Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 979. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 444. So, we're going to take the number 979 and add it to itself 444 times.
Step 1: 0 + 979 = 979
Step 2: 979 + 979 = 1958
Step 3: 1958 + 979 = 2937
Step 4: 2937 + 979 = 3916
Step 5: 3916 + 979 = 4895
Step 6: 4895 + 979 = 5874
Step 7: 5874 + 979 = 6853
Step 8: 6853 + 979 = 7832
Step 9: 7832 + 979 = 8811
Step 10: 8811 + 979 = 9790
Step 11: 9790 + 979 = 10769
Step 12: 10769 + 979 = 11748
Step 13: 11748 + 979 = 12727
Step 14: 12727 + 979 = 13706
Step 15: 13706 + 979 = 14685
Step 16: 14685 + 979 = 15664
Step 17: 15664 + 979 = 16643
Step 18: 16643 + 979 = 17622
Step 19: 17622 + 979 = 18601
Step 20: 18601 + 979 = 19580
Step 21: 19580 + 979 = 20559
Step 22: 20559 + 979 = 21538
Step 23: 21538 + 979 = 22517
Step 24: 22517 + 979 = 23496
Step 25: 23496 + 979 = 24475
Step 26: 24475 + 979 = 25454
Step 27: 25454 + 979 = 26433
Step 28: 26433 + 979 = 27412
Step 29: 27412 + 979 = 28391
Step 30: 28391 + 979 = 29370
Step 31: 29370 + 979 = 30349
Step 32: 30349 + 979 = 31328
Step 33: 31328 + 979 = 32307
Step 34: 32307 + 979 = 33286
Step 35: 33286 + 979 = 34265
Step 36: 34265 + 979 = 35244
Step 37: 35244 + 979 = 36223
Step 38: 36223 + 979 = 37202
Step 39: 37202 + 979 = 38181
Step 40: 38181 + 979 = 39160
Step 41: 39160 + 979 = 40139
Step 42: 40139 + 979 = 41118
Step 43: 41118 + 979 = 42097
Step 44: 42097 + 979 = 43076
Step 45: 43076 + 979 = 44055
Step 46: 44055 + 979 = 45034
Step 47: 45034 + 979 = 46013
Step 48: 46013 + 979 = 46992
Step 49: 46992 + 979 = 47971
Step 50: 47971 + 979 = 48950
Step 51: 48950 + 979 = 49929
Step 52: 49929 + 979 = 50908
Step 53: 50908 + 979 = 51887
Step 54: 51887 + 979 = 52866
Step 55: 52866 + 979 = 53845
Step 56: 53845 + 979 = 54824
Step 57: 54824 + 979 = 55803
Step 58: 55803 + 979 = 56782
Step 59: 56782 + 979 = 57761
Step 60: 57761 + 979 = 58740
Step 61: 58740 + 979 = 59719
Step 62: 59719 + 979 = 60698
Step 63: 60698 + 979 = 61677
Step 64: 61677 + 979 = 62656
Step 65: 62656 + 979 = 63635
Step 66: 63635 + 979 = 64614
Step 67: 64614 + 979 = 65593
Step 68: 65593 + 979 = 66572
Step 69: 66572 + 979 = 67551
Step 70: 67551 + 979 = 68530
Step 71: 68530 + 979 = 69509
Step 72: 69509 + 979 = 70488
Step 73: 70488 + 979 = 71467
Step 74: 71467 + 979 = 72446
Step 75: 72446 + 979 = 73425
Step 76: 73425 + 979 = 74404
Step 77: 74404 + 979 = 75383
Step 78: 75383 + 979 = 76362
Step 79: 76362 + 979 = 77341
Step 80: 77341 + 979 = 78320
Step 81: 78320 + 979 = 79299
Step 82: 79299 + 979 = 80278
Step 83: 80278 + 979 = 81257
Step 84: 81257 + 979 = 82236
Step 85: 82236 + 979 = 83215
Step 86: 83215 + 979 = 84194
Step 87: 84194 + 979 = 85173
Step 88: 85173 + 979 = 86152
Step 89: 86152 + 979 = 87131
Step 90: 87131 + 979 = 88110
Step 91: 88110 + 979 = 89089
Step 92: 89089 + 979 = 90068
