Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 956 and we're going to multiply it by 157, essentially adding 956 to itself 157 times.
Step 1: 0 + 956 = 956
Step 2: 956 + 956 = 1912
Step 3: 1912 + 956 = 2868
Step 4: 2868 + 956 = 3824
Step 5: 3824 + 956 = 4780
Step 6: 4780 + 956 = 5736
Step 7: 5736 + 956 = 6692
Step 8: 6692 + 956 = 7648
Step 9: 7648 + 956 = 8604
Step 10: 8604 + 956 = 9560
Step 11: 9560 + 956 = 10516
Step 12: 10516 + 956 = 11472
Step 13: 11472 + 956 = 12428
Step 14: 12428 + 956 = 13384
Step 15: 13384 + 956 = 14340
Step 16: 14340 + 956 = 15296
Step 17: 15296 + 956 = 16252
Step 18: 16252 + 956 = 17208
Step 19: 17208 + 956 = 18164
Step 20: 18164 + 956 = 19120
Step 21: 19120 + 956 = 20076
Step 22: 20076 + 956 = 21032
Step 23: 21032 + 956 = 21988
Step 24: 21988 + 956 = 22944
Step 25: 22944 + 956 = 23900
Step 26: 23900 + 956 = 24856
Step 27: 24856 + 956 = 25812
Step 28: 25812 + 956 = 26768
Step 29: 26768 + 956 = 27724
Step 30: 27724 + 956 = 28680
Step 31: 28680 + 956 = 29636
Step 32: 29636 + 956 = 30592
Step 33: 30592 + 956 = 31548
Step 34: 31548 + 956 = 32504
Step 35: 32504 + 956 = 33460
Step 36: 33460 + 956 = 34416
Step 37: 34416 + 956 = 35372
Step 38: 35372 + 956 = 36328
Step 39: 36328 + 956 = 37284
Step 40: 37284 + 956 = 38240
Step 41: 38240 + 956 = 39196
Step 42: 39196 + 956 = 40152
Step 43: 40152 + 956 = 41108
Step 44: 41108 + 956 = 42064
Step 45: 42064 + 956 = 43020
Step 46: 43020 + 956 = 43976
Step 47: 43976 + 956 = 44932
Step 48: 44932 + 956 = 45888
Step 49: 45888 + 956 = 46844
Step 50: 46844 + 956 = 47800
Step 51: 47800 + 956 = 48756
Step 52: 48756 + 956 = 49712
Step 53: 49712 + 956 = 50668
Step 54: 50668 + 956 = 51624
Step 55: 51624 + 956 = 52580
Step 56: 52580 + 956 = 53536
Step 57: 53536 + 956 = 54492
Step 58: 54492 + 956 = 55448
Step 59: 55448 + 956 = 56404
Step 60: 56404 + 956 = 57360
Step 61: 57360 + 956 = 58316
Step 62: 58316 + 956 = 59272
Step 63: 59272 + 956 = 60228
Step 64: 60228 + 956 = 61184
Step 65: 61184 + 956 = 62140
Step 66: 62140 + 956 = 63096
Step 67: 63096 + 956 = 64052
Step 68: 64052 + 956 = 65008
Step 69: 65008 + 956 = 65964
Step 70: 65964 + 956 = 66920
Step 71: 66920 + 956 = 67876
Step 72: 67876 + 956 = 68832
Step 73: 68832 + 956 = 69788
Step 74: 69788 + 956 = 70744
Step 75: 70744 + 956 = 71700
Step 76: 71700 + 956 = 72656
Step 77: 72656 + 956 = 73612
Step 78: 73612 + 956 = 74568
Step 79: 74568 + 956 = 75524
Step 80: 75524 + 956 = 76480
Step 81: 76480 + 956 = 77436
Step 82: 77436 + 956 = 78392
Step 83: 78392 + 956 = 79348
Step 84: 79348 + 956 = 80304
Step 85: 80304 + 956 = 81260
Step 86: 81260 + 956 = 82216
Step 87: 82216 + 956 = 83172
Step 88: 83172 + 956 = 84128
Step 89: 84128 + 956 = 85084
Step 90: 85084 + 956 = 86040
Step 91: 86040 + 956 = 86996
Step 92: 86996 + 956 = 87952
Step 93: 87952 + 956 = 88908
Step 94: 88908 + 956 = 89864
Step 95: 89864 + 956 = 90820
Step 96: 90820 + 956 = 91776
Step 97: 91776 + 956 = 92732
Step 98: 92732 + 956 = 93688
Step 99: 93688 + 956 = 94644
Step 100: 94644 + 956 = 95600
Step 101: 95600 + 956 = 96556
Step 102: 96556 + 956 = 97512
Step 103: 97512 + 956 = 98468
Step 104: 98468 + 956 = 99424
Step 105: 99424 + 956 = 100380
Step 106: 100380 + 956 = 101336
Step 107: 101336 + 956 = 102292
Step 108: 102292 + 956 = 103248
Step 109: 103248 + 956 = 104204
Step 110: 104204 + 956 = 105160
Step 111: 105160 + 956 = 106116
Step 112: 106116 + 956 = 107072
Step 113: 107072 + 956 = 108028
Step 114: 108028 + 956 = 108984
Step 115: 108984 + 956 = 109940
Step 116: 109940 + 956 = 110896
Step 117: 110896 + 956 = 111852
Step 118: 111852 + 956 = 112808
Step 119: 112808 + 956 = 113764
Step 120: 113764 + 956 = 114720
Step 121: 114720 + 956 = 115676
Step 122: 115676 + 956 = 116632
Step 123: 116632 + 956 = 117588
Step 124: 117588 + 956 = 118544
Step 125: 118544 + 956 = 119500
Step 126: 119500 + 956 = 120456
Step 127: 120456 + 956 = 121412
Step 128: 121412 + 956 = 122368
Step 129: 122368 + 956 = 123324
Step 130: 123324 + 956 = 124280
Step 131: 124280 + 956 = 125236
Step 132: 125236 + 956 = 126192
Step 133: 126192 + 956 = 127148
Step 134: 127148 + 956 = 128104
Step 135: 128104 + 956 = 129060
Step 136: 129060 + 956 = 130016
Step 137: 130016 + 956 = 130972
Step 138: 130972 + 956 = 131928
Step 139: 131928 + 956 = 132884
Step 140: 132884 + 956 = 133840
Step 141: 133840 + 956 = 134796
Step 142: 134796 + 956 = 135752
Step 143: 135752 + 956 = 136708
Step 144: 136708 + 956 = 137664
Step 145: 137664 + 956 = 138620
Step 146: 138620 + 956 = 139576
Step 147: 139576 + 956 = 140532
Step 148: 140532 + 956 = 141488
Step 149: 141488 + 956 = 142444
Step 150: 142444 + 956 = 143400
Step 151: 143400 + 956 = 144356
Step 152: 144356 + 956 = 145312
Step 153: 145312 + 956 = 146268
Step 154: 146268 + 956 = 147224
Step 155: 147224 + 956 = 148180
Step 156: 148180 + 956 = 149136
Step 157: 149136 + 956 = 150092

So, 956*157 = 150092