Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 981. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 456. So, we're going to take the number 981 and add it to itself 456 times.
Step 1: 0 + 981 = 981
Step 2: 981 + 981 = 1962
Step 3: 1962 + 981 = 2943
Step 4: 2943 + 981 = 3924
Step 5: 3924 + 981 = 4905
Step 6: 4905 + 981 = 5886
Step 7: 5886 + 981 = 6867
Step 8: 6867 + 981 = 7848
Step 9: 7848 + 981 = 8829
Step 10: 8829 + 981 = 9810
Step 11: 9810 + 981 = 10791
Step 12: 10791 + 981 = 11772
Step 13: 11772 + 981 = 12753
Step 14: 12753 + 981 = 13734
Step 15: 13734 + 981 = 14715
Step 16: 14715 + 981 = 15696
Step 17: 15696 + 981 = 16677
Step 18: 16677 + 981 = 17658
Step 19: 17658 + 981 = 18639
Step 20: 18639 + 981 = 19620
Step 21: 19620 + 981 = 20601
Step 22: 20601 + 981 = 21582
Step 23: 21582 + 981 = 22563
Step 24: 22563 + 981 = 23544
Step 25: 23544 + 981 = 24525
Step 26: 24525 + 981 = 25506
Step 27: 25506 + 981 = 26487
Step 28: 26487 + 981 = 27468
Step 29: 27468 + 981 = 28449
Step 30: 28449 + 981 = 29430
Step 31: 29430 + 981 = 30411
Step 32: 30411 + 981 = 31392
Step 33: 31392 + 981 = 32373
Step 34: 32373 + 981 = 33354
Step 35: 33354 + 981 = 34335
Step 36: 34335 + 981 = 35316
Step 37: 35316 + 981 = 36297
Step 38: 36297 + 981 = 37278
Step 39: 37278 + 981 = 38259
Step 40: 38259 + 981 = 39240
Step 41: 39240 + 981 = 40221
Step 42: 40221 + 981 = 41202
Step 43: 41202 + 981 = 42183
Step 44: 42183 + 981 = 43164
Step 45: 43164 + 981 = 44145
Step 46: 44145 + 981 = 45126
Step 47: 45126 + 981 = 46107
Step 48: 46107 + 981 = 47088
Step 49: 47088 + 981 = 48069
Step 50: 48069 + 981 = 49050
Step 51: 49050 + 981 = 50031
Step 52: 50031 + 981 = 51012
Step 53: 51012 + 981 = 51993
Step 54: 51993 + 981 = 52974
Step 55: 52974 + 981 = 53955
Step 56: 53955 + 981 = 54936
Step 57: 54936 + 981 = 55917
Step 58: 55917 + 981 = 56898
Step 59: 56898 + 981 = 57879
Step 60: 57879 + 981 = 58860
Step 61: 58860 + 981 = 59841
Step 62: 59841 + 981 = 60822
Step 63: 60822 + 981 = 61803
Step 64: 61803 + 981 = 62784
Step 65: 62784 + 981 = 63765
Step 66: 63765 + 981 = 64746
Step 67: 64746 + 981 = 65727
Step 68: 65727 + 981 = 66708
Step 69: 66708 + 981 = 67689
Step 70: 67689 + 981 = 68670
Step 71: 68670 + 981 = 69651
Step 72: 69651 + 981 = 70632
Step 73: 70632 + 981 = 71613
Step 74: 71613 + 981 = 72594
Step 75: 72594 + 981 = 73575
Step 76: 73575 + 981 = 74556
Step 77: 74556 + 981 = 75537
Step 78: 75537 + 981 = 76518
Step 79: 76518 + 981 = 77499
Step 80: 77499 + 981 = 78480
Step 81: 78480 + 981 = 79461
Step 82: 79461 + 981 = 80442
Step 83: 80442 + 981 = 81423
Step 84: 81423 + 981 = 82404
Step 85: 82404 + 981 = 83385
Step 86: 83385 + 981 = 84366
Step 87: 84366 + 981 = 85347
Step 88: 85347 + 981 = 86328
Step 89: 86328 + 981 = 87309
Step 90: 87309 + 981 = 88290
Step 91: 88290 + 981 = 89271
Step 92: 89271 + 981 = 90252
Step 93: 90252 + 981 = 91233
Step 94: 91233 + 981 = 92214
