OK, let's crack this. We're given 653 and our task is to multiply it by 455. Essentially, we'll be adding 653 to itself 455 times.
Step 1: 0 + 653 = 653
Step 2: 653 + 653 = 1306
Step 3: 1306 + 653 = 1959
Step 4: 1959 + 653 = 2612
Step 5: 2612 + 653 = 3265
Step 6: 3265 + 653 = 3918
Step 7: 3918 + 653 = 4571
Step 8: 4571 + 653 = 5224
Step 9: 5224 + 653 = 5877
Step 10: 5877 + 653 = 6530
Step 11: 6530 + 653 = 7183
Step 12: 7183 + 653 = 7836
Step 13: 7836 + 653 = 8489
Step 14: 8489 + 653 = 9142
Step 15: 9142 + 653 = 9795
Step 16: 9795 + 653 = 10448
Step 17: 10448 + 653 = 11101
Step 18: 11101 + 653 = 11754
Step 19: 11754 + 653 = 12407
Step 20: 12407 + 653 = 13060
Step 21: 13060 + 653 = 13713
Step 22: 13713 + 653 = 14366
Step 23: 14366 + 653 = 15019
Step 24: 15019 + 653 = 15672
Step 25: 15672 + 653 = 16325
Step 26: 16325 + 653 = 16978
Step 27: 16978 + 653 = 17631
Step 28: 17631 + 653 = 18284
Step 29: 18284 + 653 = 18937
Step 30: 18937 + 653 = 19590
Step 31: 19590 + 653 = 20243
Step 32: 20243 + 653 = 20896
Step 33: 20896 + 653 = 21549
Step 34: 21549 + 653 = 22202
Step 35: 22202 + 653 = 22855
Step 36: 22855 + 653 = 23508
Step 37: 23508 + 653 = 24161
Step 38: 24161 + 653 = 24814
Step 39: 24814 + 653 = 25467
Step 40: 25467 + 653 = 26120
Step 41: 26120 + 653 = 26773
Step 42: 26773 + 653 = 27426
Step 43: 27426 + 653 = 28079
Step 44: 28079 + 653 = 28732
Step 45: 28732 + 653 = 29385
Step 46: 29385 + 653 = 30038
Step 47: 30038 + 653 = 30691
Step 48: 30691 + 653 = 31344
Step 49: 31344 + 653 = 31997
Step 50: 31997 + 653 = 32650
Step 51: 32650 + 653 = 33303
Step 52: 33303 + 653 = 33956
Step 53: 33956 + 653 = 34609
Step 54: 34609 + 653 = 35262
Step 55: 35262 + 653 = 35915
Step 56: 35915 + 653 = 36568
Step 57: 36568 + 653 = 37221
Step 58: 37221 + 653 = 37874
Step 59: 37874 + 653 = 38527
Step 60: 38527 + 653 = 39180
Step 61: 39180 + 653 = 39833
Step 62: 39833 + 653 = 40486
Step 63: 40486 + 653 = 41139
Step 64: 41139 + 653 = 41792
Step 65: 41792 + 653 = 42445
Step 66: 42445 + 653 = 43098
Step 67: 43098 + 653 = 43751
Step 68: 43751 + 653 = 44404
Step 69: 44404 + 653 = 45057
Step 70: 45057 + 653 = 45710
Step 71: 45710 + 653 = 46363
Step 72: 46363 + 653 = 47016
Step 73: 47016 + 653 = 47669
Step 74: 47669 + 653 = 48322
Step 75: 48322 + 653 = 48975
Step 76: 48975 + 653 = 49628
Step 77: 49628 + 653 = 50281
Step 78: 50281 + 653 = 50934
Step 79: 50934 + 653 = 51587
Step 80: 51587 + 653 = 52240
Step 81: 52240 + 653 = 52893
Step 82: 52893 + 653 = 53546
Step 83: 53546 + 653 = 54199
Step 84: 54199 + 653 = 54852
Step 85: 54852 + 653 = 55505
Step 86: 55505 + 653 = 56158
Step 87: 56158 + 653 = 56811
Step 88: 56811 + 653 = 57464
Step 89: 57464 + 653 = 58117
Step 90: 58117 + 653 = 58770
Step 91: 58770 + 653 = 59423
Step 92: 59423 + 653 = 60076
