Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 971. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 231. So, we're going to take the number 971 and add it to itself 231 times.
Step 1: 0 + 971 = 971
Step 2: 971 + 971 = 1942
Step 3: 1942 + 971 = 2913
Step 4: 2913 + 971 = 3884
Step 5: 3884 + 971 = 4855
Step 6: 4855 + 971 = 5826
Step 7: 5826 + 971 = 6797
Step 8: 6797 + 971 = 7768
Step 9: 7768 + 971 = 8739
Step 10: 8739 + 971 = 9710
Step 11: 9710 + 971 = 10681
Step 12: 10681 + 971 = 11652
Step 13: 11652 + 971 = 12623
Step 14: 12623 + 971 = 13594
Step 15: 13594 + 971 = 14565
Step 16: 14565 + 971 = 15536
Step 17: 15536 + 971 = 16507
Step 18: 16507 + 971 = 17478
Step 19: 17478 + 971 = 18449
Step 20: 18449 + 971 = 19420
Step 21: 19420 + 971 = 20391
Step 22: 20391 + 971 = 21362
Step 23: 21362 + 971 = 22333
Step 24: 22333 + 971 = 23304
Step 25: 23304 + 971 = 24275
Step 26: 24275 + 971 = 25246
Step 27: 25246 + 971 = 26217
Step 28: 26217 + 971 = 27188
Step 29: 27188 + 971 = 28159
Step 30: 28159 + 971 = 29130
Step 31: 29130 + 971 = 30101
Step 32: 30101 + 971 = 31072
Step 33: 31072 + 971 = 32043
Step 34: 32043 + 971 = 33014
Step 35: 33014 + 971 = 33985
Step 36: 33985 + 971 = 34956
Step 37: 34956 + 971 = 35927
Step 38: 35927 + 971 = 36898
Step 39: 36898 + 971 = 37869
Step 40: 37869 + 971 = 38840
Step 41: 38840 + 971 = 39811
Step 42: 39811 + 971 = 40782
Step 43: 40782 + 971 = 41753
Step 44: 41753 + 971 = 42724
Step 45: 42724 + 971 = 43695
Step 46: 43695 + 971 = 44666
Step 47: 44666 + 971 = 45637
Step 48: 45637 + 971 = 46608
Step 49: 46608 + 971 = 47579
Step 50: 47579 + 971 = 48550
Step 51: 48550 + 971 = 49521
Step 52: 49521 + 971 = 50492
Step 53: 50492 + 971 = 51463
Step 54: 51463 + 971 = 52434
Step 55: 52434 + 971 = 53405
Step 56: 53405 + 971 = 54376
Step 57: 54376 + 971 = 55347
Step 58: 55347 + 971 = 56318
Step 59: 56318 + 971 = 57289
Step 60: 57289 + 971 = 58260
Step 61: 58260 + 971 = 59231
Step 62: 59231 + 971 = 60202
Step 63: 60202 + 971 = 61173
Step 64: 61173 + 971 = 62144
Step 65: 62144 + 971 = 63115
Step 66: 63115 + 971 = 64086
Step 67: 64086 + 971 = 65057
Step 68: 65057 + 971 = 66028
Step 69: 66028 + 971 = 66999
Step 70: 66999 + 971 = 67970
Step 71: 67970 + 971 = 68941
Step 72: 68941 + 971 = 69912
Step 73: 69912 + 971 = 70883
Step 74: 70883 + 971 = 71854
Step 75: 71854 + 971 = 72825
Step 76: 72825 + 971 = 73796
Step 77: 73796 + 971 = 74767
Step 78: 74767 + 971 = 75738
Step 79: 75738 + 971 = 76709
Step 80: 76709 + 971 = 77680
Step 81: 77680 + 971 = 78651
Step 82: 78651 + 971 = 79622
Step 83: 79622 + 971 = 80593
Step 84: 80593 + 971 = 81564
Step 85: 81564 + 971 = 82535
Step 86: 82535 + 971 = 83506
Step 87: 83506 + 971 = 84477
Step 88: 84477 + 971 = 85448
Step 89: 85448 + 971 = 86419
Step 90: 86419 + 971 = 87390
Step 91: 87390 + 971 = 88361
Step 92: 88361 + 971 = 89332
Step 93: 89332 + 971 = 90303
Step 94: 90303 + 971 = 91274
Step 95: 91274 + 971 = 92245
Step 96: 92245 + 971 = 93216
Step 97: 93216 + 971 = 94187
Step 98: 94187 + 971 = 95158
Step 99: 95158 + 971 = 96129
Step 100: 96129 + 971 = 97100
Step 101: 97100 + 971 = 98071
Step 102: 98071 + 971 = 99042
Step 103: 99042 + 971 = 100013
Step 104: 100013 + 971 = 100984
Step 105: 100984 + 971 = 101955
Step 106: 101955 + 971 = 102926
Step 107: 102926 + 971 = 103897
Step 108: 103897 + 971 = 104868
Step 109: 104868 + 971 = 105839
Step 110: 105839 + 971 = 106810
Step 111: 106810 + 971 = 107781
Step 112: 107781 + 971 = 108752
Step 113: 108752 + 971 = 109723
Step 114: 109723 + 971 = 110694
Step 115: 110694 + 971 = 111665
Step 116: 111665 + 971 = 112636
Step 117: 112636 + 971 = 113607
Step 118: 113607 + 971 = 114578
