Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 81. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 296. So, we're going to take the number 81 and add it to itself 296 times.
Step 1: 0 + 81 = 81
Step 2: 81 + 81 = 162
Step 3: 162 + 81 = 243
Step 4: 243 + 81 = 324
Step 5: 324 + 81 = 405
Step 6: 405 + 81 = 486
Step 7: 486 + 81 = 567
Step 8: 567 + 81 = 648
Step 9: 648 + 81 = 729
Step 10: 729 + 81 = 810
Step 11: 810 + 81 = 891
Step 12: 891 + 81 = 972
Step 13: 972 + 81 = 1053
Step 14: 1053 + 81 = 1134
Step 15: 1134 + 81 = 1215
Step 16: 1215 + 81 = 1296
Step 17: 1296 + 81 = 1377
Step 18: 1377 + 81 = 1458
Step 19: 1458 + 81 = 1539
Step 20: 1539 + 81 = 1620
Step 21: 1620 + 81 = 1701
Step 22: 1701 + 81 = 1782
Step 23: 1782 + 81 = 1863
Step 24: 1863 + 81 = 1944
Step 25: 1944 + 81 = 2025
Step 26: 2025 + 81 = 2106
Step 27: 2106 + 81 = 2187
Step 28: 2187 + 81 = 2268
Step 29: 2268 + 81 = 2349
Step 30: 2349 + 81 = 2430
Step 31: 2430 + 81 = 2511
Step 32: 2511 + 81 = 2592
Step 33: 2592 + 81 = 2673
Step 34: 2673 + 81 = 2754
Step 35: 2754 + 81 = 2835
Step 36: 2835 + 81 = 2916
Step 37: 2916 + 81 = 2997
Step 38: 2997 + 81 = 3078
Step 39: 3078 + 81 = 3159
Step 40: 3159 + 81 = 3240
Step 41: 3240 + 81 = 3321
Step 42: 3321 + 81 = 3402
Step 43: 3402 + 81 = 3483
Step 44: 3483 + 81 = 3564
Step 45: 3564 + 81 = 3645
Step 46: 3645 + 81 = 3726
Step 47: 3726 + 81 = 3807
Step 48: 3807 + 81 = 3888
Step 49: 3888 + 81 = 3969
Step 50: 3969 + 81 = 4050
Step 51: 4050 + 81 = 4131
Step 52: 4131 + 81 = 4212
Step 53: 4212 + 81 = 4293
Step 54: 4293 + 81 = 4374
Step 55: 4374 + 81 = 4455
Step 56: 4455 + 81 = 4536
Step 57: 4536 + 81 = 4617
Step 58: 4617 + 81 = 4698
Step 59: 4698 + 81 = 4779
Step 60: 4779 + 81 = 4860
Step 61: 4860 + 81 = 4941
Step 62: 4941 + 81 = 5022
Step 63: 5022 + 81 = 5103
Step 64: 5103 + 81 = 5184
Step 65: 5184 + 81 = 5265
Step 66: 5265 + 81 = 5346
Step 67: 5346 + 81 = 5427
Step 68: 5427 + 81 = 5508
Step 69: 5508 + 81 = 5589
Step 70: 5589 + 81 = 5670
Step 71: 5670 + 81 = 5751
Step 72: 5751 + 81 = 5832
Step 73: 5832 + 81 = 5913
Step 74: 5913 + 81 = 5994
Step 75: 5994 + 81 = 6075
Step 76: 6075 + 81 = 6156
Step 77: 6156 + 81 = 6237
Step 78: 6237 + 81 = 6318
Step 79: 6318 + 81 = 6399
Step 80: 6399 + 81 = 6480
Step 81: 6480 + 81 = 6561
Step 82: 6561 + 81 = 6642
Step 83: 6642 + 81 = 6723
Step 84: 6723 + 81 = 6804
Step 85: 6804 + 81 = 6885
Step 86: 6885 + 81 = 6966
Step 87: 6966 + 81 = 7047
Step 88: 7047 + 81 = 7128
Step 89: 7128 + 81 = 7209
Step 90: 7209 + 81 = 7290
Step 91: 7290 + 81 = 7371
Step 92: 7371 + 81 = 7452
Step 93: 7452 + 81 = 7533
Step 94: 7533 + 81 = 7614
Step 95: 7614 + 81 = 7695
Step 96: 7695 + 81 = 7776
Step 97: 7776 + 81 = 7857
Step 98: 7857 + 81 = 7938
Step 99: 7938 + 81 = 8019
Step 100: 8019 + 81 = 8100
Step 101: 8100 + 81 = 8181
Step 102: 8181 + 81 = 8262
