Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 540. 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 540 and add it to itself 173 times.
Step 1: 0 + 540 = 540
Step 2: 540 + 540 = 1080
Step 3: 1080 + 540 = 1620
Step 4: 1620 + 540 = 2160
Step 5: 2160 + 540 = 2700
Step 6: 2700 + 540 = 3240
Step 7: 3240 + 540 = 3780
Step 8: 3780 + 540 = 4320
Step 9: 4320 + 540 = 4860
Step 10: 4860 + 540 = 5400
Step 11: 5400 + 540 = 5940
Step 12: 5940 + 540 = 6480
Step 13: 6480 + 540 = 7020
Step 14: 7020 + 540 = 7560
Step 15: 7560 + 540 = 8100
Step 16: 8100 + 540 = 8640
Step 17: 8640 + 540 = 9180
Step 18: 9180 + 540 = 9720
Step 19: 9720 + 540 = 10260
Step 20: 10260 + 540 = 10800
Step 21: 10800 + 540 = 11340
Step 22: 11340 + 540 = 11880
Step 23: 11880 + 540 = 12420
Step 24: 12420 + 540 = 12960
Step 25: 12960 + 540 = 13500
Step 26: 13500 + 540 = 14040
Step 27: 14040 + 540 = 14580
Step 28: 14580 + 540 = 15120
Step 29: 15120 + 540 = 15660
Step 30: 15660 + 540 = 16200
Step 31: 16200 + 540 = 16740
Step 32: 16740 + 540 = 17280
Step 33: 17280 + 540 = 17820
Step 34: 17820 + 540 = 18360
Step 35: 18360 + 540 = 18900
Step 36: 18900 + 540 = 19440
Step 37: 19440 + 540 = 19980
Step 38: 19980 + 540 = 20520
Step 39: 20520 + 540 = 21060
Step 40: 21060 + 540 = 21600
Step 41: 21600 + 540 = 22140
Step 42: 22140 + 540 = 22680
Step 43: 22680 + 540 = 23220
Step 44: 23220 + 540 = 23760
Step 45: 23760 + 540 = 24300
Step 46: 24300 + 540 = 24840
Step 47: 24840 + 540 = 25380
Step 48: 25380 + 540 = 25920
Step 49: 25920 + 540 = 26460
Step 50: 26460 + 540 = 27000
Step 51: 27000 + 540 = 27540
Step 52: 27540 + 540 = 28080
Step 53: 28080 + 540 = 28620
Step 54: 28620 + 540 = 29160
Step 55: 29160 + 540 = 29700
Step 56: 29700 + 540 = 30240
Step 57: 30240 + 540 = 30780
Step 58: 30780 + 540 = 31320
Step 59: 31320 + 540 = 31860
Step 60: 31860 + 540 = 32400
Step 61: 32400 + 540 = 32940
Step 62: 32940 + 540 = 33480
Step 63: 33480 + 540 = 34020
Step 64: 34020 + 540 = 34560
Step 65: 34560 + 540 = 35100
Step 66: 35100 + 540 = 35640
Step 67: 35640 + 540 = 36180
Step 68: 36180 + 540 = 36720
Step 69: 36720 + 540 = 37260
Step 70: 37260 + 540 = 37800
Step 71: 37800 + 540 = 38340
Step 72: 38340 + 540 = 38880
Step 73: 38880 + 540 = 39420
Step 74: 39420 + 540 = 39960
Step 75: 39960 + 540 = 40500
Step 76: 40500 + 540 = 41040
Step 77: 41040 + 540 = 41580
Step 78: 41580 + 540 = 42120
Step 79: 42120 + 540 = 42660
Step 80: 42660 + 540 = 43200
Step 81: 43200 + 540 = 43740
Step 82: 43740 + 540 = 44280
Step 83: 44280 + 540 = 44820
Step 84: 44820 + 540 = 45360
Step 85: 45360 + 540 = 45900
Step 86: 45900 + 540 = 46440
