Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 344. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 497. So, we're going to take the number 344 and add it to itself 497 times.
Step 1: 0 + 344 = 344
Step 2: 344 + 344 = 688
Step 3: 688 + 344 = 1032
Step 4: 1032 + 344 = 1376
Step 5: 1376 + 344 = 1720
Step 6: 1720 + 344 = 2064
Step 7: 2064 + 344 = 2408
Step 8: 2408 + 344 = 2752
Step 9: 2752 + 344 = 3096
Step 10: 3096 + 344 = 3440
Step 11: 3440 + 344 = 3784
Step 12: 3784 + 344 = 4128
Step 13: 4128 + 344 = 4472
Step 14: 4472 + 344 = 4816
Step 15: 4816 + 344 = 5160
Step 16: 5160 + 344 = 5504
Step 17: 5504 + 344 = 5848
Step 18: 5848 + 344 = 6192
Step 19: 6192 + 344 = 6536
Step 20: 6536 + 344 = 6880
Step 21: 6880 + 344 = 7224
Step 22: 7224 + 344 = 7568
Step 23: 7568 + 344 = 7912
Step 24: 7912 + 344 = 8256
Step 25: 8256 + 344 = 8600
Step 26: 8600 + 344 = 8944
Step 27: 8944 + 344 = 9288
Step 28: 9288 + 344 = 9632
Step 29: 9632 + 344 = 9976
Step 30: 9976 + 344 = 10320
Step 31: 10320 + 344 = 10664
Step 32: 10664 + 344 = 11008
Step 33: 11008 + 344 = 11352
Step 34: 11352 + 344 = 11696
Step 35: 11696 + 344 = 12040
Step 36: 12040 + 344 = 12384
Step 37: 12384 + 344 = 12728
Step 38: 12728 + 344 = 13072
Step 39: 13072 + 344 = 13416
Step 40: 13416 + 344 = 13760
Step 41: 13760 + 344 = 14104
Step 42: 14104 + 344 = 14448
Step 43: 14448 + 344 = 14792
Step 44: 14792 + 344 = 15136
Step 45: 15136 + 344 = 15480
Step 46: 15480 + 344 = 15824
Step 47: 15824 + 344 = 16168
Step 48: 16168 + 344 = 16512
Step 49: 16512 + 344 = 16856
Step 50: 16856 + 344 = 17200
Step 51: 17200 + 344 = 17544
Step 52: 17544 + 344 = 17888
Step 53: 17888 + 344 = 18232
Step 54: 18232 + 344 = 18576
Step 55: 18576 + 344 = 18920
Step 56: 18920 + 344 = 19264
Step 57: 19264 + 344 = 19608
Step 58: 19608 + 344 = 19952
Step 59: 19952 + 344 = 20296
Step 60: 20296 + 344 = 20640
Step 61: 20640 + 344 = 20984
Step 62: 20984 + 344 = 21328
Step 63: 21328 + 344 = 21672
Step 64: 21672 + 344 = 22016
Step 65: 22016 + 344 = 22360
Step 66: 22360 + 344 = 22704
Step 67: 22704 + 344 = 23048
Step 68: 23048 + 344 = 23392
Step 69: 23392 + 344 = 23736
Step 70: 23736 + 344 = 24080
Step 71: 24080 + 344 = 24424
Step 72: 24424 + 344 = 24768
Step 73: 24768 + 344 = 25112
Step 74: 25112 + 344 = 25456
Step 75: 25456 + 344 = 25800
Step 76: 25800 + 344 = 26144
Step 77: 26144 + 344 = 26488
Step 78: 26488 + 344 = 26832
Step 79: 26832 + 344 = 27176
Step 80: 27176 + 344 = 27520
Step 81: 27520 + 344 = 27864
Step 82: 27864 + 344 = 28208
Step 83: 28208 + 344 = 28552
Step 84: 28552 + 344 = 28896
Step 85: 28896 + 344 = 29240
Step 86: 29240 + 344 = 29584
Step 87: 29584 + 344 = 29928
Step 88: 29928 + 344 = 30272
Step 89: 30272 + 344 = 30616
Step 90: 30616 + 344 = 30960
Step 91: 30960 + 344 = 31304
Step 92: 31304 + 344 = 31648
Step 93: 31648 + 344 = 31992
Step 94: 31992 + 344 = 32336
Step 95: 32336 + 344 = 32680
Step 96: 32680 + 344 = 33024
Step 97: 33024 + 344 = 33368
Step 98: 33368 + 344 = 33712
Step 99: 33712 + 344 = 34056
Step 100: 34056 + 344 = 34400
Step 101: 34400 + 344 = 34744
Step 102: 34744 + 344 = 35088