Step 93: 90068 + 979 = 91047
Step 94: 91047 + 979 = 92026
Step 95: 92026 + 979 = 93005
Step 96: 93005 + 979 = 93984
Step 97: 93984 + 979 = 94963
Step 98: 94963 + 979 = 95942
Step 99: 95942 + 979 = 96921
Step 100: 96921 + 979 = 97900
Step 101: 97900 + 979 = 98879
Step 102: 98879 + 979 = 99858
Step 103: 99858 + 979 = 100837
Step 104: 100837 + 979 = 101816
Step 105: 101816 + 979 = 102795
Step 106: 102795 + 979 = 103774
Step 107: 103774 + 979 = 104753
Step 108: 104753 + 979 = 105732
Step 109: 105732 + 979 = 106711
Step 110: 106711 + 979 = 107690
Step 111: 107690 + 979 = 108669
Step 112: 108669 + 979 = 109648
Step 113: 109648 + 979 = 110627
Step 114: 110627 + 979 = 111606
Step 115: 111606 + 979 = 112585
Step 116: 112585 + 979 = 113564
Step 117: 113564 + 979 = 114543
Step 118: 114543 + 979 = 115522
Step 119: 115522 + 979 = 116501
Step 120: 116501 + 979 = 117480
Step 121: 117480 + 979 = 118459
Step 122: 118459 + 979 = 119438
Step 123: 119438 + 979 = 120417
Step 124: 120417 + 979 = 121396
Step 125: 121396 + 979 = 122375
Step 126: 122375 + 979 = 123354
Step 127: 123354 + 979 = 124333
Step 128: 124333 + 979 = 125312
Step 129: 125312 + 979 = 126291
Step 130: 126291 + 979 = 127270
Step 131: 127270 + 979 = 128249
Step 132: 128249 + 979 = 129228
Step 133: 129228 + 979 = 130207
Step 134: 130207 + 979 = 131186
Step 135: 131186 + 979 = 132165
Step 136: 132165 + 979 = 133144
Step 137: 133144 + 979 = 134123
Step 138: 134123 + 979 = 135102
Step 139: 135102 + 979 = 136081
Step 140: 136081 + 979 = 137060
Step 141: 137060 + 979 = 138039
Step 142: 138039 + 979 = 139018
Step 143: 139018 + 979 = 139997
Step 144: 139997 + 979 = 140976
Step 145: 140976 + 979 = 141955
Step 146: 141955 + 979 = 142934
Step 147: 142934 + 979 = 143913
Step 148: 143913 + 979 = 144892
Step 149: 144892 + 979 = 145871
Step 150: 145871 + 979 = 146850
Step 151: 146850 + 979 = 147829
Step 152: 147829 + 979 = 148808
Step 153: 148808 + 979 = 149787
Step 154: 149787 + 979 = 150766
Step 155: 150766 + 979 = 151745
Step 156: 151745 + 979 = 152724
Step 157: 152724 + 979 = 153703
Step 158: 153703 + 979 = 154682
Step 159: 154682 + 979 = 155661
Step 160: 155661 + 979 = 156640
Step 161: 156640 + 979 = 157619
Step 162: 157619 + 979 = 158598
Step 163: 158598 + 979 = 159577
Step 164: 159577 + 979 = 160556
Step 165: 160556 + 979 = 161535
Step 166: 161535 + 979 = 162514
Step 167: 162514 + 979 = 163493
Step 168: 163493 + 979 = 164472
Step 169: 164472 + 979 = 165451
Step 170: 165451 + 979 = 166430
Step 171: 166430 + 979 = 167409
Step 172: 167409 + 979 = 168388
Step 173: 168388 + 979 = 169367
Step 174: 169367 + 979 = 170346
Step 175: 170346 + 979 = 171325
Step 176: 171325 + 979 = 172304
Step 177: 172304 + 979 = 173283
Step 178: 173283 + 979 = 174262
Step 179: 174262 + 979 = 175241
Step 180: 175241 + 979 = 176220
Step 181: 176220 + 979 = 177199