Step 103: 8262 + 81 = 8343
Step 104: 8343 + 81 = 8424
Step 105: 8424 + 81 = 8505
Step 106: 8505 + 81 = 8586
Step 107: 8586 + 81 = 8667
Step 108: 8667 + 81 = 8748
Step 109: 8748 + 81 = 8829
Step 110: 8829 + 81 = 8910
Step 111: 8910 + 81 = 8991
Step 112: 8991 + 81 = 9072
Step 113: 9072 + 81 = 9153
Step 114: 9153 + 81 = 9234
Step 115: 9234 + 81 = 9315
Step 116: 9315 + 81 = 9396
Step 117: 9396 + 81 = 9477
Step 118: 9477 + 81 = 9558
Step 119: 9558 + 81 = 9639
Step 120: 9639 + 81 = 9720
Step 121: 9720 + 81 = 9801
Step 122: 9801 + 81 = 9882
Step 123: 9882 + 81 = 9963
Step 124: 9963 + 81 = 10044
Step 125: 10044 + 81 = 10125
Step 126: 10125 + 81 = 10206
Step 127: 10206 + 81 = 10287
Step 128: 10287 + 81 = 10368
Step 129: 10368 + 81 = 10449
Step 130: 10449 + 81 = 10530
Step 131: 10530 + 81 = 10611
Step 132: 10611 + 81 = 10692
Step 133: 10692 + 81 = 10773
Step 134: 10773 + 81 = 10854
Step 135: 10854 + 81 = 10935
Step 136: 10935 + 81 = 11016
Step 137: 11016 + 81 = 11097
Step 138: 11097 + 81 = 11178
Step 139: 11178 + 81 = 11259
Step 140: 11259 + 81 = 11340
Step 141: 11340 + 81 = 11421
Step 142: 11421 + 81 = 11502
Step 143: 11502 + 81 = 11583
Step 144: 11583 + 81 = 11664
Step 145: 11664 + 81 = 11745
Step 146: 11745 + 81 = 11826
Step 147: 11826 + 81 = 11907
Step 148: 11907 + 81 = 11988
Step 149: 11988 + 81 = 12069
Step 150: 12069 + 81 = 12150
Step 151: 12150 + 81 = 12231
Step 152: 12231 + 81 = 12312
Step 153: 12312 + 81 = 12393
Step 154: 12393 + 81 = 12474
Step 155: 12474 + 81 = 12555
Step 156: 12555 + 81 = 12636
Step 157: 12636 + 81 = 12717
Step 158: 12717 + 81 = 12798
Step 159: 12798 + 81 = 12879
Step 160: 12879 + 81 = 12960
Step 161: 12960 + 81 = 13041
Step 162: 13041 + 81 = 13122
Step 163: 13122 + 81 = 13203
Step 164: 13203 + 81 = 13284
Step 165: 13284 + 81 = 13365
Step 166: 13365 + 81 = 13446
Step 167: 13446 + 81 = 13527
Step 168: 13527 + 81 = 13608
Step 169: 13608 + 81 = 13689
Step 170: 13689 + 81 = 13770
Step 171: 13770 + 81 = 13851
Step 172: 13851 + 81 = 13932
Step 173: 13932 + 81 = 14013
Step 174: 14013 + 81 = 14094
Step 175: 14094 + 81 = 14175
Step 176: 14175 + 81 = 14256
Step 177: 14256 + 81 = 14337
Step 178: 14337 + 81 = 14418
Step 179: 14418 + 81 = 14499
Step 180: 14499 + 81 = 14580
Step 181: 14580 + 81 = 14661
Step 182: 14661 + 81 = 14742
Step 183: 14742 + 81 = 14823
Step 184: 14823 + 81 = 14904
Step 185: 14904 + 81 = 14985
Step 186: 14985 + 81 = 15066
Step 187: 15066 + 81 = 15147
Step 188: 15147 + 81 = 15228
Step 189: 15228 + 81 = 15309
Step 190: 15309 + 81 = 15390
Step 191: 15390 + 81 = 15471
Step 192: 15471 + 81 = 15552
Step 193: 15552 + 81 = 15633
Step 194: 15633 + 81 = 15714
Step 195: 15714 + 81 = 15795
Step 196: 15795 + 81 = 15876
Step 197: 15876 + 81 = 15957
Step 198: 15957 + 81 = 16038
Step 199: 16038 + 81 = 16119
Step 200: 16119 + 81 = 16200
