Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 996. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 208. So, we're going to take the number 996 and add it to itself 208 times.
Step 1: 0 + 996 = 996
Step 2: 996 + 996 = 1992
Step 3: 1992 + 996 = 2988
Step 4: 2988 + 996 = 3984
Step 5: 3984 + 996 = 4980
Step 6: 4980 + 996 = 5976
Step 7: 5976 + 996 = 6972
Step 8: 6972 + 996 = 7968
Step 9: 7968 + 996 = 8964
Step 10: 8964 + 996 = 9960
Step 11: 9960 + 996 = 10956
Step 12: 10956 + 996 = 11952
Step 13: 11952 + 996 = 12948
Step 14: 12948 + 996 = 13944
Step 15: 13944 + 996 = 14940
Step 16: 14940 + 996 = 15936
Step 17: 15936 + 996 = 16932
Step 18: 16932 + 996 = 17928
Step 19: 17928 + 996 = 18924
Step 20: 18924 + 996 = 19920
Step 21: 19920 + 996 = 20916
Step 22: 20916 + 996 = 21912
Step 23: 21912 + 996 = 22908
Step 24: 22908 + 996 = 23904
Step 25: 23904 + 996 = 24900
Step 26: 24900 + 996 = 25896
Step 27: 25896 + 996 = 26892
Step 28: 26892 + 996 = 27888
Step 29: 27888 + 996 = 28884
Step 30: 28884 + 996 = 29880
Step 31: 29880 + 996 = 30876
Step 32: 30876 + 996 = 31872
Step 33: 31872 + 996 = 32868
Step 34: 32868 + 996 = 33864
Step 35: 33864 + 996 = 34860
Step 36: 34860 + 996 = 35856
Step 37: 35856 + 996 = 36852
Step 38: 36852 + 996 = 37848
Step 39: 37848 + 996 = 38844
Step 40: 38844 + 996 = 39840
Step 41: 39840 + 996 = 40836
Step 42: 40836 + 996 = 41832
Step 43: 41832 + 996 = 42828
Step 44: 42828 + 996 = 43824
Step 45: 43824 + 996 = 44820
Step 46: 44820 + 996 = 45816
Step 47: 45816 + 996 = 46812
Step 48: 46812 + 996 = 47808
Step 49: 47808 + 996 = 48804
Step 50: 48804 + 996 = 49800
Step 51: 49800 + 996 = 50796
Step 52: 50796 + 996 = 51792
Step 53: 51792 + 996 = 52788
Step 54: 52788 + 996 = 53784
Step 55: 53784 + 996 = 54780
Step 56: 54780 + 996 = 55776
Step 57: 55776 + 996 = 56772
Step 58: 56772 + 996 = 57768
Step 59: 57768 + 996 = 58764
Step 60: 58764 + 996 = 59760
Step 61: 59760 + 996 = 60756
Step 62: 60756 + 996 = 61752
Step 63: 61752 + 996 = 62748
Step 64: 62748 + 996 = 63744
Step 65: 63744 + 996 = 64740
Step 66: 64740 + 996 = 65736
Step 67: 65736 + 996 = 66732
Step 68: 66732 + 996 = 67728
Step 69: 67728 + 996 = 68724
Step 70: 68724 + 996 = 69720
Step 71: 69720 + 996 = 70716
Step 72: 70716 + 996 = 71712
Step 73: 71712 + 996 = 72708
Step 74: 72708 + 996 = 73704
Step 75: 73704 + 996 = 74700
Step 76: 74700 + 996 = 75696
Step 77: 75696 + 996 = 76692
Step 78: 76692 + 996 = 77688
Step 79: 77688 + 996 = 78684
Step 80: 78684 + 996 = 79680
Step 81: 79680 + 996 = 80676
Step 82: 80676 + 996 = 81672
Step 83: 81672 + 996 = 82668
Step 84: 82668 + 996 = 83664
Step 85: 83664 + 996 = 84660
Step 86: 84660 + 996 = 85656
Step 87: 85656 + 996 = 86652
Step 88: 86652 + 996 = 87648
Step 89: 87648 + 996 = 88644
Step 90: 88644 + 996 = 89640
Step 91: 89640 + 996 = 90636
Step 92: 90636 + 996 = 91632
Step 93: 91632 + 996 = 92628
Step 94: 92628 + 996 = 93624
Step 95: 93624 + 996 = 94620
Step 96: 94620 + 996 = 95616
Step 97: 95616 + 996 = 96612
Step 98: 96612 + 996 = 97608
Step 99: 97608 + 996 = 98604
Step 100: 98604 + 996 = 99600
Step 101: 99600 + 996 = 100596
Step 102: 100596 + 996 = 101592
Step 103: 101592 + 996 = 102588
Step 104: 102588 + 996 = 103584
Step 105: 103584 + 996 = 104580
Step 106: 104580 + 996 = 105576
Step 107: 105576 + 996 = 106572
