Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 953. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 138. So, we're going to take the number 953 and add it to itself 138 times.
Step 1: 0 + 953 = 953
Step 2: 953 + 953 = 1906
Step 3: 1906 + 953 = 2859
Step 4: 2859 + 953 = 3812
Step 5: 3812 + 953 = 4765
Step 6: 4765 + 953 = 5718
Step 7: 5718 + 953 = 6671
Step 8: 6671 + 953 = 7624
Step 9: 7624 + 953 = 8577
Step 10: 8577 + 953 = 9530
Step 11: 9530 + 953 = 10483
Step 12: 10483 + 953 = 11436
Step 13: 11436 + 953 = 12389
Step 14: 12389 + 953 = 13342
Step 15: 13342 + 953 = 14295
Step 16: 14295 + 953 = 15248
Step 17: 15248 + 953 = 16201
Step 18: 16201 + 953 = 17154
Step 19: 17154 + 953 = 18107
Step 20: 18107 + 953 = 19060
Step 21: 19060 + 953 = 20013
Step 22: 20013 + 953 = 20966
Step 23: 20966 + 953 = 21919
Step 24: 21919 + 953 = 22872
Step 25: 22872 + 953 = 23825
Step 26: 23825 + 953 = 24778
Step 27: 24778 + 953 = 25731
Step 28: 25731 + 953 = 26684
Step 29: 26684 + 953 = 27637
Step 30: 27637 + 953 = 28590
Step 31: 28590 + 953 = 29543
Step 32: 29543 + 953 = 30496
Step 33: 30496 + 953 = 31449
Step 34: 31449 + 953 = 32402
Step 35: 32402 + 953 = 33355
Step 36: 33355 + 953 = 34308
Step 37: 34308 + 953 = 35261
Step 38: 35261 + 953 = 36214
Step 39: 36214 + 953 = 37167
Step 40: 37167 + 953 = 38120
Step 41: 38120 + 953 = 39073
Step 42: 39073 + 953 = 40026
Step 43: 40026 + 953 = 40979
Step 44: 40979 + 953 = 41932
Step 45: 41932 + 953 = 42885
Step 46: 42885 + 953 = 43838
Step 47: 43838 + 953 = 44791
Step 48: 44791 + 953 = 45744
Step 49: 45744 + 953 = 46697
Step 50: 46697 + 953 = 47650
Step 51: 47650 + 953 = 48603
Step 52: 48603 + 953 = 49556
Step 53: 49556 + 953 = 50509
Step 54: 50509 + 953 = 51462
Step 55: 51462 + 953 = 52415
Step 56: 52415 + 953 = 53368
Step 57: 53368 + 953 = 54321
Step 58: 54321 + 953 = 55274
Step 59: 55274 + 953 = 56227
Step 60: 56227 + 953 = 57180
Step 61: 57180 + 953 = 58133
Step 62: 58133 + 953 = 59086
Step 63: 59086 + 953 = 60039
Step 64: 60039 + 953 = 60992
Step 65: 60992 + 953 = 61945
Step 66: 61945 + 953 = 62898
Step 67: 62898 + 953 = 63851
Step 68: 63851 + 953 = 64804
Step 69: 64804 + 953 = 65757
Step 70: 65757 + 953 = 66710
Step 71: 66710 + 953 = 67663
Step 72: 67663 + 953 = 68616
Step 73: 68616 + 953 = 69569
Step 74: 69569 + 953 = 70522
Step 75: 70522 + 953 = 71475
Step 76: 71475 + 953 = 72428
Step 77: 72428 + 953 = 73381
Step 78: 73381 + 953 = 74334
Step 79: 74334 + 953 = 75287
Step 80: 75287 + 953 = 76240
Step 81: 76240 + 953 = 77193
Step 82: 77193 + 953 = 78146
Step 83: 78146 + 953 = 79099
Step 84: 79099 + 953 = 80052
Step 85: 80052 + 953 = 81005
Step 86: 81005 + 953 = 81958
Step 87: 81958 + 953 = 82911
Step 88: 82911 + 953 = 83864
Step 89: 83864 + 953 = 84817
Step 90: 84817 + 953 = 85770
Step 91: 85770 + 953 = 86723
Step 92: 86723 + 953 = 87676
Step 93: 87676 + 953 = 88629
Step 94: 88629 + 953 = 89582
Step 95: 89582 + 953 = 90535
Step 96: 90535 + 953 = 91488
Step 97: 91488 + 953 = 92441
Step 98: 92441 + 953 = 93394
Step 99: 93394 + 953 = 94347
Step 100: 94347 + 953 = 95300
Step 101: 95300 + 953 = 96253
Step 102: 96253 + 953 = 97206
Step 103: 97206 + 953 = 98159
Step 104: 98159 + 953 = 99112
Step 105: 99112 + 953 = 100065
Step 106: 100065 + 953 = 101018
Step 107: 101018 + 953 = 101971
Step 108: 101971 + 953 = 102924
Step 109: 102924 + 953 = 103877
Step 110: 103877 + 953 = 104830
Step 111: 104830 + 953 = 105783
Step 112: 105783 + 953 = 106736
Step 113: 106736 + 953 = 107689
Step 114: 107689 + 953 = 108642
Step 115: 108642 + 953 = 109595
Step 116: 109595 + 953 = 110548
Step 117: 110548 + 953 = 111501
Step 118: 111501 + 953 = 112454
Step 119: 112454 + 953 = 113407
Step 120: 113407 + 953 = 114360
Step 121: 114360 + 953 = 115313
Step 122: 115313 + 953 = 116266
Step 123: 116266 + 953 = 117219
Step 124: 117219 + 953 = 118172
Step 125: 118172 + 953 = 119125
Step 126: 119125 + 953 = 120078
Step 127: 120078 + 953 = 121031
Step 128: 121031 + 953 = 121984
Step 129: 121984 + 953 = 122937
Step 130: 122937 + 953 = 123890
Step 131: 123890 + 953 = 124843
Step 132: 124843 + 953 = 125796
Step 133: 125796 + 953 = 126749
Step 134: 126749 + 953 = 127702
Step 135: 127702 + 953 = 128655
Step 136: 128655 + 953 = 129608
Step 137: 129608 + 953 = 130561
Step 138: 130561 + 953 = 131514

So, 953*138 = 131514