Step 119: 114578 + 971 = 115549
Step 120: 115549 + 971 = 116520
Step 121: 116520 + 971 = 117491
Step 122: 117491 + 971 = 118462
Step 123: 118462 + 971 = 119433
Step 124: 119433 + 971 = 120404
Step 125: 120404 + 971 = 121375
Step 126: 121375 + 971 = 122346
Step 127: 122346 + 971 = 123317
Step 128: 123317 + 971 = 124288
Step 129: 124288 + 971 = 125259
Step 130: 125259 + 971 = 126230
Step 131: 126230 + 971 = 127201
Step 132: 127201 + 971 = 128172
Step 133: 128172 + 971 = 129143
Step 134: 129143 + 971 = 130114
Step 135: 130114 + 971 = 131085
Step 136: 131085 + 971 = 132056
Step 137: 132056 + 971 = 133027
Step 138: 133027 + 971 = 133998
Step 139: 133998 + 971 = 134969
Step 140: 134969 + 971 = 135940
Step 141: 135940 + 971 = 136911
Step 142: 136911 + 971 = 137882
Step 143: 137882 + 971 = 138853
Step 144: 138853 + 971 = 139824
Step 145: 139824 + 971 = 140795
Step 146: 140795 + 971 = 141766
Step 147: 141766 + 971 = 142737
Step 148: 142737 + 971 = 143708
Step 149: 143708 + 971 = 144679
Step 150: 144679 + 971 = 145650
Step 151: 145650 + 971 = 146621
Step 152: 146621 + 971 = 147592
Step 153: 147592 + 971 = 148563
Step 154: 148563 + 971 = 149534
Step 155: 149534 + 971 = 150505
Step 156: 150505 + 971 = 151476
Step 157: 151476 + 971 = 152447
Step 158: 152447 + 971 = 153418
Step 159: 153418 + 971 = 154389
Step 160: 154389 + 971 = 155360
Step 161: 155360 + 971 = 156331
Step 162: 156331 + 971 = 157302
Step 163: 157302 + 971 = 158273
Step 164: 158273 + 971 = 159244
Step 165: 159244 + 971 = 160215
Step 166: 160215 + 971 = 161186
Step 167: 161186 + 971 = 162157
Step 168: 162157 + 971 = 163128
Step 169: 163128 + 971 = 164099
Step 170: 164099 + 971 = 165070
Step 171: 165070 + 971 = 166041
Step 172: 166041 + 971 = 167012
Step 173: 167012 + 971 = 167983
Step 174: 167983 + 971 = 168954
Step 175: 168954 + 971 = 169925
Step 176: 169925 + 971 = 170896
Step 177: 170896 + 971 = 171867
Step 178: 171867 + 971 = 172838
Step 179: 172838 + 971 = 173809
Step 180: 173809 + 971 = 174780
Step 181: 174780 + 971 = 175751
Step 182: 175751 + 971 = 176722
Step 183: 176722 + 971 = 177693
Step 184: 177693 + 971 = 178664
Step 185: 178664 + 971 = 179635
Step 186: 179635 + 971 = 180606
Step 187: 180606 + 971 = 181577
Step 188: 181577 + 971 = 182548
Step 189: 182548 + 971 = 183519
Step 190: 183519 + 971 = 184490
Step 191: 184490 + 971 = 185461
Step 192: 185461 + 971 = 186432
Step 193: 186432 + 971 = 187403
Step 194: 187403 + 971 = 188374
Step 195: 188374 + 971 = 189345
Step 196: 189345 + 971 = 190316
Step 197: 190316 + 971 = 191287
Step 198: 191287 + 971 = 192258
Step 199: 192258 + 971 = 193229
Step 200: 193229 + 971 = 194200
Step 201: 194200 + 971 = 195171
Step 202: 195171 + 971 = 196142
Step 203: 196142 + 971 = 197113
Step 204: 197113 + 971 = 198084
Step 205: 198084 + 971 = 199055
Step 206: 199055 + 971 = 200026
Step 207: 200026 + 971 = 200997
Step 208: 200997 + 971 = 201968
Step 209: 201968 + 971 = 202939
Step 210: 202939 + 971 = 203910
Step 211: 203910 + 971 = 204881
Step 212: 204881 + 971 = 205852
Step 213: 205852 + 971 = 206823
Step 214: 206823 + 971 = 207794
Step 215: 207794 + 971 = 208765
Step 216: 208765 + 971 = 209736
Step 217: 209736 + 971 = 210707
Step 218: 210707 + 971 = 211678
Step 219: 211678 + 971 = 212649
Step 220: 212649 + 971 = 213620
Step 221: 213620 + 971 = 214591
Step 222: 214591 + 971 = 215562
Step 223: 215562 + 971 = 216533
Step 224: 216533 + 971 = 217504
Step 225: 217504 + 971 = 218475
Step 226: 218475 + 971 = 219446
Step 227: 219446 + 971 = 220417
Step 228: 220417 + 971 = 221388
Step 229: 221388 + 971 = 222359
Step 230: 222359 + 971 = 223330
Step 231: 223330 + 971 = 224301

So, 971*231 = 224301