step 244: 237168 + 976 = 238144
Step 245: 238144 + 976 = 239120
Step 246: 239120 + 976 = 240096
Step 247: 240096 + 976 = 241072
Step 248: 241072 + 976 = 242048
Step 249: 242048 + 976 = 243024
Step 250: 243024 + 976 = 244000
Step 251: 244000 + 976 = 244976
Step 252: 244976 + 976 = 245952
Step 253: 245952 + 976 = 246928
Step 254: 246928 + 976 = 247904
Step 255: 247904 + 976 = 248880
Step 256: 248880 + 976 = 249856
Step 257: 249856 + 976 = 250832
Step 258: 250832 + 976 = 251808
Step 259: 251808 + 976 = 252784
Step 260: 252784 + 976 = 253760
Step 261: 253760 + 976 = 254736
Step 262: 254736 + 976 = 255712
Step 263: 255712 + 976 = 256688
Step 264: 256688 + 976 = 257664
Step 265: 257664 + 976 = 258640
Step 266: 258640 + 976 = 259616
Step 267: 259616 + 976 = 260592
Step 268: 260592 + 976 = 261568
Step 269: 261568 + 976 = 262544
Step 270: 262544 + 976 = 263520
Step 271: 263520 + 976 = 264496
Step 272: 264496 + 976 = 265472
Step 273: 265472 + 976 = 266448
Step 274: 266448 + 976 = 267424
Step 275: 267424 + 976 = 268400
Step 276: 268400 + 976 = 269376
Step 277: 269376 + 976 = 270352
Step 278: 270352 + 976 = 271328
Step 279: 271328 + 976 = 272304
Step 280: 272304 + 976 = 273280
Step 281: 273280 + 976 = 274256
Step 282: 274256 + 976 = 275232
Step 283: 275232 + 976 = 276208
Step 284: 276208 + 976 = 277184
Step 285: 277184 + 976 = 278160
Step 286: 278160 + 976 = 279136

So, 976*286 = 279136