Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 312. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 279. So, we're going to take the number 312 and add it to itself 279 times.
Step 1: 0 + 312 = 312
Step 2: 312 + 312 = 624
Step 3: 624 + 312 = 936
Step 4: 936 + 312 = 1248
Step 5: 1248 + 312 = 1560
Step 6: 1560 + 312 = 1872
Step 7: 1872 + 312 = 2184
Step 8: 2184 + 312 = 2496
Step 9: 2496 + 312 = 2808
Step 10: 2808 + 312 = 3120
Step 11: 3120 + 312 = 3432
Step 12: 3432 + 312 = 3744
Step 13: 3744 + 312 = 4056
Step 14: 4056 + 312 = 4368
Step 15: 4368 + 312 = 4680
Step 16: 4680 + 312 = 4992
Step 17: 4992 + 312 = 5304
Step 18: 5304 + 312 = 5616
Step 19: 5616 + 312 = 5928
Step 20: 5928 + 312 = 6240
Step 21: 6240 + 312 = 6552
Step 22: 6552 + 312 = 6864
Step 23: 6864 + 312 = 7176
Step 24: 7176 + 312 = 7488
Step 25: 7488 + 312 = 7800
Step 26: 7800 + 312 = 8112
Step 27: 8112 + 312 = 8424
Step 28: 8424 + 312 = 8736
Step 29: 8736 + 312 = 9048
Step 30: 9048 + 312 = 9360
Step 31: 9360 + 312 = 9672
Step 32: 9672 + 312 = 9984
Step 33: 9984 + 312 = 10296
Step 34: 10296 + 312 = 10608
Step 35: 10608 + 312 = 10920
Step 36: 10920 + 312 = 11232
Step 37: 11232 + 312 = 11544
Step 38: 11544 + 312 = 11856
Step 39: 11856 + 312 = 12168
Step 40: 12168 + 312 = 12480
Step 41: 12480 + 312 = 12792
Step 42: 12792 + 312 = 13104
Step 43: 13104 + 312 = 13416
Step 44: 13416 + 312 = 13728
Step 45: 13728 + 312 = 14040
Step 46: 14040 + 312 = 14352
Step 47: 14352 + 312 = 14664
Step 48: 14664 + 312 = 14976
Step 49: 14976 + 312 = 15288
Step 50: 15288 + 312 = 15600
Step 51: 15600 + 312 = 15912
Step 52: 15912 + 312 = 16224
Step 53: 16224 + 312 = 16536
Step 54: 16536 + 312 = 16848
Step 55: 16848 + 312 = 17160
Step 56: 17160 + 312 = 17472
Step 57: 17472 + 312 = 17784
Step 58: 17784 + 312 = 18096
Step 59: 18096 + 312 = 18408
Step 60: 18408 + 312 = 18720
Step 61: 18720 + 312 = 19032
Step 62: 19032 + 312 = 19344
Step 63: 19344 + 312 = 19656
Step 64: 19656 + 312 = 19968
Step 65: 19968 + 312 = 20280
Step 66: 20280 + 312 = 20592
Step 67: 20592 + 312 = 20904
Step 68: 20904 + 312 = 21216
Step 69: 21216 + 312 = 21528
Step 70: 21528 + 312 = 21840
Step 71: 21840 + 312 = 22152
Step 72: 22152 + 312 = 22464
Step 73: 22464 + 312 = 22776
Step 74: 22776 + 312 = 23088
Step 75: 23088 + 312 = 23400
Step 76: 23400 + 312 = 23712
Step 77: 23712 + 312 = 24024
Step 78: 24024 + 312 = 24336
Step 79: 24336 + 312 = 24648
Step 80: 24648 + 312 = 24960
Step 81: 24960 + 312 = 25272
Step 82: 25272 + 312 = 25584
Step 83: 25584 + 312 = 25896
Step 84: 25896 + 312 = 26208
Step 85: 26208 + 312 = 26520
Step 86: 26520 + 312 = 26832
Step 87: 26832 + 312 = 27144
Step 88: 27144 + 312 = 27456
Step 89: 27456 + 312 = 27768
Step 90: 27768 + 312 = 28080
Step 91: 28080 + 312 = 28392
Step 92: 28392 + 312 = 28704
Step 93: 28704 + 312 = 29016
