Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 743. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 229. So, we're going to take the number 743 and add it to itself 229 times.
Step 1: 0 + 743 = 743
Step 2: 743 + 743 = 1486
Step 3: 1486 + 743 = 2229
Step 4: 2229 + 743 = 2972
Step 5: 2972 + 743 = 3715
Step 6: 3715 + 743 = 4458
Step 7: 4458 + 743 = 5201
Step 8: 5201 + 743 = 5944
Step 9: 5944 + 743 = 6687
Step 10: 6687 + 743 = 7430
Step 11: 7430 + 743 = 8173
Step 12: 8173 + 743 = 8916
Step 13: 8916 + 743 = 9659
Step 14: 9659 + 743 = 10402
Step 15: 10402 + 743 = 11145
Step 16: 11145 + 743 = 11888
Step 17: 11888 + 743 = 12631
Step 18: 12631 + 743 = 13374
Step 19: 13374 + 743 = 14117
Step 20: 14117 + 743 = 14860
Step 21: 14860 + 743 = 15603
Step 22: 15603 + 743 = 16346
Step 23: 16346 + 743 = 17089
Step 24: 17089 + 743 = 17832
Step 25: 17832 + 743 = 18575
Step 26: 18575 + 743 = 19318
Step 27: 19318 + 743 = 20061
Step 28: 20061 + 743 = 20804
Step 29: 20804 + 743 = 21547
Step 30: 21547 + 743 = 22290
Step 31: 22290 + 743 = 23033
Step 32: 23033 + 743 = 23776
Step 33: 23776 + 743 = 24519
Step 34: 24519 + 743 = 25262
Step 35: 25262 + 743 = 26005
Step 36: 26005 + 743 = 26748
Step 37: 26748 + 743 = 27491
Step 38: 27491 + 743 = 28234
Step 39: 28234 + 743 = 28977
Step 40: 28977 + 743 = 29720
Step 41: 29720 + 743 = 30463
Step 42: 30463 + 743 = 31206
Step 43: 31206 + 743 = 31949
Step 44: 31949 + 743 = 32692
Step 45: 32692 + 743 = 33435
Step 46: 33435 + 743 = 34178
Step 47: 34178 + 743 = 34921
Step 48: 34921 + 743 = 35664
Step 49: 35664 + 743 = 36407
Step 50: 36407 + 743 = 37150
Step 51: 37150 + 743 = 37893
Step 52: 37893 + 743 = 38636
Step 53: 38636 + 743 = 39379
Step 54: 39379 + 743 = 40122
Step 55: 40122 + 743 = 40865
Step 56: 40865 + 743 = 41608
Step 57: 41608 + 743 = 42351
Step 58: 42351 + 743 = 43094
Step 59: 43094 + 743 = 43837
Step 60: 43837 + 743 = 44580
Step 61: 44580 + 743 = 45323
Step 62: 45323 + 743 = 46066
Step 63: 46066 + 743 = 46809
Step 64: 46809 + 743 = 47552
Step 65: 47552 + 743 = 48295
Step 66: 48295 + 743 = 49038
Step 67: 49038 + 743 = 49781
Step 68: 49781 + 743 = 50524
Step 69: 50524 + 743 = 51267
Step 70: 51267 + 743 = 52010
Step 71: 52010 + 743 = 52753
Step 72: 52753 + 743 = 53496
Step 73: 53496 + 743 = 54239
Step 74: 54239 + 743 = 54982
Step 75: 54982 + 743 = 55725
Step 76: 55725 + 743 = 56468
Step 77: 56468 + 743 = 57211
Step 78: 57211 + 743 = 57954
Step 79: 57954 + 743 = 58697
Step 80: 58697 + 743 = 59440
Step 81: 59440 + 743 = 60183
Step 82: 60183 + 743 = 60926
Step 83: 60926 + 743 = 61669
Step 84: 61669 + 743 = 62412
Step 85: 62412 + 743 = 63155
Step 86: 63155 + 743 = 63898
Step 87: 63898 + 743 = 64641
Step 88: 64641 + 743 = 65384
Step 89: 65384 + 743 = 66127
Step 90: 66127 + 743 = 66870
Step 91: 66870 + 743 = 67613
Step 92: 67613 + 743 = 68356
Step 93: 68356 + 743 = 69099
Step 94: 69099 + 743 = 69842
Step 95: 69842 + 743 = 70585
Step 96: 70585 + 743 = 71328
Step 97: 71328 + 743 = 72071
Step 98: 72071 + 743 = 72814
Step 99: 72814 + 743 = 73557
Step 100: 73557 + 743 = 74300
Step 101: 74300 + 743 = 75043
Step 102: 75043 + 743 = 75786
Step 103: 75786 + 743 = 76529
Step 104: 76529 + 743 = 77272
Step 105: 77272 + 743 = 78015
Step 106: 78015 + 743 = 78758
Step 107: 78758 + 743 = 79501
Step 108: 79501 + 743 = 80244
Step 109: 80244 + 743 = 80987
Step 110: 80987 + 743 = 81730
Step 111: 81730 + 743 = 82473
Step 112: 82473 + 743 = 83216
Step 113: 83216 + 743 = 83959
Step 114: 83959 + 743 = 84702
Step 115: 84702 + 743 = 85445
Step 116: 85445 + 743 = 86188
Step 117: 86188 + 743 = 86931
