Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 986. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 214. So, we're going to take the number 986 and add it to itself 214 times.
Step 1: 0 + 986 = 986
Step 2: 986 + 986 = 1972
Step 3: 1972 + 986 = 2958
Step 4: 2958 + 986 = 3944
Step 5: 3944 + 986 = 4930
Step 6: 4930 + 986 = 5916
Step 7: 5916 + 986 = 6902
Step 8: 6902 + 986 = 7888
Step 9: 7888 + 986 = 8874
Step 10: 8874 + 986 = 9860
Step 11: 9860 + 986 = 10846
Step 12: 10846 + 986 = 11832
Step 13: 11832 + 986 = 12818
Step 14: 12818 + 986 = 13804
Step 15: 13804 + 986 = 14790
Step 16: 14790 + 986 = 15776
Step 17: 15776 + 986 = 16762
Step 18: 16762 + 986 = 17748
Step 19: 17748 + 986 = 18734
Step 20: 18734 + 986 = 19720
Step 21: 19720 + 986 = 20706
Step 22: 20706 + 986 = 21692
Step 23: 21692 + 986 = 22678
Step 24: 22678 + 986 = 23664
Step 25: 23664 + 986 = 24650
Step 26: 24650 + 986 = 25636
Step 27: 25636 + 986 = 26622
Step 28: 26622 + 986 = 27608
Step 29: 27608 + 986 = 28594
Step 30: 28594 + 986 = 29580
Step 31: 29580 + 986 = 30566
Step 32: 30566 + 986 = 31552
Step 33: 31552 + 986 = 32538
Step 34: 32538 + 986 = 33524
Step 35: 33524 + 986 = 34510
Step 36: 34510 + 986 = 35496
Step 37: 35496 + 986 = 36482
Step 38: 36482 + 986 = 37468
Step 39: 37468 + 986 = 38454
Step 40: 38454 + 986 = 39440
Step 41: 39440 + 986 = 40426
Step 42: 40426 + 986 = 41412
Step 43: 41412 + 986 = 42398
Step 44: 42398 + 986 = 43384
Step 45: 43384 + 986 = 44370
Step 46: 44370 + 986 = 45356
Step 47: 45356 + 986 = 46342
Step 48: 46342 + 986 = 47328
Step 49: 47328 + 986 = 48314
Step 50: 48314 + 986 = 49300
Step 51: 49300 + 986 = 50286
Step 52: 50286 + 986 = 51272
Step 53: 51272 + 986 = 52258
Step 54: 52258 + 986 = 53244
Step 55: 53244 + 986 = 54230
Step 56: 54230 + 986 = 55216
Step 57: 55216 + 986 = 56202
Step 58: 56202 + 986 = 57188
Step 59: 57188 + 986 = 58174
Step 60: 58174 + 986 = 59160
Step 61: 59160 + 986 = 60146
Step 62: 60146 + 986 = 61132
Step 63: 61132 + 986 = 62118
Step 64: 62118 + 986 = 63104
Step 65: 63104 + 986 = 64090
Step 66: 64090 + 986 = 65076
Step 67: 65076 + 986 = 66062
Step 68: 66062 + 986 = 67048
Step 69: 67048 + 986 = 68034
Step 70: 68034 + 986 = 69020
Step 71: 69020 + 986 = 70006
Step 72: 70006 + 986 = 70992
Step 73: 70992 + 986 = 71978
Step 74: 71978 + 986 = 72964
Step 75: 72964 + 986 = 73950
Step 76: 73950 + 986 = 74936
Step 77: 74936 + 986 = 75922
Step 78: 75922 + 986 = 76908
Step 79: 76908 + 986 = 77894
Step 80: 77894 + 986 = 78880
Step 81: 78880 + 986 = 79866
Step 82: 79866 + 986 = 80852
Step 83: 80852 + 986 = 81838
Step 84: 81838 + 986 = 82824
Step 85: 82824 + 986 = 83810
Step 86: 83810 + 986 = 84796
Step 87: 84796 + 986 = 85782
Step 88: 85782 + 986 = 86768
Step 89: 86768 + 986 = 87754
Step 90: 87754 + 986 = 88740
Step 91: 88740 + 986 = 89726
Step 92: 89726 + 986 = 90712
Step 93: 90712 + 986 = 91698
Step 94: 91698 + 986 = 92684
Step 95: 92684 + 986 = 93670
Step 96: 93670 + 986 = 94656
Step 97: 94656 + 986 = 95642
Step 98: 95642 + 986 = 96628
Step 99: 96628 + 986 = 97614
Step 100: 97614 + 986 = 98600
Step 101: 98600 + 986 = 99586
Step 102: 99586 + 986 = 100572
Step 103: 100572 + 986 = 101558
Step 104: 101558 + 986 = 102544
Step 105: 102544 + 986 = 103530
Step 106: 103530 + 986 = 104516
Step 107: 104516 + 986 = 105502
Step 108: 105502 + 986 = 106488
Step 109: 106488 + 986 = 107474
Step 110: 107474 + 986 = 108460
