Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 53 and we're going to multiply it by 171, essentially adding 53 to itself 171 times.
Step 1: 0 + 53 = 53
Step 2: 53 + 53 = 106
Step 3: 106 + 53 = 159
Step 4: 159 + 53 = 212
Step 5: 212 + 53 = 265
Step 6: 265 + 53 = 318
Step 7: 318 + 53 = 371
Step 8: 371 + 53 = 424
Step 9: 424 + 53 = 477
Step 10: 477 + 53 = 530
Step 11: 530 + 53 = 583
Step 12: 583 + 53 = 636
Step 13: 636 + 53 = 689
Step 14: 689 + 53 = 742
Step 15: 742 + 53 = 795
Step 16: 795 + 53 = 848
Step 17: 848 + 53 = 901
Step 18: 901 + 53 = 954
Step 19: 954 + 53 = 1007
Step 20: 1007 + 53 = 1060
Step 21: 1060 + 53 = 1113
Step 22: 1113 + 53 = 1166
Step 23: 1166 + 53 = 1219
Step 24: 1219 + 53 = 1272
Step 25: 1272 + 53 = 1325
Step 26: 1325 + 53 = 1378
Step 27: 1378 + 53 = 1431
Step 28: 1431 + 53 = 1484
Step 29: 1484 + 53 = 1537
Step 30: 1537 + 53 = 1590
Step 31: 1590 + 53 = 1643
Step 32: 1643 + 53 = 1696
Step 33: 1696 + 53 = 1749
Step 34: 1749 + 53 = 1802
Step 35: 1802 + 53 = 1855
Step 36: 1855 + 53 = 1908
Step 37: 1908 + 53 = 1961
Step 38: 1961 + 53 = 2014
Step 39: 2014 + 53 = 2067
Step 40: 2067 + 53 = 2120
Step 41: 2120 + 53 = 2173
Step 42: 2173 + 53 = 2226
Step 43: 2226 + 53 = 2279
Step 44: 2279 + 53 = 2332
Step 45: 2332 + 53 = 2385
Step 46: 2385 + 53 = 2438
Step 47: 2438 + 53 = 2491
Step 48: 2491 + 53 = 2544
Step 49: 2544 + 53 = 2597
Step 50: 2597 + 53 = 2650
Step 51: 2650 + 53 = 2703
Step 52: 2703 + 53 = 2756
Step 53: 2756 + 53 = 2809
Step 54: 2809 + 53 = 2862
Step 55: 2862 + 53 = 2915
Step 56: 2915 + 53 = 2968
Step 57: 2968 + 53 = 3021
Step 58: 3021 + 53 = 3074
Step 59: 3074 + 53 = 3127
Step 60: 3127 + 53 = 3180
Step 61: 3180 + 53 = 3233
Step 62: 3233 + 53 = 3286
Step 63: 3286 + 53 = 3339
Step 64: 3339 + 53 = 3392
Step 65: 3392 + 53 = 3445
Step 66: 3445 + 53 = 3498
Step 67: 3498 + 53 = 3551
Step 68: 3551 + 53 = 3604
Step 69: 3604 + 53 = 3657
Step 70: 3657 + 53 = 3710
Step 71: 3710 + 53 = 3763
Step 72: 3763 + 53 = 3816
Step 73: 3816 + 53 = 3869
Step 74: 3869 + 53 = 3922
Step 75: 3922 + 53 = 3975
Step 76: 3975 + 53 = 4028
Step 77: 4028 + 53 = 4081
Step 78: 4081 + 53 = 4134
Step 79: 4134 + 53 = 4187
Step 80: 4187 + 53 = 4240
Step 81: 4240 + 53 = 4293
Step 82: 4293 + 53 = 4346
Step 83: 4346 + 53 = 4399
Step 84: 4399 + 53 = 4452
Step 85: 4452 + 53 = 4505
Step 86: 4505 + 53 = 4558
