Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 958. 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 958 and add it to itself 173 times.
Step 1: 0 + 958 = 958
Step 2: 958 + 958 = 1916
Step 3: 1916 + 958 = 2874
Step 4: 2874 + 958 = 3832
Step 5: 3832 + 958 = 4790
Step 6: 4790 + 958 = 5748
Step 7: 5748 + 958 = 6706
Step 8: 6706 + 958 = 7664
Step 9: 7664 + 958 = 8622
Step 10: 8622 + 958 = 9580
Step 11: 9580 + 958 = 10538
Step 12: 10538 + 958 = 11496
Step 13: 11496 + 958 = 12454
Step 14: 12454 + 958 = 13412
Step 15: 13412 + 958 = 14370
Step 16: 14370 + 958 = 15328
Step 17: 15328 + 958 = 16286
Step 18: 16286 + 958 = 17244
Step 19: 17244 + 958 = 18202
Step 20: 18202 + 958 = 19160
Step 21: 19160 + 958 = 20118
Step 22: 20118 + 958 = 21076
Step 23: 21076 + 958 = 22034
Step 24: 22034 + 958 = 22992
Step 25: 22992 + 958 = 23950
Step 26: 23950 + 958 = 24908
Step 27: 24908 + 958 = 25866
Step 28: 25866 + 958 = 26824
Step 29: 26824 + 958 = 27782
Step 30: 27782 + 958 = 28740
Step 31: 28740 + 958 = 29698
Step 32: 29698 + 958 = 30656
Step 33: 30656 + 958 = 31614
Step 34: 31614 + 958 = 32572
Step 35: 32572 + 958 = 33530
Step 36: 33530 + 958 = 34488
Step 37: 34488 + 958 = 35446
Step 38: 35446 + 958 = 36404
Step 39: 36404 + 958 = 37362
Step 40: 37362 + 958 = 38320
Step 41: 38320 + 958 = 39278
Step 42: 39278 + 958 = 40236
Step 43: 40236 + 958 = 41194
Step 44: 41194 + 958 = 42152
Step 45: 42152 + 958 = 43110
Step 46: 43110 + 958 = 44068
Step 47: 44068 + 958 = 45026
Step 48: 45026 + 958 = 45984
Step 49: 45984 + 958 = 46942
Step 50: 46942 + 958 = 47900
Step 51: 47900 + 958 = 48858
Step 52: 48858 + 958 = 49816
Step 53: 49816 + 958 = 50774
Step 54: 50774 + 958 = 51732
Step 55: 51732 + 958 = 52690
Step 56: 52690 + 958 = 53648
Step 57: 53648 + 958 = 54606
Step 58: 54606 + 958 = 55564
Step 59: 55564 + 958 = 56522
Step 60: 56522 + 958 = 57480
Step 61: 57480 + 958 = 58438
Step 62: 58438 + 958 = 59396
Step 63: 59396 + 958 = 60354
Step 64: 60354 + 958 = 61312
Step 65: 61312 + 958 = 62270
Step 66: 62270 + 958 = 63228
Step 67: 63228 + 958 = 64186
Step 68: 64186 + 958 = 65144
Step 69: 65144 + 958 = 66102
Step 70: 66102 + 958 = 67060
Step 71: 67060 + 958 = 68018
Step 72: 68018 + 958 = 68976
Step 73: 68976 + 958 = 69934
Step 74: 69934 + 958 = 70892
Step 75: 70892 + 958 = 71850
Step 76: 71850 + 958 = 72808
Step 77: 72808 + 958 = 73766
Step 78: 73766 + 958 = 74724
Step 79: 74724 + 958 = 75682
Step 80: 75682 + 958 = 76640
Step 81: 76640 + 958 = 77598
Step 82: 77598 + 958 = 78556
Step 83: 78556 + 958 = 79514
Step 84: 79514 + 958 = 80472
Step 85: 80472 + 958 = 81430
Step 86: 81430 + 958 = 82388
Step 87: 82388 + 958 = 83346
Step 88: 83346 + 958 = 84304
Step 89: 84304 + 958 = 85262