Step 111: 108460 + 986 = 109446
Step 112: 109446 + 986 = 110432
Step 113: 110432 + 986 = 111418
Step 114: 111418 + 986 = 112404
Step 115: 112404 + 986 = 113390
Step 116: 113390 + 986 = 114376
Step 117: 114376 + 986 = 115362
Step 118: 115362 + 986 = 116348
Step 119: 116348 + 986 = 117334
Step 120: 117334 + 986 = 118320
Step 121: 118320 + 986 = 119306
Step 122: 119306 + 986 = 120292
Step 123: 120292 + 986 = 121278
Step 124: 121278 + 986 = 122264
Step 125: 122264 + 986 = 123250
Step 126: 123250 + 986 = 124236
Step 127: 124236 + 986 = 125222
Step 128: 125222 + 986 = 126208
Step 129: 126208 + 986 = 127194
Step 130: 127194 + 986 = 128180
Step 131: 128180 + 986 = 129166
Step 132: 129166 + 986 = 130152
Step 133: 130152 + 986 = 131138
Step 134: 131138 + 986 = 132124
Step 135: 132124 + 986 = 133110
Step 136: 133110 + 986 = 134096
Step 137: 134096 + 986 = 135082
Step 138: 135082 + 986 = 136068
Step 139: 136068 + 986 = 137054
Step 140: 137054 + 986 = 138040
Step 141: 138040 + 986 = 139026
Step 142: 139026 + 986 = 140012
Step 143: 140012 + 986 = 140998
Step 144: 140998 + 986 = 141984
Step 145: 141984 + 986 = 142970
Step 146: 142970 + 986 = 143956
Step 147: 143956 + 986 = 144942
Step 148: 144942 + 986 = 145928
Step 149: 145928 + 986 = 146914
Step 150: 146914 + 986 = 147900
Step 151: 147900 + 986 = 148886
Step 152: 148886 + 986 = 149872
Step 153: 149872 + 986 = 150858
Step 154: 150858 + 986 = 151844
Step 155: 151844 + 986 = 152830
Step 156: 152830 + 986 = 153816
Step 157: 153816 + 986 = 154802
Step 158: 154802 + 986 = 155788
Step 159: 155788 + 986 = 156774
Step 160: 156774 + 986 = 157760
Step 161: 157760 + 986 = 158746
Step 162: 158746 + 986 = 159732
Step 163: 159732 + 986 = 160718
Step 164: 160718 + 986 = 161704
Step 165: 161704 + 986 = 162690
Step 166: 162690 + 986 = 163676
Step 167: 163676 + 986 = 164662
Step 168: 164662 + 986 = 165648
Step 169: 165648 + 986 = 166634
Step 170: 166634 + 986 = 167620
Step 171: 167620 + 986 = 168606
Step 172: 168606 + 986 = 169592
Step 173: 169592 + 986 = 170578
Step 174: 170578 + 986 = 171564
Step 175: 171564 + 986 = 172550
Step 176: 172550 + 986 = 173536
Step 177: 173536 + 986 = 174522
Step 178: 174522 + 986 = 175508
Step 179: 175508 + 986 = 176494
Step 180: 176494 + 986 = 177480
Step 181: 177480 + 986 = 178466
Step 182: 178466 + 986 = 179452
Step 183: 179452 + 986 = 180438
Step 184: 180438 + 986 = 181424
Step 185: 181424 + 986 = 182410
Step 186: 182410 + 986 = 183396
Step 187: 183396 + 986 = 184382
Step 188: 184382 + 986 = 185368
Step 189: 185368 + 986 = 186354
Step 190: 186354 + 986 = 187340
Step 191: 187340 + 986 = 188326
Step 192: 188326 + 986 = 189312
Step 193: 189312 + 986 = 190298
Step 194: 190298 + 986 = 191284
Step 195: 191284 + 986 = 192270
Step 196: 192270 + 986 = 193256
Step 197: 193256 + 986 = 194242
Step 198: 194242 + 986 = 195228
Step 199: 195228 + 986 = 196214
Step 200: 196214 + 986 = 197200
Step 201: 197200 + 986 = 198186
Step 202: 198186 + 986 = 199172
Step 203: 199172 + 986 = 200158
Step 204: 200158 + 986 = 201144
Step 205: 201144 + 986 = 202130
Step 206: 202130 + 986 = 203116
Step 207: 203116 + 986 = 204102
Step 208: 204102 + 986 = 205088
Step 209: 205088 + 986 = 206074
Step 210: 206074 + 986 = 207060
Step 211: 207060 + 986 = 208046
Step 212: 208046 + 986 = 209032
Step 213: 209032 + 986 = 210018
Step 214: 210018 + 986 = 211004

So, 986*214 = 211004