Step 94: 29016 + 312 = 29328
Step 95: 29328 + 312 = 29640
Step 96: 29640 + 312 = 29952
Step 97: 29952 + 312 = 30264
Step 98: 30264 + 312 = 30576
Step 99: 30576 + 312 = 30888
Step 100: 30888 + 312 = 31200
Step 101: 31200 + 312 = 31512
Step 102: 31512 + 312 = 31824
Step 103: 31824 + 312 = 32136
Step 104: 32136 + 312 = 32448
Step 105: 32448 + 312 = 32760
Step 106: 32760 + 312 = 33072
Step 107: 33072 + 312 = 33384
Step 108: 33384 + 312 = 33696
Step 109: 33696 + 312 = 34008
Step 110: 34008 + 312 = 34320
Step 111: 34320 + 312 = 34632
Step 112: 34632 + 312 = 34944
Step 113: 34944 + 312 = 35256
Step 114: 35256 + 312 = 35568
Step 115: 35568 + 312 = 35880
Step 116: 35880 + 312 = 36192
Step 117: 36192 + 312 = 36504
Step 118: 36504 + 312 = 36816
Step 119: 36816 + 312 = 37128
Step 120: 37128 + 312 = 37440
Step 121: 37440 + 312 = 37752
Step 122: 37752 + 312 = 38064
Step 123: 38064 + 312 = 38376
Step 124: 38376 + 312 = 38688
Step 125: 38688 + 312 = 39000
Step 126: 39000 + 312 = 39312
Step 127: 39312 + 312 = 39624
Step 128: 39624 + 312 = 39936
Step 129: 39936 + 312 = 40248
Step 130: 40248 + 312 = 40560
Step 131: 40560 + 312 = 40872
Step 132: 40872 + 312 = 41184
Step 133: 41184 + 312 = 41496
Step 134: 41496 + 312 = 41808
Step 135: 41808 + 312 = 42120
Step 136: 42120 + 312 = 42432
Step 137: 42432 + 312 = 42744
Step 138: 42744 + 312 = 43056
Step 139: 43056 + 312 = 43368
Step 140: 43368 + 312 = 43680
Step 141: 43680 + 312 = 43992
Step 142: 43992 + 312 = 44304
Step 143: 44304 + 312 = 44616
Step 144: 44616 + 312 = 44928
Step 145: 44928 + 312 = 45240
Step 146: 45240 + 312 = 45552
Step 147: 45552 + 312 = 45864
Step 148: 45864 + 312 = 46176
Step 149: 46176 + 312 = 46488
Step 150: 46488 + 312 = 46800
Step 151: 46800 + 312 = 47112
Step 152: 47112 + 312 = 47424
Step 153: 47424 + 312 = 47736
Step 154: 47736 + 312 = 48048
Step 155: 48048 + 312 = 48360
Step 156: 48360 + 312 = 48672
Step 157: 48672 + 312 = 48984
Step 158: 48984 + 312 = 49296
Step 159: 49296 + 312 = 49608
Step 160: 49608 + 312 = 49920
Step 161: 49920 + 312 = 50232
Step 162: 50232 + 312 = 50544
Step 163: 50544 + 312 = 50856
Step 164: 50856 + 312 = 51168
Step 165: 51168 + 312 = 51480
Step 166: 51480 + 312 = 51792
Step 167: 51792 + 312 = 52104
Step 168: 52104 + 312 = 52416
Step 169: 52416 + 312 = 52728
Step 170: 52728 + 312 = 53040
Step 171: 53040 + 312 = 53352
Step 172: 53352 + 312 = 53664
Step 173: 53664 + 312 = 53976
Step 174: 53976 + 312 = 54288
Step 175: 54288 + 312 = 54600
Step 176: 54600 + 312 = 54912
Step 177: 54912 + 312 = 55224
Step 178: 55224 + 312 = 55536
Step 179: 55536 + 312 = 55848
Step 180: 55848 + 312 = 56160
Step 181: 56160 + 312 = 56472
Step 182: 56472 + 312 = 56784
Step 183: 56784 + 312 = 57096
Step 184: 57096 + 312 = 57408
Step 185: 57408 + 312 = 57720
Step 186: 57720 + 312 = 58032