Step 201: 16200 + 81 = 16281
Step 202: 16281 + 81 = 16362
Step 203: 16362 + 81 = 16443
Step 204: 16443 + 81 = 16524
Step 205: 16524 + 81 = 16605
Step 206: 16605 + 81 = 16686
Step 207: 16686 + 81 = 16767
Step 208: 16767 + 81 = 16848
Step 209: 16848 + 81 = 16929
Step 210: 16929 + 81 = 17010
Step 211: 17010 + 81 = 17091
Step 212: 17091 + 81 = 17172
Step 213: 17172 + 81 = 17253
Step 214: 17253 + 81 = 17334
Step 215: 17334 + 81 = 17415
Step 216: 17415 + 81 = 17496
Step 217: 17496 + 81 = 17577
Step 218: 17577 + 81 = 17658
Step 219: 17658 + 81 = 17739
Step 220: 17739 + 81 = 17820
Step 221: 17820 + 81 = 17901
Step 222: 17901 + 81 = 17982
Step 223: 17982 + 81 = 18063
Step 224: 18063 + 81 = 18144
Step 225: 18144 + 81 = 18225
Step 226: 18225 + 81 = 18306
Step 227: 18306 + 81 = 18387
Step 228: 18387 + 81 = 18468
Step 229: 18468 + 81 = 18549
Step 230: 18549 + 81 = 18630
Step 231: 18630 + 81 = 18711
Step 232: 18711 + 81 = 18792
Step 233: 18792 + 81 = 18873
Step 234: 18873 + 81 = 18954
Step 235: 18954 + 81 = 19035
Step 236: 19035 + 81 = 19116
Step 237: 19116 + 81 = 19197
Step 238: 19197 + 81 = 19278
Step 239: 19278 + 81 = 19359
Step 240: 19359 + 81 = 19440
Step 241: 19440 + 81 = 19521
Step 242: 19521 + 81 = 19602
Step 243: 19602 + 81 = 19683
Step 244: 19683 + 81 = 19764
Step 245: 19764 + 81 = 19845
Step 246: 19845 + 81 = 19926
Step 247: 19926 + 81 = 20007
Step 248: 20007 + 81 = 20088
Step 249: 20088 + 81 = 20169
Step 250: 20169 + 81 = 20250
Step 251: 20250 + 81 = 20331
Step 252: 20331 + 81 = 20412
Step 253: 20412 + 81 = 20493
Step 254: 20493 + 81 = 20574
Step 255: 20574 + 81 = 20655
Step 256: 20655 + 81 = 20736
Step 257: 20736 + 81 = 20817
Step 258: 20817 + 81 = 20898
Step 259: 20898 + 81 = 20979
Step 260: 20979 + 81 = 21060
Step 261: 21060 + 81 = 21141
Step 262: 21141 + 81 = 21222
Step 263: 21222 + 81 = 21303
Step 264: 21303 + 81 = 21384
Step 265: 21384 + 81 = 21465
Step 266: 21465 + 81 = 21546
Step 267: 21546 + 81 = 21627
Step 268: 21627 + 81 = 21708
Step 269: 21708 + 81 = 21789
Step 270: 21789 + 81 = 21870
Step 271: 21870 + 81 = 21951
Step 272: 21951 + 81 = 22032
Step 273: 22032 + 81 = 22113
Step 274: 22113 + 81 = 22194
Step 275: 22194 + 81 = 22275
Step 276: 22275 + 81 = 22356
Step 277: 22356 + 81 = 22437
Step 278: 22437 + 81 = 22518
Step 279: 22518 + 81 = 22599
Step 280: 22599 + 81 = 22680
Step 281: 22680 + 81 = 22761
Step 282: 22761 + 81 = 22842
Step 283: 22842 + 81 = 22923
Step 284: 22923 + 81 = 23004
Step 285: 23004 + 81 = 23085
Step 286: 23085 + 81 = 23166
Step 287: 23166 + 81 = 23247
Step 288: 23247 + 81 = 23328
Step 289: 23328 + 81 = 23409
Step 290: 23409 + 81 = 23490
Step 291: 23490 + 81 = 23571
Step 292: 23571 + 81 = 23652
Step 293: 23652 + 81 = 23733
Step 294: 23733 + 81 = 23814
Step 295: 23814 + 81 = 23895
Step 296: 23895 + 81 = 23976

So, 81*296 = 23976