Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 979 and we're going to multiply it by 57, essentially adding 979 to itself 57 times.
Step 1: 0 + 979 = 979
Step 2: 979 + 979 = 1958
Step 3: 1958 + 979 = 2937
Step 4: 2937 + 979 = 3916
Step 5: 3916 + 979 = 4895
Step 6: 4895 + 979 = 5874
Step 7: 5874 + 979 = 6853
Step 8: 6853 + 979 = 7832
Step 9: 7832 + 979 = 8811
Step 10: 8811 + 979 = 9790
Step 11: 9790 + 979 = 10769
Step 12: 10769 + 979 = 11748
Step 13: 11748 + 979 = 12727
Step 14: 12727 + 979 = 13706
Step 15: 13706 + 979 = 14685
Step 16: 14685 + 979 = 15664
Step 17: 15664 + 979 = 16643
Step 18: 16643 + 979 = 17622
Step 19: 17622 + 979 = 18601
Step 20: 18601 + 979 = 19580
Step 21: 19580 + 979 = 20559
Step 22: 20559 + 979 = 21538
Step 23: 21538 + 979 = 22517
Step 24: 22517 + 979 = 23496
Step 25: 23496 + 979 = 24475
Step 26: 24475 + 979 = 25454
Step 27: 25454 + 979 = 26433
Step 28: 26433 + 979 = 27412
Step 29: 27412 + 979 = 28391
Step 30: 28391 + 979 = 29370
Step 31: 29370 + 979 = 30349
Step 32: 30349 + 979 = 31328
Step 33: 31328 + 979 = 32307
Step 34: 32307 + 979 = 33286
Step 35: 33286 + 979 = 34265
Step 36: 34265 + 979 = 35244
Step 37: 35244 + 979 = 36223
Step 38: 36223 + 979 = 37202
Step 39: 37202 + 979 = 38181
Step 40: 38181 + 979 = 39160
Step 41: 39160 + 979 = 40139
Step 42: 40139 + 979 = 41118
Step 43: 41118 + 979 = 42097
Step 44: 42097 + 979 = 43076
Step 45: 43076 + 979 = 44055
Step 46: 44055 + 979 = 45034
Step 47: 45034 + 979 = 46013
Step 48: 46013 + 979 = 46992
Step 49: 46992 + 979 = 47971
Step 50: 47971 + 979 = 48950
Step 51: 48950 + 979 = 49929
Step 52: 49929 + 979 = 50908
Step 53: 50908 + 979 = 51887
Step 54: 51887 + 979 = 52866
Step 55: 52866 + 979 = 53845
Step 56: 53845 + 979 = 54824
Step 57: 54824 + 979 = 55803

So, 979*57 = 55803