Step 182: 177199 + 979 = 178178
Step 183: 178178 + 979 = 179157
Step 184: 179157 + 979 = 180136
Step 185: 180136 + 979 = 181115
Step 186: 181115 + 979 = 182094
Step 187: 182094 + 979 = 183073
Step 188: 183073 + 979 = 184052
Step 189: 184052 + 979 = 185031
Step 190: 185031 + 979 = 186010
Step 191: 186010 + 979 = 186989
Step 192: 186989 + 979 = 187968
Step 193: 187968 + 979 = 188947
Step 194: 188947 + 979 = 189926
Step 195: 189926 + 979 = 190905
Step 196: 190905 + 979 = 191884
Step 197: 191884 + 979 = 192863
Step 198: 192863 + 979 = 193842
Step 199: 193842 + 979 = 194821
Step 200: 194821 + 979 = 195800
Step 201: 195800 + 979 = 196779
Step 202: 196779 + 979 = 197758
Step 203: 197758 + 979 = 198737
Step 204: 198737 + 979 = 199716
Step 205: 199716 + 979 = 200695
Step 206: 200695 + 979 = 201674
Step 207: 201674 + 979 = 202653
Step 208: 202653 + 979 = 203632
Step 209: 203632 + 979 = 204611
Step 210: 204611 + 979 = 205590
Step 211: 205590 + 979 = 206569
Step 212: 206569 + 979 = 207548
Step 213: 207548 + 979 = 208527
Step 214: 208527 + 979 = 209506
Step 215: 209506 + 979 = 210485
Step 216: 210485 + 979 = 211464
Step 217: 211464 + 979 = 212443
Step 218: 212443 + 979 = 213422
Step 219: 213422 + 979 = 214401
Step 220: 214401 + 979 = 215380
Step 221: 215380 + 979 = 216359
Step 222: 216359 + 979 = 217338
Step 223: 217338 + 979 = 218317
Step 224: 218317 + 979 = 219296
Step 225: 219296 + 979 = 220275
Step 226: 220275 + 979 = 221254
Step 227: 221254 + 979 = 222233
Step 228: 222233 + 979 = 223212
Step 229: 223212 + 979 = 224191
Step 230: 224191 + 979 = 225170
Step 231: 225170 + 979 = 226149
Step 232: 226149 + 979 = 227128
Step 233: 227128 + 979 = 228107
Step 234: 228107 + 979 = 229086
Step 235: 229086 + 979 = 230065
Step 236: 230065 + 979 = 231044
Step 237: 231044 + 979 = 232023
Step 238: 232023 + 979 = 233002
Step 239: 233002 + 979 = 233981
Step 240: 233981 + 979 = 234960
Step 241: 234960 + 979 = 235939
Step 242: 235939 + 979 = 236918
Step 243: 236918 + 979 = 237897
Step 244: 237897 + 979 = 238876
Step 245: 238876 + 979 = 239855
Step 246: 239855 + 979 = 240834
Step 247: 240834 + 979 = 241813
Step 248: 241813 + 979 = 242792
Step 249: 242792 + 979 = 243771
Step 250: 243771 + 979 = 244750
Step 251: 244750 + 979 = 245729
Step 252: 245729 + 979 = 246708
Step 253: 246708 + 979 = 247687
Step 254: 247687 + 979 = 248666
Step 255: 248666 + 979 = 249645
Step 256: 249645 + 979 = 250624
Step 257: 250624 + 979 = 251603
Step 258: 251603 + 979 = 252582
Step 259: 252582 + 979 = 253561
Step 260: 253561 + 979 = 254540
Step 261: 254540 + 979 = 255519
Step 262: 255519 + 979 = 256498
Step 263: 256498 + 979 = 257477
Step 264: 257477 + 979 = 258456
Step 265: 258456 + 979 = 259435
Step 266: 259435 + 979 = 260414
Step 267: 260414 + 979 = 261393
Step 268: 261393 + 979 = 262372
Step 269: 262372 + 979 = 263351