Step 95: 92214 + 981 = 93195
Step 96: 93195 + 981 = 94176
Step 97: 94176 + 981 = 95157
Step 98: 95157 + 981 = 96138
Step 99: 96138 + 981 = 97119
Step 100: 97119 + 981 = 98100
Step 101: 98100 + 981 = 99081
Step 102: 99081 + 981 = 100062
Step 103: 100062 + 981 = 101043
Step 104: 101043 + 981 = 102024
Step 105: 102024 + 981 = 103005
Step 106: 103005 + 981 = 103986
Step 107: 103986 + 981 = 104967
Step 108: 104967 + 981 = 105948
Step 109: 105948 + 981 = 106929
Step 110: 106929 + 981 = 107910
Step 111: 107910 + 981 = 108891
Step 112: 108891 + 981 = 109872
Step 113: 109872 + 981 = 110853
Step 114: 110853 + 981 = 111834
Step 115: 111834 + 981 = 112815
Step 116: 112815 + 981 = 113796
Step 117: 113796 + 981 = 114777
Step 118: 114777 + 981 = 115758
Step 119: 115758 + 981 = 116739
Step 120: 116739 + 981 = 117720
Step 121: 117720 + 981 = 118701
Step 122: 118701 + 981 = 119682
Step 123: 119682 + 981 = 120663
Step 124: 120663 + 981 = 121644
Step 125: 121644 + 981 = 122625
Step 126: 122625 + 981 = 123606
Step 127: 123606 + 981 = 124587
Step 128: 124587 + 981 = 125568
Step 129: 125568 + 981 = 126549
Step 130: 126549 + 981 = 127530
Step 131: 127530 + 981 = 128511
Step 132: 128511 + 981 = 129492
Step 133: 129492 + 981 = 130473
Step 134: 130473 + 981 = 131454
Step 135: 131454 + 981 = 132435
Step 136: 132435 + 981 = 133416
Step 137: 133416 + 981 = 134397
Step 138: 134397 + 981 = 135378
Step 139: 135378 + 981 = 136359
Step 140: 136359 + 981 = 137340
Step 141: 137340 + 981 = 138321
Step 142: 138321 + 981 = 139302
Step 143: 139302 + 981 = 140283
Step 144: 140283 + 981 = 141264
Step 145: 141264 + 981 = 142245
Step 146: 142245 + 981 = 143226
Step 147: 143226 + 981 = 144207
Step 148: 144207 + 981 = 145188
Step 149: 145188 + 981 = 146169
Step 150: 146169 + 981 = 147150
Step 151: 147150 + 981 = 148131
Step 152: 148131 + 981 = 149112
Step 153: 149112 + 981 = 150093
Step 154: 150093 + 981 = 151074
Step 155: 151074 + 981 = 152055
Step 156: 152055 + 981 = 153036
Step 157: 153036 + 981 = 154017
Step 158: 154017 + 981 = 154998
Step 159: 154998 + 981 = 155979
Step 160: 155979 + 981 = 156960
Step 161: 156960 + 981 = 157941
Step 162: 157941 + 981 = 158922
Step 163: 158922 + 981 = 159903
Step 164: 159903 + 981 = 160884
Step 165: 160884 + 981 = 161865
Step 166: 161865 + 981 = 162846
Step 167: 162846 + 981 = 163827
Step 168: 163827 + 981 = 164808
Step 169: 164808 + 981 = 165789
Step 170: 165789 + 981 = 166770
Step 171: 166770 + 981 = 167751
Step 172: 167751 + 981 = 168732
Step 173: 168732 + 981 = 169713
Step 174: 169713 + 981 = 170694
Step 175: 170694 + 981 = 171675
Step 176: 171675 + 981 = 172656
Step 177: 172656 + 981 = 173637
Step 178: 173637 + 981 = 174618
Step 179: 174618 + 981 = 175599
Step 180: 175599 + 981 = 176580
Step 181: 176580 + 981 = 177561
Step 182: 177561 + 981 = 178542
Step 183: 178542 + 981 = 179523
Step 184: 179523 + 981 = 180504
Step 185: 180504 + 981 = 181485