Step 187: 58032 + 312 = 58344
Step 188: 58344 + 312 = 58656
Step 189: 58656 + 312 = 58968
Step 190: 58968 + 312 = 59280
Step 191: 59280 + 312 = 59592
Step 192: 59592 + 312 = 59904
Step 193: 59904 + 312 = 60216
Step 194: 60216 + 312 = 60528
Step 195: 60528 + 312 = 60840
Step 196: 60840 + 312 = 61152
Step 197: 61152 + 312 = 61464
Step 198: 61464 + 312 = 61776
Step 199: 61776 + 312 = 62088
Step 200: 62088 + 312 = 62400
Step 201: 62400 + 312 = 62712
Step 202: 62712 + 312 = 63024
Step 203: 63024 + 312 = 63336
Step 204: 63336 + 312 = 63648
Step 205: 63648 + 312 = 63960
Step 206: 63960 + 312 = 64272
Step 207: 64272 + 312 = 64584
Step 208: 64584 + 312 = 64896
Step 209: 64896 + 312 = 65208
Step 210: 65208 + 312 = 65520
Step 211: 65520 + 312 = 65832
Step 212: 65832 + 312 = 66144
Step 213: 66144 + 312 = 66456
Step 214: 66456 + 312 = 66768
Step 215: 66768 + 312 = 67080
Step 216: 67080 + 312 = 67392
Step 217: 67392 + 312 = 67704
Step 218: 67704 + 312 = 68016
Step 219: 68016 + 312 = 68328
Step 220: 68328 + 312 = 68640
Step 221: 68640 + 312 = 68952
Step 222: 68952 + 312 = 69264
Step 223: 69264 + 312 = 69576
Step 224: 69576 + 312 = 69888
Step 225: 69888 + 312 = 70200
Step 226: 70200 + 312 = 70512
Step 227: 70512 + 312 = 70824
Step 228: 70824 + 312 = 71136
Step 229: 71136 + 312 = 71448
Step 230: 71448 + 312 = 71760
Step 231: 71760 + 312 = 72072
Step 232: 72072 + 312 = 72384
Step 233: 72384 + 312 = 72696
Step 234: 72696 + 312 = 73008
Step 235: 73008 + 312 = 73320
Step 236: 73320 + 312 = 73632
Step 237: 73632 + 312 = 73944
Step 238: 73944 + 312 = 74256
Step 239: 74256 + 312 = 74568
Step 240: 74568 + 312 = 74880
Step 241: 74880 + 312 = 75192
Step 242: 75192 + 312 = 75504
Step 243: 75504 + 312 = 75816
Step 244: 75816 + 312 = 76128
Step 245: 76128 + 312 = 76440
Step 246: 76440 + 312 = 76752
Step 247: 76752 + 312 = 77064
Step 248: 77064 + 312 = 77376
Step 249: 77376 + 312 = 77688
Step 250: 77688 + 312 = 78000
Step 251: 78000 + 312 = 78312
Step 252: 78312 + 312 = 78624
Step 253: 78624 + 312 = 78936
Step 254: 78936 + 312 = 79248
Step 255: 79248 + 312 = 79560
Step 256: 79560 + 312 = 79872
Step 257: 79872 + 312 = 80184
Step 258: 80184 + 312 = 80496
Step 259: 80496 + 312 = 80808
Step 260: 80808 + 312 = 81120
Step 261: 81120 + 312 = 81432
Step 262: 81432 + 312 = 81744
Step 263: 81744 + 312 = 82056
Step 264: 82056 + 312 = 82368
Step 265: 82368 + 312 = 82680
Step 266: 82680 + 312 = 82992
Step 267: 82992 + 312 = 83304
Step 268: 83304 + 312 = 83616
Step 269: 83616 + 312 = 83928
Step 270: 83928 + 312 = 84240
Step 271: 84240 + 312 = 84552
Step 272: 84552 + 312 = 84864
Step 273: 84864 + 312 = 85176
Step 274: 85176 + 312 = 85488
Step 275: 85488 + 312 = 85800
Step 276: 85800 + 312 = 86112
Step 277: 86112 + 312 = 86424
Step 278: 86424 + 312 = 86736
Step 279: 86736 + 312 = 87048

So, 312*279 = 87048