Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 971. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 45. So, we're going to take the number 971 and add it to itself 45 times.
Step 1: 0 + 971 = 971
Step 2: 971 + 971 = 1942
Step 3: 1942 + 971 = 2913
Step 4: 2913 + 971 = 3884
Step 5: 3884 + 971 = 4855
Step 6: 4855 + 971 = 5826
Step 7: 5826 + 971 = 6797
Step 8: 6797 + 971 = 7768
Step 9: 7768 + 971 = 8739
Step 10: 8739 + 971 = 9710
Step 11: 9710 + 971 = 10681
Step 12: 10681 + 971 = 11652
Step 13: 11652 + 971 = 12623
Step 14: 12623 + 971 = 13594
Step 15: 13594 + 971 = 14565
Step 16: 14565 + 971 = 15536
Step 17: 15536 + 971 = 16507
Step 18: 16507 + 971 = 17478
Step 19: 17478 + 971 = 18449
Step 20: 18449 + 971 = 19420
Step 21: 19420 + 971 = 20391
Step 22: 20391 + 971 = 21362
Step 23: 21362 + 971 = 22333
Step 24: 22333 + 971 = 23304
Step 25: 23304 + 971 = 24275
Step 26: 24275 + 971 = 25246
Step 27: 25246 + 971 = 26217
Step 28: 26217 + 971 = 27188
Step 29: 27188 + 971 = 28159
Step 30: 28159 + 971 = 29130
Step 31: 29130 + 971 = 30101
Step 32: 30101 + 971 = 31072
Step 33: 31072 + 971 = 32043
Step 34: 32043 + 971 = 33014
Step 35: 33014 + 971 = 33985
Step 36: 33985 + 971 = 34956
Step 37: 34956 + 971 = 35927
Step 38: 35927 + 971 = 36898
Step 39: 36898 + 971 = 37869
Step 40: 37869 + 971 = 38840
Step 41: 38840 + 971 = 39811
Step 42: 39811 + 971 = 40782
Step 43: 40782 + 971 = 41753
Step 44: 41753 + 971 = 42724
Step 45: 42724 + 971 = 43695

So, 971*45 = 43695