Step 186: 181485 + 981 = 182466
Step 187: 182466 + 981 = 183447
Step 188: 183447 + 981 = 184428
Step 189: 184428 + 981 = 185409
Step 190: 185409 + 981 = 186390
Step 191: 186390 + 981 = 187371
Step 192: 187371 + 981 = 188352
Step 193: 188352 + 981 = 189333
Step 194: 189333 + 981 = 190314
Step 195: 190314 + 981 = 191295
Step 196: 191295 + 981 = 192276
Step 197: 192276 + 981 = 193257
Step 198: 193257 + 981 = 194238
Step 199: 194238 + 981 = 195219
Step 200: 195219 + 981 = 196200
Step 201: 196200 + 981 = 197181
Step 202: 197181 + 981 = 198162
Step 203: 198162 + 981 = 199143
Step 204: 199143 + 981 = 200124
Step 205: 200124 + 981 = 201105
Step 206: 201105 + 981 = 202086
Step 207: 202086 + 981 = 203067
Step 208: 203067 + 981 = 204048
Step 209: 204048 + 981 = 205029
Step 210: 205029 + 981 = 206010
Step 211: 206010 + 981 = 206991
Step 212: 206991 + 981 = 207972
Step 213: 207972 + 981 = 208953
Step 214: 208953 + 981 = 209934
Step 215: 209934 + 981 = 210915
Step 216: 210915 + 981 = 211896
Step 217: 211896 + 981 = 212877
Step 218: 212877 + 981 = 213858
Step 219: 213858 + 981 = 214839
Step 220: 214839 + 981 = 215820
Step 221: 215820 + 981 = 216801
Step 222: 216801 + 981 = 217782
Step 223: 217782 + 981 = 218763
Step 224: 218763 + 981 = 219744
Step 225: 219744 + 981 = 220725
Step 226: 220725 + 981 = 221706
Step 227: 221706 + 981 = 222687
Step 228: 222687 + 981 = 223668
Step 229: 223668 + 981 = 224649
Step 230: 224649 + 981 = 225630
Step 231: 225630 + 981 = 226611
Step 232: 226611 + 981 = 227592
Step 233: 227592 + 981 = 228573
Step 234: 228573 + 981 = 229554
Step 235: 229554 + 981 = 230535
Step 236: 230535 + 981 = 231516
Step 237: 231516 + 981 = 232497
Step 238: 232497 + 981 = 233478
Step 239: 233478 + 981 = 234459
Step 240: 234459 + 981 = 235440
Step 241: 235440 + 981 = 236421
Step 242: 236421 + 981 = 237402
Step 243: 237402 + 981 = 238383
Step 244: 238383 + 981 = 239364
Step 245: 239364 + 981 = 240345
Step 246: 240345 + 981 = 241326
Step 247: 241326 + 981 = 242307
Step 248: 242307 + 981 = 243288
Step 249: 243288 + 981 = 244269
Step 250: 244269 + 981 = 245250
Step 251: 245250 + 981 = 246231
Step 252: 246231 + 981 = 247212
Step 253: 247212 + 981 = 248193
Step 254: 248193 + 981 = 249174
Step 255: 249174 + 981 = 250155
Step 256: 250155 + 981 = 251136
Step 257: 251136 + 981 = 252117
Step 258: 252117 + 981 = 253098
Step 259: 253098 + 981 = 254079
Step 260: 254079 + 981 = 255060
Step 261: 255060 + 981 = 256041
Step 262: 256041 + 981 = 257022
Step 263: 257022 + 981 = 258003
Step 264: 258003 + 981 = 258984
Step 265: 258984 + 981 = 259965
Step 266: 259965 + 981 = 260946
Step 267: 260946 + 981 = 261927
Step 268: 261927 + 981 = 262908
Step 269: 262908 + 981 = 263889
Step 270: 263889 + 981 = 264870
Step 271: 264870 + 981 = 265851
Step 272: 265851 + 981 = 266832
Step 273: 266832 + 981 = 267813
Step 274: 267813 + 981 = 268794
Step 275: 268794 + 981 = 269775
Step 276: 269775 + 981 = 270756
