Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 971. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 124. So, we're going to take the number 971 and add it to itself 124 times.
Step 1: 0 + 971 = 971
Step 2: 971 + 971 = 1942
Step 3: 1942 + 971 = 2913
Step 4: 2913 + 971 = 3884
Step 5: 3884 + 971 = 4855
Step 6: 4855 + 971 = 5826
Step 7: 5826 + 971 = 6797
Step 8: 6797 + 971 = 7768
Step 9: 7768 + 971 = 8739
Step 10: 8739 + 971 = 9710
Step 11: 9710 + 971 = 10681
Step 12: 10681 + 971 = 11652
Step 13: 11652 + 971 = 12623
Step 14: 12623 + 971 = 13594
Step 15: 13594 + 971 = 14565
Step 16: 14565 + 971 = 15536
Step 17: 15536 + 971 = 16507
Step 18: 16507 + 971 = 17478
Step 19: 17478 + 971 = 18449
Step 20: 18449 + 971 = 19420
Step 21: 19420 + 971 = 20391
Step 22: 20391 + 971 = 21362
Step 23: 21362 + 971 = 22333
Step 24: 22333 + 971 = 23304
Step 25: 23304 + 971 = 24275
Step 26: 24275 + 971 = 25246
Step 27: 25246 + 971 = 26217
Step 28: 26217 + 971 = 27188
Step 29: 27188 + 971 = 28159
Step 30: 28159 + 971 = 29130
Step 31: 29130 + 971 = 30101
Step 32: 30101 + 971 = 31072
Step 33: 31072 + 971 = 32043
Step 34: 32043 + 971 = 33014
Step 35: 33014 + 971 = 33985
Step 36: 33985 + 971 = 34956
Step 37: 34956 + 971 = 35927
Step 38: 35927 + 971 = 36898
Step 39: 36898 + 971 = 37869
Step 40: 37869 + 971 = 38840
Step 41: 38840 + 971 = 39811
Step 42: 39811 + 971 = 40782
Step 43: 40782 + 971 = 41753
Step 44: 41753 + 971 = 42724
Step 45: 42724 + 971 = 43695
Step 46: 43695 + 971 = 44666
Step 47: 44666 + 971 = 45637
Step 48: 45637 + 971 = 46608
Step 49: 46608 + 971 = 47579
Step 50: 47579 + 971 = 48550
Step 51: 48550 + 971 = 49521
Step 52: 49521 + 971 = 50492
Step 53: 50492 + 971 = 51463
Step 54: 51463 + 971 = 52434
Step 55: 52434 + 971 = 53405
Step 56: 53405 + 971 = 54376
Step 57: 54376 + 971 = 55347
Step 58: 55347 + 971 = 56318
Step 59: 56318 + 971 = 57289
Step 60: 57289 + 971 = 58260
Step 61: 58260 + 971 = 59231
Step 62: 59231 + 971 = 60202
Step 63: 60202 + 971 = 61173
Step 64: 61173 + 971 = 62144
Step 65: 62144 + 971 = 63115
Step 66: 63115 + 971 = 64086
Step 67: 64086 + 971 = 65057
Step 68: 65057 + 971 = 66028
Step 69: 66028 + 971 = 66999
Step 70: 66999 + 971 = 67970
Step 71: 67970 + 971 = 68941
Step 72: 68941 + 971 = 69912
Step 73: 69912 + 971 = 70883
Step 74: 70883 + 971 = 71854
Step 75: 71854 + 971 = 72825
Step 76: 72825 + 971 = 73796
Step 77: 73796 + 971 = 74767
Step 78: 74767 + 971 = 75738
Step 79: 75738 + 971 = 76709
Step 80: 76709 + 971 = 77680
Step 81: 77680 + 971 = 78651
Step 82: 78651 + 971 = 79622
Step 83: 79622 + 971 = 80593
Step 84: 80593 + 971 = 81564
Step 85: 81564 + 971 = 82535
Step 86: 82535 + 971 = 83506
Step 87: 83506 + 971 = 84477
Step 88: 84477 + 971 = 85448
Step 89: 85448 + 971 = 86419
Step 90: 86419 + 971 = 87390
Step 91: 87390 + 971 = 88361
Step 92: 88361 + 971 = 89332
Step 93: 89332 + 971 = 90303
Step 94: 90303 + 971 = 91274
Step 95: 91274 + 971 = 92245
Step 96: 92245 + 971 = 93216
Step 97: 93216 + 971 = 94187
Step 98: 94187 + 971 = 95158
Step 99: 95158 + 971 = 96129
Step 100: 96129 + 971 = 97100
Step 101: 97100 + 971 = 98071
Step 102: 98071 + 971 = 99042
Step 103: 99042 + 971 = 100013
Step 104: 100013 + 971 = 100984
Step 105: 100984 + 971 = 101955
Step 106: 101955 + 971 = 102926
Step 107: 102926 + 971 = 103897
Step 108: 103897 + 971 = 104868
Step 109: 104868 + 971 = 105839
Step 110: 105839 + 971 = 106810
Step 111: 106810 + 971 = 107781
Step 112: 107781 + 971 = 108752
Step 113: 108752 + 971 = 109723
Step 114: 109723 + 971 = 110694
Step 115: 110694 + 971 = 111665
Step 116: 111665 + 971 = 112636
Step 117: 112636 + 971 = 113607
Step 118: 113607 + 971 = 114578
Step 119: 114578 + 971 = 115549
Step 120: 115549 + 971 = 116520
Step 121: 116520 + 971 = 117491
Step 122: 117491 + 971 = 118462
Step 123: 118462 + 971 = 119433
Step 124: 119433 + 971 = 120404

So, 971*124 = 120404