Step 87: 46440 + 540 = 46980
Step 88: 46980 + 540 = 47520
Step 89: 47520 + 540 = 48060
Step 90: 48060 + 540 = 48600
Step 91: 48600 + 540 = 49140
Step 92: 49140 + 540 = 49680
Step 93: 49680 + 540 = 50220
Step 94: 50220 + 540 = 50760
Step 95: 50760 + 540 = 51300
Step 96: 51300 + 540 = 51840
Step 97: 51840 + 540 = 52380
Step 98: 52380 + 540 = 52920
Step 99: 52920 + 540 = 53460
Step 100: 53460 + 540 = 54000
Step 101: 54000 + 540 = 54540
Step 102: 54540 + 540 = 55080
Step 103: 55080 + 540 = 55620
Step 104: 55620 + 540 = 56160
Step 105: 56160 + 540 = 56700
Step 106: 56700 + 540 = 57240
Step 107: 57240 + 540 = 57780
Step 108: 57780 + 540 = 58320
Step 109: 58320 + 540 = 58860
Step 110: 58860 + 540 = 59400
Step 111: 59400 + 540 = 59940
Step 112: 59940 + 540 = 60480
Step 113: 60480 + 540 = 61020
Step 114: 61020 + 540 = 61560
Step 115: 61560 + 540 = 62100
Step 116: 62100 + 540 = 62640
Step 117: 62640 + 540 = 63180
Step 118: 63180 + 540 = 63720
Step 119: 63720 + 540 = 64260
Step 120: 64260 + 540 = 64800
Step 121: 64800 + 540 = 65340
Step 122: 65340 + 540 = 65880
Step 123: 65880 + 540 = 66420
Step 124: 66420 + 540 = 66960
Step 125: 66960 + 540 = 67500
Step 126: 67500 + 540 = 68040
Step 127: 68040 + 540 = 68580
Step 128: 68580 + 540 = 69120
Step 129: 69120 + 540 = 69660
Step 130: 69660 + 540 = 70200
Step 131: 70200 + 540 = 70740
Step 132: 70740 + 540 = 71280
Step 133: 71280 + 540 = 71820
Step 134: 71820 + 540 = 72360
Step 135: 72360 + 540 = 72900
Step 136: 72900 + 540 = 73440
Step 137: 73440 + 540 = 73980
Step 138: 73980 + 540 = 74520
Step 139: 74520 + 540 = 75060
Step 140: 75060 + 540 = 75600
Step 141: 75600 + 540 = 76140
Step 142: 76140 + 540 = 76680
Step 143: 76680 + 540 = 77220
Step 144: 77220 + 540 = 77760
Step 145: 77760 + 540 = 78300
Step 146: 78300 + 540 = 78840
Step 147: 78840 + 540 = 79380
Step 148: 79380 + 540 = 79920
Step 149: 79920 + 540 = 80460
Step 150: 80460 + 540 = 81000
Step 151: 81000 + 540 = 81540
Step 152: 81540 + 540 = 82080
Step 153: 82080 + 540 = 82620
Step 154: 82620 + 540 = 83160
Step 155: 83160 + 540 = 83700
Step 156: 83700 + 540 = 84240
Step 157: 84240 + 540 = 84780
Step 158: 84780 + 540 = 85320
Step 159: 85320 + 540 = 85860
Step 160: 85860 + 540 = 86400
Step 161: 86400 + 540 = 86940
Step 162: 86940 + 540 = 87480
Step 163: 87480 + 540 = 88020
Step 164: 88020 + 540 = 88560
Step 165: 88560 + 540 = 89100
Step 166: 89100 + 540 = 89640
Step 167: 89640 + 540 = 90180
Step 168: 90180 + 540 = 90720
Step 169: 90720 + 540 = 91260
Step 170: 91260 + 540 = 91800
Step 171: 91800 + 540 = 92340
Step 172: 92340 + 540 = 92880
Step 173: 92880 + 540 = 93420

So, 540*173 = 93420