Step 103: 35088 + 344 = 35432
Step 104: 35432 + 344 = 35776
Step 105: 35776 + 344 = 36120
Step 106: 36120 + 344 = 36464
Step 107: 36464 + 344 = 36808
Step 108: 36808 + 344 = 37152
Step 109: 37152 + 344 = 37496
Step 110: 37496 + 344 = 37840
Step 111: 37840 + 344 = 38184
Step 112: 38184 + 344 = 38528
Step 113: 38528 + 344 = 38872
Step 114: 38872 + 344 = 39216
Step 115: 39216 + 344 = 39560
Step 116: 39560 + 344 = 39904
Step 117: 39904 + 344 = 40248
Step 118: 40248 + 344 = 40592
Step 119: 40592 + 344 = 40936
Step 120: 40936 + 344 = 41280
Step 121: 41280 + 344 = 41624
Step 122: 41624 + 344 = 41968
Step 123: 41968 + 344 = 42312
Step 124: 42312 + 344 = 42656
Step 125: 42656 + 344 = 43000
Step 126: 43000 + 344 = 43344
Step 127: 43344 + 344 = 43688
Step 128: 43688 + 344 = 44032
Step 129: 44032 + 344 = 44376
Step 130: 44376 + 344 = 44720
Step 131: 44720 + 344 = 45064
Step 132: 45064 + 344 = 45408
Step 133: 45408 + 344 = 45752
Step 134: 45752 + 344 = 46096
Step 135: 46096 + 344 = 46440
Step 136: 46440 + 344 = 46784
Step 137: 46784 + 344 = 47128
Step 138: 47128 + 344 = 47472
Step 139: 47472 + 344 = 47816
Step 140: 47816 + 344 = 48160
Step 141: 48160 + 344 = 48504
Step 142: 48504 + 344 = 48848
Step 143: 48848 + 344 = 49192
Step 144: 49192 + 344 = 49536
Step 145: 49536 + 344 = 49880
Step 146: 49880 + 344 = 50224
Step 147: 50224 + 344 = 50568
Step 148: 50568 + 344 = 50912
Step 149: 50912 + 344 = 51256
Step 150: 51256 + 344 = 51600
Step 151: 51600 + 344 = 51944
Step 152: 51944 + 344 = 52288
Step 153: 52288 + 344 = 52632
Step 154: 52632 + 344 = 52976
Step 155: 52976 + 344 = 53320
Step 156: 53320 + 344 = 53664
Step 157: 53664 + 344 = 54008
Step 158: 54008 + 344 = 54352
Step 159: 54352 + 344 = 54696
Step 160: 54696 + 344 = 55040
Step 161: 55040 + 344 = 55384
Step 162: 55384 + 344 = 55728
Step 163: 55728 + 344 = 56072
Step 164: 56072 + 344 = 56416
Step 165: 56416 + 344 = 56760
Step 166: 56760 + 344 = 57104
Step 167: 57104 + 344 = 57448
Step 168: 57448 + 344 = 57792
Step 169: 57792 + 344 = 58136
Step 170: 58136 + 344 = 58480
Step 171: 58480 + 344 = 58824
Step 172: 58824 + 344 = 59168
Step 173: 59168 + 344 = 59512
Step 174: 59512 + 344 = 59856
Step 175: 59856 + 344 = 60200
Step 176: 60200 + 344 = 60544
Step 177: 60544 + 344 = 60888
Step 178: 60888 + 344 = 61232
Step 179: 61232 + 344 = 61576
Step 180: 61576 + 344 = 61920
Step 181: 61920 + 344 = 62264
Step 182: 62264 + 344 = 62608
Step 183: 62608 + 344 = 62952
Step 184: 62952 + 344 = 63296
Step 185: 63296 + 344 = 63640
Step 186: 63640 + 344 = 63984
Step 187: 63984 + 344 = 64328
Step 188: 64328 + 344 = 64672
Step 189: 64672 + 344 = 65016
Step 190: 65016 + 344 = 65360
Step 191: 65360 + 344 = 65704
Step 192: 65704 + 344 = 66048
Step 193: 66048 + 344 = 66392
Step 194: 66392 + 344 = 66736
Step 195: 66736 + 344 = 67080
Step 196: 67080 + 344 = 67424
Step 197: 67424 + 344 = 67768
Step 198: 67768 + 344 = 68112
Step 199: 68112 + 344 = 68456
Step 200: 68456 + 344 = 68800
Step 201: 68800 + 344 = 69144
Step 202: 69144 + 344 = 69488
Step 203: 69488 + 344 = 69832
Step 204: 69832 + 344 = 70176