Step 108: 106572 + 996 = 107568
Step 109: 107568 + 996 = 108564
Step 110: 108564 + 996 = 109560
Step 111: 109560 + 996 = 110556
Step 112: 110556 + 996 = 111552
Step 113: 111552 + 996 = 112548
Step 114: 112548 + 996 = 113544
Step 115: 113544 + 996 = 114540
Step 116: 114540 + 996 = 115536
Step 117: 115536 + 996 = 116532
Step 118: 116532 + 996 = 117528
Step 119: 117528 + 996 = 118524
Step 120: 118524 + 996 = 119520
Step 121: 119520 + 996 = 120516
Step 122: 120516 + 996 = 121512
Step 123: 121512 + 996 = 122508
Step 124: 122508 + 996 = 123504
Step 125: 123504 + 996 = 124500
Step 126: 124500 + 996 = 125496
Step 127: 125496 + 996 = 126492
Step 128: 126492 + 996 = 127488
Step 129: 127488 + 996 = 128484
Step 130: 128484 + 996 = 129480
Step 131: 129480 + 996 = 130476
Step 132: 130476 + 996 = 131472
Step 133: 131472 + 996 = 132468
Step 134: 132468 + 996 = 133464
Step 135: 133464 + 996 = 134460
Step 136: 134460 + 996 = 135456
Step 137: 135456 + 996 = 136452
Step 138: 136452 + 996 = 137448
Step 139: 137448 + 996 = 138444
Step 140: 138444 + 996 = 139440
Step 141: 139440 + 996 = 140436
Step 142: 140436 + 996 = 141432
Step 143: 141432 + 996 = 142428
Step 144: 142428 + 996 = 143424
Step 145: 143424 + 996 = 144420
Step 146: 144420 + 996 = 145416
Step 147: 145416 + 996 = 146412
Step 148: 146412 + 996 = 147408
Step 149: 147408 + 996 = 148404
Step 150: 148404 + 996 = 149400
Step 151: 149400 + 996 = 150396
Step 152: 150396 + 996 = 151392
Step 153: 151392 + 996 = 152388
Step 154: 152388 + 996 = 153384
Step 155: 153384 + 996 = 154380
Step 156: 154380 + 996 = 155376
Step 157: 155376 + 996 = 156372
Step 158: 156372 + 996 = 157368
Step 159: 157368 + 996 = 158364
Step 160: 158364 + 996 = 159360
Step 161: 159360 + 996 = 160356
Step 162: 160356 + 996 = 161352
Step 163: 161352 + 996 = 162348
Step 164: 162348 + 996 = 163344
Step 165: 163344 + 996 = 164340
Step 166: 164340 + 996 = 165336
Step 167: 165336 + 996 = 166332
Step 168: 166332 + 996 = 167328
Step 169: 167328 + 996 = 168324
Step 170: 168324 + 996 = 169320
Step 171: 169320 + 996 = 170316
Step 172: 170316 + 996 = 171312
Step 173: 171312 + 996 = 172308
Step 174: 172308 + 996 = 173304
Step 175: 173304 + 996 = 174300
Step 176: 174300 + 996 = 175296
Step 177: 175296 + 996 = 176292
Step 178: 176292 + 996 = 177288
Step 179: 177288 + 996 = 178284
Step 180: 178284 + 996 = 179280
Step 181: 179280 + 996 = 180276
Step 182: 180276 + 996 = 181272
Step 183: 181272 + 996 = 182268
Step 184: 182268 + 996 = 183264
Step 185: 183264 + 996 = 184260
Step 186: 184260 + 996 = 185256
Step 187: 185256 + 996 = 186252
Step 188: 186252 + 996 = 187248
Step 189: 187248 + 996 = 188244
Step 190: 188244 + 996 = 189240
Step 191: 189240 + 996 = 190236
Step 192: 190236 + 996 = 191232
Step 193: 191232 + 996 = 192228
Step 194: 192228 + 996 = 193224
Step 195: 193224 + 996 = 194220
Step 196: 194220 + 996 = 195216
Step 197: 195216 + 996 = 196212
Step 198: 196212 + 996 = 197208
Step 199: 197208 + 996 = 198204
Step 200: 198204 + 996 = 199200
Step 201: 199200 + 996 = 200196
Step 202: 200196 + 996 = 201192
Step 203: 201192 + 996 = 202188
Step 204: 202188 + 996 = 203184
Step 205: 203184 + 996 = 204180
Step 206: 204180 + 996 = 205176
Step 207: 205176 + 996 = 206172
Step 208: 206172 + 996 = 207168

So, 996*208 = 207168