Step 270: 263351 + 979 = 264330
Step 271: 264330 + 979 = 265309
Step 272: 265309 + 979 = 266288
Step 273: 266288 + 979 = 267267
Step 274: 267267 + 979 = 268246
Step 275: 268246 + 979 = 269225
Step 276: 269225 + 979 = 270204
Step 277: 270204 + 979 = 271183
Step 278: 271183 + 979 = 272162
Step 279: 272162 + 979 = 273141
Step 280: 273141 + 979 = 274120
Step 281: 274120 + 979 = 275099
Step 282: 275099 + 979 = 276078
Step 283: 276078 + 979 = 277057
Step 284: 277057 + 979 = 278036
Step 285: 278036 + 979 = 279015
Step 286: 279015 + 979 = 279994
Step 287: 279994 + 979 = 280973
Step 288: 280973 + 979 = 281952
Step 289: 281952 + 979 = 282931
Step 290: 282931 + 979 = 283910
Step 291: 283910 + 979 = 284889
Step 292: 284889 + 979 = 285868
Step 293: 285868 + 979 = 286847
Step 294: 286847 + 979 = 287826
Step 295: 287826 + 979 = 288805
Step 296: 288805 + 979 = 289784
Step 297: 289784 + 979 = 290763
Step 298: 290763 + 979 = 291742
Step 299: 291742 + 979 = 292721
Step 300: 292721 + 979 = 293700
Step 301: 293700 + 979 = 294679
Step 302: 294679 + 979 = 295658
Step 303: 295658 + 979 = 296637
Step 304: 296637 + 979 = 297616
Step 305: 297616 + 979 = 298595
Step 306: 298595 + 979 = 299574
Step 307: 299574 + 979 = 300553
Step 308: 300553 + 979 = 301532
Step 309: 301532 + 979 = 302511
Step 310: 302511 + 979 = 303490
Step 311: 303490 + 979 = 304469
Step 312: 304469 + 979 = 305448
Step 313: 305448 + 979 = 306427
Step 314: 306427 + 979 = 307406
Step 315: 307406 + 979 = 308385
Step 316: 308385 + 979 = 309364
Step 317: 309364 + 979 = 310343
Step 318: 310343 + 979 = 311322
Step 319: 311322 + 979 = 312301
Step 320: 312301 + 979 = 313280
Step 321: 313280 + 979 = 314259
Step 322: 314259 + 979 = 315238
Step 323: 315238 + 979 = 316217
Step 324: 316217 + 979 = 317196
Step 325: 317196 + 979 = 318175
Step 326: 318175 + 979 = 319154
Step 327: 319154 + 979 = 320133
Step 328: 320133 + 979 = 321112
Step 329: 321112 + 979 = 322091
Step 330: 322091 + 979 = 323070
Step 331: 323070 + 979 = 324049
Step 332: 324049 + 979 = 325028
Step 333: 325028 + 979 = 326007
Step 334: 326007 + 979 = 326986
Step 335: 326986 + 979 = 327965
Step 336: 327965 + 979 = 328944
Step 337: 328944 + 979 = 329923
Step 338: 329923 + 979 = 330902
Step 339: 330902 + 979 = 331881
Step 340: 331881 + 979 = 332860
Step 341: 332860 + 979 = 333839
Step 342: 333839 + 979 = 334818
Step 343: 334818 + 979 = 335797
Step 344: 335797 + 979 = 336776
Step 345: 336776 + 979 = 337755
Step 346: 337755 + 979 = 338734
Step 347: 338734 + 979 = 339713
Step 348: 339713 + 979 = 340692
Step 349: 340692 + 979 = 341671
Step 350: 341671 + 979 = 342650
Step 351: 342650 + 979 = 343629
Step 352: 343629 + 979 = 344608
Step 353: 344608 + 979 = 345587
Step 354: 345587 + 979 = 346566
Step 355: 346566 + 979 = 347545
Step 356: 347545 + 979 = 348524
Step 357: 348524 + 979 = 349503