Step 205: 70176 + 344 = 70520
Step 206: 70520 + 344 = 70864
Step 207: 70864 + 344 = 71208
Step 208: 71208 + 344 = 71552
Step 209: 71552 + 344 = 71896
Step 210: 71896 + 344 = 72240
Step 211: 72240 + 344 = 72584
Step 212: 72584 + 344 = 72928
Step 213: 72928 + 344 = 73272
Step 214: 73272 + 344 = 73616
Step 215: 73616 + 344 = 73960
Step 216: 73960 + 344 = 74304
Step 217: 74304 + 344 = 74648
Step 218: 74648 + 344 = 74992
Step 219: 74992 + 344 = 75336
Step 220: 75336 + 344 = 75680
Step 221: 75680 + 344 = 76024
Step 222: 76024 + 344 = 76368
Step 223: 76368 + 344 = 76712
Step 224: 76712 + 344 = 77056
Step 225: 77056 + 344 = 77400
Step 226: 77400 + 344 = 77744
Step 227: 77744 + 344 = 78088
Step 228: 78088 + 344 = 78432
Step 229: 78432 + 344 = 78776
Step 230: 78776 + 344 = 79120
Step 231: 79120 + 344 = 79464
Step 232: 79464 + 344 = 79808
Step 233: 79808 + 344 = 80152
Step 234: 80152 + 344 = 80496
Step 235: 80496 + 344 = 80840
Step 236: 80840 + 344 = 81184
Step 237: 81184 + 344 = 81528
Step 238: 81528 + 344 = 81872
Step 239: 81872 + 344 = 82216
Step 240: 82216 + 344 = 82560
Step 241: 82560 + 344 = 82904
Step 242: 82904 + 344 = 83248
Step 243: 83248 + 344 = 83592
Step 244: 83592 + 344 = 83936
Step 245: 83936 + 344 = 84280
Step 246: 84280 + 344 = 84624
Step 247: 84624 + 344 = 84968
Step 248: 84968 + 344 = 85312
Step 249: 85312 + 344 = 85656
Step 250: 85656 + 344 = 86000
Step 251: 86000 + 344 = 86344
Step 252: 86344 + 344 = 86688
Step 253: 86688 + 344 = 87032
Step 254: 87032 + 344 = 87376
Step 255: 87376 + 344 = 87720
Step 256: 87720 + 344 = 88064
Step 257: 88064 + 344 = 88408
Step 258: 88408 + 344 = 88752
Step 259: 88752 + 344 = 89096
Step 260: 89096 + 344 = 89440
Step 261: 89440 + 344 = 89784
Step 262: 89784 + 344 = 90128
Step 263: 90128 + 344 = 90472
Step 264: 90472 + 344 = 90816
Step 265: 90816 + 344 = 91160
Step 266: 91160 + 344 = 91504
Step 267: 91504 + 344 = 91848
Step 268: 91848 + 344 = 92192
Step 269: 92192 + 344 = 92536
Step 270: 92536 + 344 = 92880
Step 271: 92880 + 344 = 93224
Step 272: 93224 + 344 = 93568
Step 273: 93568 + 344 = 93912
Step 274: 93912 + 344 = 94256
Step 275: 94256 + 344 = 94600
Step 276: 94600 + 344 = 94944
Step 277: 94944 + 344 = 95288
Step 278: 95288 + 344 = 95632
Step 279: 95632 + 344 = 95976
Step 280: 95976 + 344 = 96320
Step 281: 96320 + 344 = 96664
Step 282: 96664 + 344 = 97008
Step 283: 97008 + 344 = 97352
Step 284: 97352 + 344 = 97696
Step 285: 97696 + 344 = 98040
Step 286: 98040 + 344 = 98384
Step 287: 98384 + 344 = 98728
Step 288: 98728 + 344 = 99072
Step 289: 99072 + 344 = 99416
Step 290: 99416 + 344 = 99760
Step 291: 99760 + 344 = 100104
Step 292: 100104 + 344 = 100448
Step 293: 100448 + 344 = 100792
Step 294: 100792 + 344 = 101136
Step 295: 101136 + 344 = 101480
Step 296: 101480 + 344 = 101824
Step 297: 101824 + 344 = 102168
Step 298: 102168 + 344 = 102512
Step 299: 102512 + 344 = 102856
Step 300: 102856 + 344 = 103200
Step 301: 103200 + 344 = 103544
Step 302: 103544 + 344 = 103888
Step 303: 103888 + 344 = 104232
Step 304: 104232 + 344 = 104576
Step 305: 104576 + 344 = 104920
Step 306: 104920 + 344 = 105264
