Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 984. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 171. So, we're going to take the number 984 and add it to itself 171 times.
Step 1: 0 + 984 = 984
Step 2: 984 + 984 = 1968
Step 3: 1968 + 984 = 2952
Step 4: 2952 + 984 = 3936
Step 5: 3936 + 984 = 4920
Step 6: 4920 + 984 = 5904
Step 7: 5904 + 984 = 6888
Step 8: 6888 + 984 = 7872
Step 9: 7872 + 984 = 8856
Step 10: 8856 + 984 = 9840
Step 11: 9840 + 984 = 10824
Step 12: 10824 + 984 = 11808
Step 13: 11808 + 984 = 12792
Step 14: 12792 + 984 = 13776
Step 15: 13776 + 984 = 14760
Step 16: 14760 + 984 = 15744
Step 17: 15744 + 984 = 16728
Step 18: 16728 + 984 = 17712
Step 19: 17712 + 984 = 18696
Step 20: 18696 + 984 = 19680
Step 21: 19680 + 984 = 20664
Step 22: 20664 + 984 = 21648
Step 23: 21648 + 984 = 22632
Step 24: 22632 + 984 = 23616
Step 25: 23616 + 984 = 24600
Step 26: 24600 + 984 = 25584
Step 27: 25584 + 984 = 26568
Step 28: 26568 + 984 = 27552
Step 29: 27552 + 984 = 28536
Step 30: 28536 + 984 = 29520
Step 31: 29520 + 984 = 30504
Step 32: 30504 + 984 = 31488
Step 33: 31488 + 984 = 32472
Step 34: 32472 + 984 = 33456
Step 35: 33456 + 984 = 34440
Step 36: 34440 + 984 = 35424
Step 37: 35424 + 984 = 36408
Step 38: 36408 + 984 = 37392
Step 39: 37392 + 984 = 38376
Step 40: 38376 + 984 = 39360
Step 41: 39360 + 984 = 40344
Step 42: 40344 + 984 = 41328
Step 43: 41328 + 984 = 42312
Step 44: 42312 + 984 = 43296
Step 45: 43296 + 984 = 44280
Step 46: 44280 + 984 = 45264
Step 47: 45264 + 984 = 46248
Step 48: 46248 + 984 = 47232
Step 49: 47232 + 984 = 48216
Step 50: 48216 + 984 = 49200
Step 51: 49200 + 984 = 50184
Step 52: 50184 + 984 = 51168
Step 53: 51168 + 984 = 52152
Step 54: 52152 + 984 = 53136
Step 55: 53136 + 984 = 54120
Step 56: 54120 + 984 = 55104
Step 57: 55104 + 984 = 56088
Step 58: 56088 + 984 = 57072
Step 59: 57072 + 984 = 58056
Step 60: 58056 + 984 = 59040
Step 61: 59040 + 984 = 60024
Step 62: 60024 + 984 = 61008
Step 63: 61008 + 984 = 61992
Step 64: 61992 + 984 = 62976
Step 65: 62976 + 984 = 63960
Step 66: 63960 + 984 = 64944
Step 67: 64944 + 984 = 65928
Step 68: 65928 + 984 = 66912
Step 69: 66912 + 984 = 67896
Step 70: 67896 + 984 = 68880
Step 71: 68880 + 984 = 69864
Step 72: 69864 + 984 = 70848
Step 73: 70848 + 984 = 71832
Step 74: 71832 + 984 = 72816
Step 75: 72816 + 984 = 73800
Step 76: 73800 + 984 = 74784
Step 77: 74784 + 984 = 75768
Step 78: 75768 + 984 = 76752
Step 79: 76752 + 984 = 77736
Step 80: 77736 + 984 = 78720
Step 81: 78720 + 984 = 79704
Step 82: 79704 + 984 = 80688
Step 83: 80688 + 984 = 81672
Step 84: 81672 + 984 = 82656
Step 85: 82656 + 984 = 83640
Step 86: 83640 + 984 = 84624
Step 87: 84624 + 984 = 85608
