Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 982. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 173. So, we're going to take the number 982 and add it to itself 173 times.
Step 1: 0 + 982 = 982
Step 2: 982 + 982 = 1964
Step 3: 1964 + 982 = 2946
Step 4: 2946 + 982 = 3928
Step 5: 3928 + 982 = 4910
Step 6: 4910 + 982 = 5892
Step 7: 5892 + 982 = 6874
Step 8: 6874 + 982 = 7856
Step 9: 7856 + 982 = 8838
Step 10: 8838 + 982 = 9820
Step 11: 9820 + 982 = 10802
Step 12: 10802 + 982 = 11784
Step 13: 11784 + 982 = 12766
Step 14: 12766 + 982 = 13748
Step 15: 13748 + 982 = 14730
Step 16: 14730 + 982 = 15712
Step 17: 15712 + 982 = 16694
Step 18: 16694 + 982 = 17676
Step 19: 17676 + 982 = 18658
Step 20: 18658 + 982 = 19640
Step 21: 19640 + 982 = 20622
Step 22: 20622 + 982 = 21604
Step 23: 21604 + 982 = 22586
Step 24: 22586 + 982 = 23568
Step 25: 23568 + 982 = 24550
Step 26: 24550 + 982 = 25532
Step 27: 25532 + 982 = 26514
Step 28: 26514 + 982 = 27496
Step 29: 27496 + 982 = 28478
Step 30: 28478 + 982 = 29460
Step 31: 29460 + 982 = 30442
Step 32: 30442 + 982 = 31424
Step 33: 31424 + 982 = 32406
Step 34: 32406 + 982 = 33388
Step 35: 33388 + 982 = 34370
Step 36: 34370 + 982 = 35352
Step 37: 35352 + 982 = 36334
Step 38: 36334 + 982 = 37316
Step 39: 37316 + 982 = 38298
Step 40: 38298 + 982 = 39280
Step 41: 39280 + 982 = 40262
Step 42: 40262 + 982 = 41244
Step 43: 41244 + 982 = 42226
Step 44: 42226 + 982 = 43208
Step 45: 43208 + 982 = 44190
Step 46: 44190 + 982 = 45172
Step 47: 45172 + 982 = 46154
Step 48: 46154 + 982 = 47136
Step 49: 47136 + 982 = 48118
Step 50: 48118 + 982 = 49100
Step 51: 49100 + 982 = 50082
Step 52: 50082 + 982 = 51064
Step 53: 51064 + 982 = 52046
Step 54: 52046 + 982 = 53028
Step 55: 53028 + 982 = 54010
Step 56: 54010 + 982 = 54992
Step 57: 54992 + 982 = 55974
Step 58: 55974 + 982 = 56956
Step 59: 56956 + 982 = 57938
Step 60: 57938 + 982 = 58920
Step 61: 58920 + 982 = 59902
Step 62: 59902 + 982 = 60884
Step 63: 60884 + 982 = 61866
Step 64: 61866 + 982 = 62848
Step 65: 62848 + 982 = 63830
Step 66: 63830 + 982 = 64812
Step 67: 64812 + 982 = 65794
Step 68: 65794 + 982 = 66776
Step 69: 66776 + 982 = 67758
Step 70: 67758 + 982 = 68740
Step 71: 68740 + 982 = 69722
Step 72: 69722 + 982 = 70704
Step 73: 70704 + 982 = 71686
Step 74: 71686 + 982 = 72668
Step 75: 72668 + 982 = 73650
Step 76: 73650 + 982 = 74632
Step 77: 74632 + 982 = 75614
Step 78: 75614 + 982 = 76596
Step 79: 76596 + 982 = 77578
Step 80: 77578 + 982 = 78560
Step 81: 78560 + 982 = 79542
Step 82: 79542 + 982 = 80524
Step 83: 80524 + 982 = 81506
Step 84: 81506 + 982 = 82488
Step 85: 82488 + 982 = 83470
Step 86: 83470 + 982 = 84452
Step 87: 84452 + 982 = 85434
Step 88: 85434 + 982 = 86416