Step 307: 105264 + 344 = 105608
Step 308: 105608 + 344 = 105952
Step 309: 105952 + 344 = 106296
Step 310: 106296 + 344 = 106640
Step 311: 106640 + 344 = 106984
Step 312: 106984 + 344 = 107328
Step 313: 107328 + 344 = 107672
Step 314: 107672 + 344 = 108016
Step 315: 108016 + 344 = 108360
Step 316: 108360 + 344 = 108704
Step 317: 108704 + 344 = 109048
Step 318: 109048 + 344 = 109392
Step 319: 109392 + 344 = 109736
Step 320: 109736 + 344 = 110080
Step 321: 110080 + 344 = 110424
Step 322: 110424 + 344 = 110768
Step 323: 110768 + 344 = 111112
Step 324: 111112 + 344 = 111456
Step 325: 111456 + 344 = 111800
Step 326: 111800 + 344 = 112144
Step 327: 112144 + 344 = 112488
Step 328: 112488 + 344 = 112832
Step 329: 112832 + 344 = 113176
Step 330: 113176 + 344 = 113520
Step 331: 113520 + 344 = 113864
Step 332: 113864 + 344 = 114208
Step 333: 114208 + 344 = 114552
Step 334: 114552 + 344 = 114896
Step 335: 114896 + 344 = 115240
Step 336: 115240 + 344 = 115584
Step 337: 115584 + 344 = 115928
Step 338: 115928 + 344 = 116272
Step 339: 116272 + 344 = 116616
Step 340: 116616 + 344 = 116960
Step 341: 116960 + 344 = 117304
Step 342: 117304 + 344 = 117648
Step 343: 117648 + 344 = 117992
Step 344: 117992 + 344 = 118336
Step 345: 118336 + 344 = 118680
Step 346: 118680 + 344 = 119024
Step 347: 119024 + 344 = 119368
Step 348: 119368 + 344 = 119712
Step 349: 119712 + 344 = 120056
Step 350: 120056 + 344 = 120400
Step 351: 120400 + 344 = 120744
Step 352: 120744 + 344 = 121088
Step 353: 121088 + 344 = 121432
Step 354: 121432 + 344 = 121776
Step 355: 121776 + 344 = 122120
Step 356: 122120 + 344 = 122464
Step 357: 122464 + 344 = 122808
Step 358: 122808 + 344 = 123152
Step 359: 123152 + 344 = 123496
Step 360: 123496 + 344 = 123840
Step 361: 123840 + 344 = 124184
Step 362: 124184 + 344 = 124528
Step 363: 124528 + 344 = 124872
Step 364: 124872 + 344 = 125216
Step 365: 125216 + 344 = 125560
Step 366: 125560 + 344 = 125904
Step 367: 125904 + 344 = 126248
Step 368: 126248 + 344 = 126592
Step 369: 126592 + 344 = 126936
Step 370: 126936 + 344 = 127280
Step 371: 127280 + 344 = 127624
Step 372: 127624 + 344 = 127968
Step 373: 127968 + 344 = 128312
Step 374: 128312 + 344 = 128656
Step 375: 128656 + 344 = 129000
Step 376: 129000 + 344 = 129344
Step 377: 129344 + 344 = 129688
Step 378: 129688 + 344 = 130032
Step 379: 130032 + 344 = 130376
Step 380: 130376 + 344 = 130720
Step 381: 130720 + 344 = 131064
Step 382: 131064 + 344 = 131408
Step 383: 131408 + 344 = 131752
Step 384: 131752 + 344 = 132096
Step 385: 132096 + 344 = 132440
Step 386: 132440 + 344 = 132784
Step 387: 132784 + 344 = 133128
Step 388: 133128 + 344 = 133472
Step 389: 133472 + 344 = 133816
Step 390: 133816 + 344 = 134160
Step 391: 134160 + 344 = 134504
Step 392: 134504 + 344 = 134848
Step 393: 134848 + 344 = 135192
Step 394: 135192 + 344 = 135536
Step 395: 135536 + 344 = 135880
Step 396: 135880 + 344 = 136224
Step 397: 136224 + 344 = 136568
Step 398: 136568 + 344 = 136912
Step 399: 136912 + 344 = 137256
Step 400: 137256 + 344 = 137600
Step 401: 137600 + 344 = 137944
Step 402: 137944 + 344 = 138288
