Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 977. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 164. So, we're going to take the number 977 and add it to itself 164 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850
Step 51: 48850 + 977 = 49827
Step 52: 49827 + 977 = 50804
Step 53: 50804 + 977 = 51781
Step 54: 51781 + 977 = 52758
Step 55: 52758 + 977 = 53735
Step 56: 53735 + 977 = 54712
Step 57: 54712 + 977 = 55689
Step 58: 55689 + 977 = 56666
Step 59: 56666 + 977 = 57643
Step 60: 57643 + 977 = 58620
Step 61: 58620 + 977 = 59597
Step 62: 59597 + 977 = 60574
Step 63: 60574 + 977 = 61551
Step 64: 61551 + 977 = 62528
Step 65: 62528 + 977 = 63505
Step 66: 63505 + 977 = 64482
Step 67: 64482 + 977 = 65459
Step 68: 65459 + 977 = 66436
Step 69: 66436 + 977 = 67413
Step 70: 67413 + 977 = 68390
Step 71: 68390 + 977 = 69367
Step 72: 69367 + 977 = 70344
Step 73: 70344 + 977 = 71321
Step 74: 71321 + 977 = 72298
Step 75: 72298 + 977 = 73275
Step 76: 73275 + 977 = 74252
Step 77: 74252 + 977 = 75229
Step 78: 75229 + 977 = 76206
Step 79: 76206 + 977 = 77183
Step 80: 77183 + 977 = 78160
Step 81: 78160 + 977 = 79137
Step 82: 79137 + 977 = 80114
Step 83: 80114 + 977 = 81091
Step 84: 81091 + 977 = 82068
Step 85: 82068 + 977 = 83045
Step 86: 83045 + 977 = 84022
Step 87: 84022 + 977 = 84999
Step 88: 84999 + 977 = 85976
Step 89: 85976 + 977 = 86953
Step 90: 86953 + 977 = 87930
Step 91: 87930 + 977 = 88907
Step 92: 88907 + 977 = 89884
Step 93: 89884 + 977 = 90861
Step 94: 90861 + 977 = 91838
Step 95: 91838 + 977 = 92815
Step 96: 92815 + 977 = 93792
Step 97: 93792 + 977 = 94769
Step 98: 94769 + 977 = 95746
Step 99: 95746 + 977 = 96723
Step 100: 96723 + 977 = 97700
Step 101: 97700 + 977 = 98677
Step 102: 98677 + 977 = 99654
Step 103: 99654 + 977 = 100631
Step 104: 100631 + 977 = 101608
Step 105: 101608 + 977 = 102585
Step 106: 102585 + 977 = 103562
Step 107: 103562 + 977 = 104539
Step 108: 104539 + 977 = 105516
Step 109: 105516 + 977 = 106493
Step 110: 106493 + 977 = 107470
Step 111: 107470 + 977 = 108447
Step 112: 108447 + 977 = 109424
Step 113: 109424 + 977 = 110401
Step 114: 110401 + 977 = 111378
Step 115: 111378 + 977 = 112355
Step 116: 112355 + 977 = 113332
Step 117: 113332 + 977 = 114309
Step 118: 114309 + 977 = 115286
Step 119: 115286 + 977 = 116263
Step 120: 116263 + 977 = 117240
Step 121: 117240 + 977 = 118217
Step 122: 118217 + 977 = 119194
Step 123: 119194 + 977 = 120171
Step 124: 120171 + 977 = 121148
Step 125: 121148 + 977 = 122125
Step 126: 122125 + 977 = 123102
Step 127: 123102 + 977 = 124079
Step 128: 124079 + 977 = 125056
Step 129: 125056 + 977 = 126033
Step 130: 126033 + 977 = 127010
Step 131: 127010 + 977 = 127987
Step 132: 127987 + 977 = 128964
Step 133: 128964 + 977 = 129941
Step 134: 129941 + 977 = 130918
Step 135: 130918 + 977 = 131895
Step 136: 131895 + 977 = 132872
Step 137: 132872 + 977 = 133849
Step 138: 133849 + 977 = 134826
Step 139: 134826 + 977 = 135803
Step 140: 135803 + 977 = 136780
Step 141: 136780 + 977 = 137757
Step 142: 137757 + 977 = 138734
Step 143: 138734 + 977 = 139711
Step 144: 139711 + 977 = 140688
Step 145: 140688 + 977 = 141665
Step 146: 141665 + 977 = 142642
Step 147: 142642 + 977 = 143619
Step 148: 143619 + 977 = 144596
Step 149: 144596 + 977 = 145573
Step 150: 145573 + 977 = 146550
Step 151: 146550 + 977 = 147527
Step 152: 147527 + 977 = 148504
Step 153: 148504 + 977 = 149481
Step 154: 149481 + 977 = 150458
Step 155: 150458 + 977 = 151435
Step 156: 151435 + 977 = 152412
Step 157: 152412 + 977 = 153389
Step 158: 153389 + 977 = 154366
Step 159: 154366 + 977 = 155343
Step 160: 155343 + 977 = 156320
Step 161: 156320 + 977 = 157297
Step 162: 157297 + 977 = 158274
Step 163: 158274 + 977 = 159251
Step 164: 159251 + 977 = 160228

So, 977*164 = 160228