Step 88: 85608 + 984 = 86592
Step 89: 86592 + 984 = 87576
Step 90: 87576 + 984 = 88560
Step 91: 88560 + 984 = 89544
Step 92: 89544 + 984 = 90528
Step 93: 90528 + 984 = 91512
Step 94: 91512 + 984 = 92496
Step 95: 92496 + 984 = 93480
Step 96: 93480 + 984 = 94464
Step 97: 94464 + 984 = 95448
Step 98: 95448 + 984 = 96432
Step 99: 96432 + 984 = 97416
Step 100: 97416 + 984 = 98400
Step 101: 98400 + 984 = 99384
Step 102: 99384 + 984 = 100368
Step 103: 100368 + 984 = 101352
Step 104: 101352 + 984 = 102336
Step 105: 102336 + 984 = 103320
Step 106: 103320 + 984 = 104304
Step 107: 104304 + 984 = 105288
Step 108: 105288 + 984 = 106272
Step 109: 106272 + 984 = 107256
Step 110: 107256 + 984 = 108240
Step 111: 108240 + 984 = 109224
Step 112: 109224 + 984 = 110208
Step 113: 110208 + 984 = 111192
Step 114: 111192 + 984 = 112176
Step 115: 112176 + 984 = 113160
Step 116: 113160 + 984 = 114144
Step 117: 114144 + 984 = 115128
Step 118: 115128 + 984 = 116112
Step 119: 116112 + 984 = 117096
Step 120: 117096 + 984 = 118080
Step 121: 118080 + 984 = 119064
Step 122: 119064 + 984 = 120048
Step 123: 120048 + 984 = 121032
Step 124: 121032 + 984 = 122016
Step 125: 122016 + 984 = 123000
Step 126: 123000 + 984 = 123984
Step 127: 123984 + 984 = 124968
Step 128: 124968 + 984 = 125952
Step 129: 125952 + 984 = 126936
Step 130: 126936 + 984 = 127920
Step 131: 127920 + 984 = 128904
Step 132: 128904 + 984 = 129888
Step 133: 129888 + 984 = 130872
Step 134: 130872 + 984 = 131856
Step 135: 131856 + 984 = 132840
Step 136: 132840 + 984 = 133824
Step 137: 133824 + 984 = 134808
Step 138: 134808 + 984 = 135792
Step 139: 135792 + 984 = 136776
Step 140: 136776 + 984 = 137760
Step 141: 137760 + 984 = 138744
Step 142: 138744 + 984 = 139728
Step 143: 139728 + 984 = 140712
Step 144: 140712 + 984 = 141696
Step 145: 141696 + 984 = 142680
Step 146: 142680 + 984 = 143664
Step 147: 143664 + 984 = 144648
Step 148: 144648 + 984 = 145632
Step 149: 145632 + 984 = 146616
Step 150: 146616 + 984 = 147600
Step 151: 147600 + 984 = 148584
Step 152: 148584 + 984 = 149568
Step 153: 149568 + 984 = 150552
Step 154: 150552 + 984 = 151536
Step 155: 151536 + 984 = 152520
Step 156: 152520 + 984 = 153504
Step 157: 153504 + 984 = 154488
Step 158: 154488 + 984 = 155472
Step 159: 155472 + 984 = 156456
Step 160: 156456 + 984 = 157440
Step 161: 157440 + 984 = 158424
Step 162: 158424 + 984 = 159408
Step 163: 159408 + 984 = 160392
Step 164: 160392 + 984 = 161376
Step 165: 161376 + 984 = 162360
Step 166: 162360 + 984 = 163344
Step 167: 163344 + 984 = 164328
Step 168: 164328 + 984 = 165312
Step 169: 165312 + 984 = 166296
Step 170: 166296 + 984 = 167280
Step 171: 167280 + 984 = 168264

So, 984*171 = 168264