Step 118: 86931 + 743 = 87674
Step 119: 87674 + 743 = 88417
Step 120: 88417 + 743 = 89160
Step 121: 89160 + 743 = 89903
Step 122: 89903 + 743 = 90646
Step 123: 90646 + 743 = 91389
Step 124: 91389 + 743 = 92132
Step 125: 92132 + 743 = 92875
Step 126: 92875 + 743 = 93618
Step 127: 93618 + 743 = 94361
Step 128: 94361 + 743 = 95104
Step 129: 95104 + 743 = 95847
Step 130: 95847 + 743 = 96590
Step 131: 96590 + 743 = 97333
Step 132: 97333 + 743 = 98076
Step 133: 98076 + 743 = 98819
Step 134: 98819 + 743 = 99562
Step 135: 99562 + 743 = 100305
Step 136: 100305 + 743 = 101048
Step 137: 101048 + 743 = 101791
Step 138: 101791 + 743 = 102534
Step 139: 102534 + 743 = 103277
Step 140: 103277 + 743 = 104020
Step 141: 104020 + 743 = 104763
Step 142: 104763 + 743 = 105506
Step 143: 105506 + 743 = 106249
Step 144: 106249 + 743 = 106992
Step 145: 106992 + 743 = 107735
Step 146: 107735 + 743 = 108478
Step 147: 108478 + 743 = 109221
Step 148: 109221 + 743 = 109964
Step 149: 109964 + 743 = 110707
Step 150: 110707 + 743 = 111450
Step 151: 111450 + 743 = 112193
Step 152: 112193 + 743 = 112936
Step 153: 112936 + 743 = 113679
Step 154: 113679 + 743 = 114422
Step 155: 114422 + 743 = 115165
Step 156: 115165 + 743 = 115908
Step 157: 115908 + 743 = 116651
Step 158: 116651 + 743 = 117394
Step 159: 117394 + 743 = 118137
Step 160: 118137 + 743 = 118880
Step 161: 118880 + 743 = 119623
Step 162: 119623 + 743 = 120366
Step 163: 120366 + 743 = 121109
Step 164: 121109 + 743 = 121852
Step 165: 121852 + 743 = 122595
Step 166: 122595 + 743 = 123338
Step 167: 123338 + 743 = 124081
Step 168: 124081 + 743 = 124824
Step 169: 124824 + 743 = 125567
Step 170: 125567 + 743 = 126310
Step 171: 126310 + 743 = 127053
Step 172: 127053 + 743 = 127796
Step 173: 127796 + 743 = 128539
Step 174: 128539 + 743 = 129282
Step 175: 129282 + 743 = 130025
Step 176: 130025 + 743 = 130768
Step 177: 130768 + 743 = 131511
Step 178: 131511 + 743 = 132254
Step 179: 132254 + 743 = 132997
Step 180: 132997 + 743 = 133740
Step 181: 133740 + 743 = 134483
Step 182: 134483 + 743 = 135226
Step 183: 135226 + 743 = 135969
Step 184: 135969 + 743 = 136712
Step 185: 136712 + 743 = 137455
Step 186: 137455 + 743 = 138198
Step 187: 138198 + 743 = 138941
Step 188: 138941 + 743 = 139684
Step 189: 139684 + 743 = 140427
Step 190: 140427 + 743 = 141170
Step 191: 141170 + 743 = 141913
Step 192: 141913 + 743 = 142656
Step 193: 142656 + 743 = 143399
Step 194: 143399 + 743 = 144142
Step 195: 144142 + 743 = 144885
Step 196: 144885 + 743 = 145628
Step 197: 145628 + 743 = 146371
Step 198: 146371 + 743 = 147114
Step 199: 147114 + 743 = 147857
Step 200: 147857 + 743 = 148600
Step 201: 148600 + 743 = 149343
Step 202: 149343 + 743 = 150086
Step 203: 150086 + 743 = 150829
Step 204: 150829 + 743 = 151572
Step 205: 151572 + 743 = 152315
Step 206: 152315 + 743 = 153058
Step 207: 153058 + 743 = 153801
Step 208: 153801 + 743 = 154544
Step 209: 154544 + 743 = 155287
Step 210: 155287 + 743 = 156030
Step 211: 156030 + 743 = 156773
Step 212: 156773 + 743 = 157516
Step 213: 157516 + 743 = 158259
Step 214: 158259 + 743 = 159002
Step 215: 159002 + 743 = 159745
Step 216: 159745 + 743 = 160488
Step 217: 160488 + 743 = 161231
Step 218: 161231 + 743 = 161974
Step 219: 161974 + 743 = 162717
Step 220: 162717 + 743 = 163460
Step 221: 163460 + 743 = 164203
Step 222: 164203 + 743 = 164946
Step 223: 164946 + 743 = 165689
Step 224: 165689 + 743 = 166432
Step 225: 166432 + 743 = 167175
Step 226: 167175 + 743 = 167918
Step 227: 167918 + 743 = 168661
Step 228: 168661 + 743 = 169404
Step 229: 169404 + 743 = 170147

So, 743*229 = 170147