Step 90: 85262 + 958 = 86220
Step 91: 86220 + 958 = 87178
Step 92: 87178 + 958 = 88136
Step 93: 88136 + 958 = 89094
Step 94: 89094 + 958 = 90052
Step 95: 90052 + 958 = 91010
Step 96: 91010 + 958 = 91968
Step 97: 91968 + 958 = 92926
Step 98: 92926 + 958 = 93884
Step 99: 93884 + 958 = 94842
Step 100: 94842 + 958 = 95800
Step 101: 95800 + 958 = 96758
Step 102: 96758 + 958 = 97716
Step 103: 97716 + 958 = 98674
Step 104: 98674 + 958 = 99632
Step 105: 99632 + 958 = 100590
Step 106: 100590 + 958 = 101548
Step 107: 101548 + 958 = 102506
Step 108: 102506 + 958 = 103464
Step 109: 103464 + 958 = 104422
Step 110: 104422 + 958 = 105380
Step 111: 105380 + 958 = 106338
Step 112: 106338 + 958 = 107296
Step 113: 107296 + 958 = 108254
Step 114: 108254 + 958 = 109212
Step 115: 109212 + 958 = 110170
Step 116: 110170 + 958 = 111128
Step 117: 111128 + 958 = 112086
Step 118: 112086 + 958 = 113044
Step 119: 113044 + 958 = 114002
Step 120: 114002 + 958 = 114960
Step 121: 114960 + 958 = 115918
Step 122: 115918 + 958 = 116876
Step 123: 116876 + 958 = 117834
Step 124: 117834 + 958 = 118792
Step 125: 118792 + 958 = 119750
Step 126: 119750 + 958 = 120708
Step 127: 120708 + 958 = 121666
Step 128: 121666 + 958 = 122624
Step 129: 122624 + 958 = 123582
Step 130: 123582 + 958 = 124540
Step 131: 124540 + 958 = 125498
Step 132: 125498 + 958 = 126456
Step 133: 126456 + 958 = 127414
Step 134: 127414 + 958 = 128372
Step 135: 128372 + 958 = 129330
Step 136: 129330 + 958 = 130288
Step 137: 130288 + 958 = 131246
Step 138: 131246 + 958 = 132204
Step 139: 132204 + 958 = 133162
Step 140: 133162 + 958 = 134120
Step 141: 134120 + 958 = 135078
Step 142: 135078 + 958 = 136036
Step 143: 136036 + 958 = 136994
Step 144: 136994 + 958 = 137952
Step 145: 137952 + 958 = 138910
Step 146: 138910 + 958 = 139868
Step 147: 139868 + 958 = 140826
Step 148: 140826 + 958 = 141784
Step 149: 141784 + 958 = 142742
Step 150: 142742 + 958 = 143700
Step 151: 143700 + 958 = 144658
Step 152: 144658 + 958 = 145616
Step 153: 145616 + 958 = 146574
Step 154: 146574 + 958 = 147532
Step 155: 147532 + 958 = 148490
Step 156: 148490 + 958 = 149448
Step 157: 149448 + 958 = 150406
Step 158: 150406 + 958 = 151364
Step 159: 151364 + 958 = 152322
Step 160: 152322 + 958 = 153280
Step 161: 153280 + 958 = 154238
Step 162: 154238 + 958 = 155196
Step 163: 155196 + 958 = 156154
Step 164: 156154 + 958 = 157112
Step 165: 157112 + 958 = 158070
Step 166: 158070 + 958 = 159028
Step 167: 159028 + 958 = 159986
Step 168: 159986 + 958 = 160944
Step 169: 160944 + 958 = 161902
Step 170: 161902 + 958 = 162860
Step 171: 162860 + 958 = 163818
Step 172: 163818 + 958 = 164776
Step 173: 164776 + 958 = 165734

So, 958*173 = 165734