Step 358: 349503 + 979 = 350482
Step 359: 350482 + 979 = 351461
Step 360: 351461 + 979 = 352440
Step 361: 352440 + 979 = 353419
Step 362: 353419 + 979 = 354398
Step 363: 354398 + 979 = 355377
Step 364: 355377 + 979 = 356356
Step 365: 356356 + 979 = 357335
Step 366: 357335 + 979 = 358314
Step 367: 358314 + 979 = 359293
Step 368: 359293 + 979 = 360272
Step 369: 360272 + 979 = 361251
Step 370: 361251 + 979 = 362230
Step 371: 362230 + 979 = 363209
Step 372: 363209 + 979 = 364188
Step 373: 364188 + 979 = 365167
Step 374: 365167 + 979 = 366146
Step 375: 366146 + 979 = 367125
Step 376: 367125 + 979 = 368104
Step 377: 368104 + 979 = 369083
Step 378: 369083 + 979 = 370062
Step 379: 370062 + 979 = 371041
Step 380: 371041 + 979 = 372020
Step 381: 372020 + 979 = 372999
Step 382: 372999 + 979 = 373978
Step 383: 373978 + 979 = 374957
Step 384: 374957 + 979 = 375936
Step 385: 375936 + 979 = 376915
Step 386: 376915 + 979 = 377894
Step 387: 377894 + 979 = 378873
Step 388: 378873 + 979 = 379852
Step 389: 379852 + 979 = 380831
Step 390: 380831 + 979 = 381810
Step 391: 381810 + 979 = 382789
Step 392: 382789 + 979 = 383768
Step 393: 383768 + 979 = 384747
Step 394: 384747 + 979 = 385726
Step 395: 385726 + 979 = 386705
Step 396: 386705 + 979 = 387684
Step 397: 387684 + 979 = 388663
Step 398: 388663 + 979 = 389642
Step 399: 389642 + 979 = 390621
Step 400: 390621 + 979 = 391600
Step 401: 391600 + 979 = 392579
Step 402: 392579 + 979 = 393558
Step 403: 393558 + 979 = 394537
Step 404: 394537 + 979 = 395516
Step 405: 395516 + 979 = 396495
Step 406: 396495 + 979 = 397474
Step 407: 397474 + 979 = 398453
Step 408: 398453 + 979 = 399432
Step 409: 399432 + 979 = 400411
Step 410: 400411 + 979 = 401390
Step 411: 401390 + 979 = 402369
Step 412: 402369 + 979 = 403348
Step 413: 403348 + 979 = 404327
Step 414: 404327 + 979 = 405306
Step 415: 405306 + 979 = 406285
Step 416: 406285 + 979 = 407264
Step 417: 407264 + 979 = 408243
Step 418: 408243 + 979 = 409222
Step 419: 409222 + 979 = 410201
Step 420: 410201 + 979 = 411180
Step 421: 411180 + 979 = 412159
Step 422: 412159 + 979 = 413138
Step 423: 413138 + 979 = 414117
Step 424: 414117 + 979 = 415096
Step 425: 415096 + 979 = 416075
Step 426: 416075 + 979 = 417054
Step 427: 417054 + 979 = 418033
Step 428: 418033 + 979 = 419012
Step 429: 419012 + 979 = 419991
Step 430: 419991 + 979 = 420970
Step 431: 420970 + 979 = 421949
Step 432: 421949 + 979 = 422928
Step 433: 422928 + 979 = 423907
Step 434: 423907 + 979 = 424886
Step 435: 424886 + 979 = 425865
Step 436: 425865 + 979 = 426844
Step 437: 426844 + 979 = 427823
Step 438: 427823 + 979 = 428802
Step 439: 428802 + 979 = 429781
Step 440: 429781 + 979 = 430760
Step 441: 430760 + 979 = 431739
Step 442: 431739 + 979 = 432718
Step 443: 432718 + 979 = 433697
Step 444: 433697 + 979 = 434676

So, 979*444 = 434676