Step 89: 86416 + 982 = 87398
Step 90: 87398 + 982 = 88380
Step 91: 88380 + 982 = 89362
Step 92: 89362 + 982 = 90344
Step 93: 90344 + 982 = 91326
Step 94: 91326 + 982 = 92308
Step 95: 92308 + 982 = 93290
Step 96: 93290 + 982 = 94272
Step 97: 94272 + 982 = 95254
Step 98: 95254 + 982 = 96236
Step 99: 96236 + 982 = 97218
Step 100: 97218 + 982 = 98200
Step 101: 98200 + 982 = 99182
Step 102: 99182 + 982 = 100164
Step 103: 100164 + 982 = 101146
Step 104: 101146 + 982 = 102128
Step 105: 102128 + 982 = 103110
Step 106: 103110 + 982 = 104092
Step 107: 104092 + 982 = 105074
Step 108: 105074 + 982 = 106056
Step 109: 106056 + 982 = 107038
Step 110: 107038 + 982 = 108020
Step 111: 108020 + 982 = 109002
Step 112: 109002 + 982 = 109984
Step 113: 109984 + 982 = 110966
Step 114: 110966 + 982 = 111948
Step 115: 111948 + 982 = 112930
Step 116: 112930 + 982 = 113912
Step 117: 113912 + 982 = 114894
Step 118: 114894 + 982 = 115876
Step 119: 115876 + 982 = 116858
Step 120: 116858 + 982 = 117840
Step 121: 117840 + 982 = 118822
Step 122: 118822 + 982 = 119804
Step 123: 119804 + 982 = 120786
Step 124: 120786 + 982 = 121768
Step 125: 121768 + 982 = 122750
Step 126: 122750 + 982 = 123732
Step 127: 123732 + 982 = 124714
Step 128: 124714 + 982 = 125696
Step 129: 125696 + 982 = 126678
Step 130: 126678 + 982 = 127660
Step 131: 127660 + 982 = 128642
Step 132: 128642 + 982 = 129624
Step 133: 129624 + 982 = 130606
Step 134: 130606 + 982 = 131588
Step 135: 131588 + 982 = 132570
Step 136: 132570 + 982 = 133552
Step 137: 133552 + 982 = 134534
Step 138: 134534 + 982 = 135516
Step 139: 135516 + 982 = 136498
Step 140: 136498 + 982 = 137480
Step 141: 137480 + 982 = 138462
Step 142: 138462 + 982 = 139444
Step 143: 139444 + 982 = 140426
Step 144: 140426 + 982 = 141408
Step 145: 141408 + 982 = 142390
Step 146: 142390 + 982 = 143372
Step 147: 143372 + 982 = 144354
Step 148: 144354 + 982 = 145336
Step 149: 145336 + 982 = 146318
Step 150: 146318 + 982 = 147300
Step 151: 147300 + 982 = 148282
Step 152: 148282 + 982 = 149264
Step 153: 149264 + 982 = 150246
Step 154: 150246 + 982 = 151228
Step 155: 151228 + 982 = 152210
Step 156: 152210 + 982 = 153192
Step 157: 153192 + 982 = 154174
Step 158: 154174 + 982 = 155156
Step 159: 155156 + 982 = 156138
Step 160: 156138 + 982 = 157120
Step 161: 157120 + 982 = 158102
Step 162: 158102 + 982 = 159084
Step 163: 159084 + 982 = 160066
Step 164: 160066 + 982 = 161048
Step 165: 161048 + 982 = 162030
Step 166: 162030 + 982 = 163012
Step 167: 163012 + 982 = 163994
Step 168: 163994 + 982 = 164976
Step 169: 164976 + 982 = 165958
Step 170: 165958 + 982 = 166940
Step 171: 166940 + 982 = 167922
Step 172: 167922 + 982 = 168904
Step 173: 168904 + 982 = 169886

So, 982*173 = 169886