Step 403: 138288 + 344 = 138632
Step 404: 138632 + 344 = 138976
Step 405: 138976 + 344 = 139320
Step 406: 139320 + 344 = 139664
Step 407: 139664 + 344 = 140008
Step 408: 140008 + 344 = 140352
Step 409: 140352 + 344 = 140696
Step 410: 140696 + 344 = 141040
Step 411: 141040 + 344 = 141384
Step 412: 141384 + 344 = 141728
Step 413: 141728 + 344 = 142072
Step 414: 142072 + 344 = 142416
Step 415: 142416 + 344 = 142760
Step 416: 142760 + 344 = 143104
Step 417: 143104 + 344 = 143448
Step 418: 143448 + 344 = 143792
Step 419: 143792 + 344 = 144136
Step 420: 144136 + 344 = 144480
Step 421: 144480 + 344 = 144824
Step 422: 144824 + 344 = 145168
Step 423: 145168 + 344 = 145512
Step 424: 145512 + 344 = 145856
Step 425: 145856 + 344 = 146200
Step 426: 146200 + 344 = 146544
Step 427: 146544 + 344 = 146888
Step 428: 146888 + 344 = 147232
Step 429: 147232 + 344 = 147576
Step 430: 147576 + 344 = 147920
Step 431: 147920 + 344 = 148264
Step 432: 148264 + 344 = 148608
Step 433: 148608 + 344 = 148952
Step 434: 148952 + 344 = 149296
Step 435: 149296 + 344 = 149640
Step 436: 149640 + 344 = 149984
Step 437: 149984 + 344 = 150328
Step 438: 150328 + 344 = 150672
Step 439: 150672 + 344 = 151016
Step 440: 151016 + 344 = 151360
Step 441: 151360 + 344 = 151704
Step 442: 151704 + 344 = 152048
Step 443: 152048 + 344 = 152392
Step 444: 152392 + 344 = 152736
Step 445: 152736 + 344 = 153080
Step 446: 153080 + 344 = 153424
Step 447: 153424 + 344 = 153768
Step 448: 153768 + 344 = 154112
Step 449: 154112 + 344 = 154456
Step 450: 154456 + 344 = 154800
Step 451: 154800 + 344 = 155144
Step 452: 155144 + 344 = 155488
Step 453: 155488 + 344 = 155832
Step 454: 155832 + 344 = 156176
Step 455: 156176 + 344 = 156520
Step 456: 156520 + 344 = 156864
Step 457: 156864 + 344 = 157208
Step 458: 157208 + 344 = 157552
Step 459: 157552 + 344 = 157896
Step 460: 157896 + 344 = 158240
Step 461: 158240 + 344 = 158584
Step 462: 158584 + 344 = 158928
Step 463: 158928 + 344 = 159272
Step 464: 159272 + 344 = 159616
Step 465: 159616 + 344 = 159960
Step 466: 159960 + 344 = 160304
Step 467: 160304 + 344 = 160648
Step 468: 160648 + 344 = 160992
Step 469: 160992 + 344 = 161336
Step 470: 161336 + 344 = 161680
Step 471: 161680 + 344 = 162024
Step 472: 162024 + 344 = 162368
Step 473: 162368 + 344 = 162712
Step 474: 162712 + 344 = 163056
Step 475: 163056 + 344 = 163400
Step 476: 163400 + 344 = 163744
Step 477: 163744 + 344 = 164088
Step 478: 164088 + 344 = 164432
Step 479: 164432 + 344 = 164776
Step 480: 164776 + 344 = 165120
Step 481: 165120 + 344 = 165464
Step 482: 165464 + 344 = 165808
Step 483: 165808 + 344 = 166152
Step 484: 166152 + 344 = 166496
Step 485: 166496 + 344 = 166840
Step 486: 166840 + 344 = 167184
Step 487: 167184 + 344 = 167528
Step 488: 167528 + 344 = 167872
Step 489: 167872 + 344 = 168216
Step 490: 168216 + 344 = 168560
Step 491: 168560 + 344 = 168904
Step 492: 168904 + 344 = 169248
Step 493: 169248 + 344 = 169592
Step 494: 169592 + 344 = 169936
Step 495: 169936 + 344 = 170280
Step 496: 170280 + 344 = 170624
Step 497: 170624 + 344 = 170968

So, 344*497 = 170968