Step 87: 4558 + 53 = 4611
Step 88: 4611 + 53 = 4664
Step 89: 4664 + 53 = 4717
Step 90: 4717 + 53 = 4770
Step 91: 4770 + 53 = 4823
Step 92: 4823 + 53 = 4876
Step 93: 4876 + 53 = 4929
Step 94: 4929 + 53 = 4982
Step 95: 4982 + 53 = 5035
Step 96: 5035 + 53 = 5088
Step 97: 5088 + 53 = 5141
Step 98: 5141 + 53 = 5194
Step 99: 5194 + 53 = 5247
Step 100: 5247 + 53 = 5300
Step 101: 5300 + 53 = 5353
Step 102: 5353 + 53 = 5406
Step 103: 5406 + 53 = 5459
Step 104: 5459 + 53 = 5512
Step 105: 5512 + 53 = 5565
Step 106: 5565 + 53 = 5618
Step 107: 5618 + 53 = 5671
Step 108: 5671 + 53 = 5724
Step 109: 5724 + 53 = 5777
Step 110: 5777 + 53 = 5830
Step 111: 5830 + 53 = 5883
Step 112: 5883 + 53 = 5936
Step 113: 5936 + 53 = 5989
Step 114: 5989 + 53 = 6042
Step 115: 6042 + 53 = 6095
Step 116: 6095 + 53 = 6148
Step 117: 6148 + 53 = 6201
Step 118: 6201 + 53 = 6254
Step 119: 6254 + 53 = 6307
Step 120: 6307 + 53 = 6360
Step 121: 6360 + 53 = 6413
Step 122: 6413 + 53 = 6466
Step 123: 6466 + 53 = 6519
Step 124: 6519 + 53 = 6572
Step 125: 6572 + 53 = 6625
Step 126: 6625 + 53 = 6678
Step 127: 6678 + 53 = 6731
Step 128: 6731 + 53 = 6784
Step 129: 6784 + 53 = 6837
Step 130: 6837 + 53 = 6890
Step 131: 6890 + 53 = 6943
Step 132: 6943 + 53 = 6996
Step 133: 6996 + 53 = 7049
Step 134: 7049 + 53 = 7102
Step 135: 7102 + 53 = 7155
Step 136: 7155 + 53 = 7208
Step 137: 7208 + 53 = 7261
Step 138: 7261 + 53 = 7314
Step 139: 7314 + 53 = 7367
Step 140: 7367 + 53 = 7420
Step 141: 7420 + 53 = 7473
Step 142: 7473 + 53 = 7526
Step 143: 7526 + 53 = 7579
Step 144: 7579 + 53 = 7632
Step 145: 7632 + 53 = 7685
Step 146: 7685 + 53 = 7738
Step 147: 7738 + 53 = 7791
Step 148: 7791 + 53 = 7844
Step 149: 7844 + 53 = 7897
Step 150: 7897 + 53 = 7950
Step 151: 7950 + 53 = 8003
Step 152: 8003 + 53 = 8056
Step 153: 8056 + 53 = 8109
Step 154: 8109 + 53 = 8162
Step 155: 8162 + 53 = 8215
Step 156: 8215 + 53 = 8268
Step 157: 8268 + 53 = 8321
Step 158: 8321 + 53 = 8374
Step 159: 8374 + 53 = 8427
Step 160: 8427 + 53 = 8480
Step 161: 8480 + 53 = 8533
Step 162: 8533 + 53 = 8586
Step 163: 8586 + 53 = 8639
Step 164: 8639 + 53 = 8692
Step 165: 8692 + 53 = 8745
Step 166: 8745 + 53 = 8798
Step 167: 8798 + 53 = 8851
Step 168: 8851 + 53 = 8904
Step 169: 8904 + 53 = 8957
Step 170: 8957 + 53 = 9010
Step 171: 9010 + 53 = 9063

So, 53*171 = 9063