Step 277: 270756 + 981 = 271737
Step 278: 271737 + 981 = 272718
Step 279: 272718 + 981 = 273699
Step 280: 273699 + 981 = 274680
Step 281: 274680 + 981 = 275661
Step 282: 275661 + 981 = 276642
Step 283: 276642 + 981 = 277623
Step 284: 277623 + 981 = 278604
Step 285: 278604 + 981 = 279585
Step 286: 279585 + 981 = 280566
Step 287: 280566 + 981 = 281547
Step 288: 281547 + 981 = 282528
Step 289: 282528 + 981 = 283509
Step 290: 283509 + 981 = 284490
Step 291: 284490 + 981 = 285471
Step 292: 285471 + 981 = 286452
Step 293: 286452 + 981 = 287433
Step 294: 287433 + 981 = 288414
Step 295: 288414 + 981 = 289395
Step 296: 289395 + 981 = 290376
Step 297: 290376 + 981 = 291357
Step 298: 291357 + 981 = 292338
Step 299: 292338 + 981 = 293319
Step 300: 293319 + 981 = 294300
Step 301: 294300 + 981 = 295281
Step 302: 295281 + 981 = 296262
Step 303: 296262 + 981 = 297243
Step 304: 297243 + 981 = 298224
Step 305: 298224 + 981 = 299205
Step 306: 299205 + 981 = 300186
Step 307: 300186 + 981 = 301167
Step 308: 301167 + 981 = 302148
Step 309: 302148 + 981 = 303129
Step 310: 303129 + 981 = 304110
Step 311: 304110 + 981 = 305091
Step 312: 305091 + 981 = 306072
Step 313: 306072 + 981 = 307053
Step 314: 307053 + 981 = 308034
Step 315: 308034 + 981 = 309015
Step 316: 309015 + 981 = 309996
Step 317: 309996 + 981 = 310977
Step 318: 310977 + 981 = 311958
Step 319: 311958 + 981 = 312939
Step 320: 312939 + 981 = 313920
Step 321: 313920 + 981 = 314901
Step 322: 314901 + 981 = 315882
Step 323: 315882 + 981 = 316863
Step 324: 316863 + 981 = 317844
Step 325: 317844 + 981 = 318825
Step 326: 318825 + 981 = 319806
Step 327: 319806 + 981 = 320787
Step 328: 320787 + 981 = 321768
Step 329: 321768 + 981 = 322749
Step 330: 322749 + 981 = 323730
Step 331: 323730 + 981 = 324711
Step 332: 324711 + 981 = 325692
Step 333: 325692 + 981 = 326673
Step 334: 326673 + 981 = 327654
Step 335: 327654 + 981 = 328635
Step 336: 328635 + 981 = 329616
Step 337: 329616 + 981 = 330597
Step 338: 330597 + 981 = 331578
Step 339: 331578 + 981 = 332559
Step 340: 332559 + 981 = 333540
Step 341: 333540 + 981 = 334521
Step 342: 334521 + 981 = 335502
Step 343: 335502 + 981 = 336483
Step 344: 336483 + 981 = 337464
Step 345: 337464 + 981 = 338445
Step 346: 338445 + 981 = 339426
Step 347: 339426 + 981 = 340407
Step 348: 340407 + 981 = 341388
Step 349: 341388 + 981 = 342369
Step 350: 342369 + 981 = 343350
Step 351: 343350 + 981 = 344331
Step 352: 344331 + 981 = 345312
Step 353: 345312 + 981 = 346293
Step 354: 346293 + 981 = 347274
Step 355: 347274 + 981 = 348255
Step 356: 348255 + 981 = 349236
Step 357: 349236 + 981 = 350217
Step 358: 350217 + 981 = 351198
Step 359: 351198 + 981 = 352179
Step 360: 352179 + 981 = 353160
Step 361: 353160 + 981 = 354141
Step 362: 354141 + 981 = 355122
Step 363: 355122 + 981 = 356103
Step 364: 356103 + 981 = 357084
Step 365: 357084 + 981 = 358065
Step 366: 358065 + 981 = 359046
