Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 998. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 58. So, we're going to take the number 998 and add it to itself 58 times.
Step 1: 0 + 998 = 998
Step 2: 998 + 998 = 1996
Step 3: 1996 + 998 = 2994
Step 4: 2994 + 998 = 3992
Step 5: 3992 + 998 = 4990
Step 6: 4990 + 998 = 5988
Step 7: 5988 + 998 = 6986
Step 8: 6986 + 998 = 7984
Step 9: 7984 + 998 = 8982
Step 10: 8982 + 998 = 9980
Step 11: 9980 + 998 = 10978
Step 12: 10978 + 998 = 11976
Step 13: 11976 + 998 = 12974
Step 14: 12974 + 998 = 13972
Step 15: 13972 + 998 = 14970
Step 16: 14970 + 998 = 15968
Step 17: 15968 + 998 = 16966
Step 18: 16966 + 998 = 17964
Step 19: 17964 + 998 = 18962
Step 20: 18962 + 998 = 19960
Step 21: 19960 + 998 = 20958
Step 22: 20958 + 998 = 21956
Step 23: 21956 + 998 = 22954
Step 24: 22954 + 998 = 23952
Step 25: 23952 + 998 = 24950
Step 26: 24950 + 998 = 25948
Step 27: 25948 + 998 = 26946
Step 28: 26946 + 998 = 27944
Step 29: 27944 + 998 = 28942
Step 30: 28942 + 998 = 29940
Step 31: 29940 + 998 = 30938
Step 32: 30938 + 998 = 31936
Step 33: 31936 + 998 = 32934
Step 34: 32934 + 998 = 33932
Step 35: 33932 + 998 = 34930
Step 36: 34930 + 998 = 35928
Step 37: 35928 + 998 = 36926
Step 38: 36926 + 998 = 37924
Step 39: 37924 + 998 = 38922
Step 40: 38922 + 998 = 39920
Step 41: 39920 + 998 = 40918
Step 42: 40918 + 998 = 41916
Step 43: 41916 + 998 = 42914
Step 44: 42914 + 998 = 43912
Step 45: 43912 + 998 = 44910
Step 46: 44910 + 998 = 45908
Step 47: 45908 + 998 = 46906
Step 48: 46906 + 998 = 47904
Step 49: 47904 + 998 = 48902
Step 50: 48902 + 998 = 49900
Step 51: 49900 + 998 = 50898
Step 52: 50898 + 998 = 51896
Step 53: 51896 + 998 = 52894
Step 54: 52894 + 998 = 53892
Step 55: 53892 + 998 = 54890
Step 56: 54890 + 998 = 55888
Step 57: 55888 + 998 = 56886
Step 58: 56886 + 998 = 57884

So, 998*58 = 57884