Step 367: 359046 + 981 = 360027
Step 368: 360027 + 981 = 361008
Step 369: 361008 + 981 = 361989
Step 370: 361989 + 981 = 362970
Step 371: 362970 + 981 = 363951
Step 372: 363951 + 981 = 364932
Step 373: 364932 + 981 = 365913
Step 374: 365913 + 981 = 366894
Step 375: 366894 + 981 = 367875
Step 376: 367875 + 981 = 368856
Step 377: 368856 + 981 = 369837
Step 378: 369837 + 981 = 370818
Step 379: 370818 + 981 = 371799
Step 380: 371799 + 981 = 372780
Step 381: 372780 + 981 = 373761
Step 382: 373761 + 981 = 374742
Step 383: 374742 + 981 = 375723
Step 384: 375723 + 981 = 376704
Step 385: 376704 + 981 = 377685
Step 386: 377685 + 981 = 378666
Step 387: 378666 + 981 = 379647
Step 388: 379647 + 981 = 380628
Step 389: 380628 + 981 = 381609
Step 390: 381609 + 981 = 382590
Step 391: 382590 + 981 = 383571
Step 392: 383571 + 981 = 384552
Step 393: 384552 + 981 = 385533
Step 394: 385533 + 981 = 386514
Step 395: 386514 + 981 = 387495
Step 396: 387495 + 981 = 388476
Step 397: 388476 + 981 = 389457
Step 398: 389457 + 981 = 390438
Step 399: 390438 + 981 = 391419
Step 400: 391419 + 981 = 392400
Step 401: 392400 + 981 = 393381
Step 402: 393381 + 981 = 394362
Step 403: 394362 + 981 = 395343
Step 404: 395343 + 981 = 396324
Step 405: 396324 + 981 = 397305
Step 406: 397305 + 981 = 398286
Step 407: 398286 + 981 = 399267
Step 408: 399267 + 981 = 400248
Step 409: 400248 + 981 = 401229
Step 410: 401229 + 981 = 402210
Step 411: 402210 + 981 = 403191
Step 412: 403191 + 981 = 404172
Step 413: 404172 + 981 = 405153
Step 414: 405153 + 981 = 406134
Step 415: 406134 + 981 = 407115
Step 416: 407115 + 981 = 408096
Step 417: 408096 + 981 = 409077
Step 418: 409077 + 981 = 410058
Step 419: 410058 + 981 = 411039
Step 420: 411039 + 981 = 412020
Step 421: 412020 + 981 = 413001
Step 422: 413001 + 981 = 413982
Step 423: 413982 + 981 = 414963
Step 424: 414963 + 981 = 415944
Step 425: 415944 + 981 = 416925
Step 426: 416925 + 981 = 417906
Step 427: 417906 + 981 = 418887
Step 428: 418887 + 981 = 419868
Step 429: 419868 + 981 = 420849
Step 430: 420849 + 981 = 421830
Step 431: 421830 + 981 = 422811
Step 432: 422811 + 981 = 423792
Step 433: 423792 + 981 = 424773
Step 434: 424773 + 981 = 425754
Step 435: 425754 + 981 = 426735
Step 436: 426735 + 981 = 427716
Step 437: 427716 + 981 = 428697
Step 438: 428697 + 981 = 429678
Step 439: 429678 + 981 = 430659
Step 440: 430659 + 981 = 431640
Step 441: 431640 + 981 = 432621
Step 442: 432621 + 981 = 433602
Step 443: 433602 + 981 = 434583
Step 444: 434583 + 981 = 435564
Step 445: 435564 + 981 = 436545
Step 446: 436545 + 981 = 437526
Step 447: 437526 + 981 = 438507
Step 448: 438507 + 981 = 439488
Step 449: 439488 + 981 = 440469
Step 450: 440469 + 981 = 441450
Step 451: 441450 + 981 = 442431
Step 452: 442431 + 981 = 443412
Step 453: 443412 + 981 = 444393
Step 454: 444393 + 981 = 445374
Step 455: 445374 + 981 = 446355
Step 456: 446355 + 981 = 447336

So, 981*456 = 447336