Step 93: 60076 + 653 = 60729
Step 94: 60729 + 653 = 61382
Step 95: 61382 + 653 = 62035
Step 96: 62035 + 653 = 62688
Step 97: 62688 + 653 = 63341
Step 98: 63341 + 653 = 63994
Step 99: 63994 + 653 = 64647
Step 100: 64647 + 653 = 65300
Step 101: 65300 + 653 = 65953
Step 102: 65953 + 653 = 66606
Step 103: 66606 + 653 = 67259
Step 104: 67259 + 653 = 67912
Step 105: 67912 + 653 = 68565
Step 106: 68565 + 653 = 69218
Step 107: 69218 + 653 = 69871
Step 108: 69871 + 653 = 70524
Step 109: 70524 + 653 = 71177
Step 110: 71177 + 653 = 71830
Step 111: 71830 + 653 = 72483
Step 112: 72483 + 653 = 73136
Step 113: 73136 + 653 = 73789
Step 114: 73789 + 653 = 74442
Step 115: 74442 + 653 = 75095
Step 116: 75095 + 653 = 75748
Step 117: 75748 + 653 = 76401
Step 118: 76401 + 653 = 77054
Step 119: 77054 + 653 = 77707
Step 120: 77707 + 653 = 78360
Step 121: 78360 + 653 = 79013
Step 122: 79013 + 653 = 79666
Step 123: 79666 + 653 = 80319
Step 124: 80319 + 653 = 80972
Step 125: 80972 + 653 = 81625
Step 126: 81625 + 653 = 82278
Step 127: 82278 + 653 = 82931
Step 128: 82931 + 653 = 83584
Step 129: 83584 + 653 = 84237
Step 130: 84237 + 653 = 84890
Step 131: 84890 + 653 = 85543
Step 132: 85543 + 653 = 86196
Step 133: 86196 + 653 = 86849
Step 134: 86849 + 653 = 87502
Step 135: 87502 + 653 = 88155
Step 136: 88155 + 653 = 88808
Step 137: 88808 + 653 = 89461
Step 138: 89461 + 653 = 90114
Step 139: 90114 + 653 = 90767
Step 140: 90767 + 653 = 91420
Step 141: 91420 + 653 = 92073
Step 142: 92073 + 653 = 92726
Step 143: 92726 + 653 = 93379
Step 144: 93379 + 653 = 94032
Step 145: 94032 + 653 = 94685
Step 146: 94685 + 653 = 95338
Step 147: 95338 + 653 = 95991
Step 148: 95991 + 653 = 96644
Step 149: 96644 + 653 = 97297
Step 150: 97297 + 653 = 97950
Step 151: 97950 + 653 = 98603
Step 152: 98603 + 653 = 99256
Step 153: 99256 + 653 = 99909
Step 154: 99909 + 653 = 100562
Step 155: 100562 + 653 = 101215
Step 156: 101215 + 653 = 101868
Step 157: 101868 + 653 = 102521
Step 158: 102521 + 653 = 103174
Step 159: 103174 + 653 = 103827
Step 160: 103827 + 653 = 104480
Step 161: 104480 + 653 = 105133
Step 162: 105133 + 653 = 105786
Step 163: 105786 + 653 = 106439
Step 164: 106439 + 653 = 107092
Step 165: 107092 + 653 = 107745
Step 166: 107745 + 653 = 108398
Step 167: 108398 + 653 = 109051
Step 168: 109051 + 653 = 109704
Step 169: 109704 + 653 = 110357
Step 170: 110357 + 653 = 111010
Step 171: 111010 + 653 = 111663
Step 172: 111663 + 653 = 112316
Step 173: 112316 + 653 = 112969
Step 174: 112969 + 653 = 113622
Step 175: 113622 + 653 = 114275
Step 176: 114275 + 653 = 114928
Step 177: 114928 + 653 = 115581
Step 178: 115581 + 653 = 116234
Step 179: 116234 + 653 = 116887
Step 180: 116887 + 653 = 117540
Step 181: 117540 + 653 = 118193
Step 182: 118193 + 653 = 118846
Step 183: 118846 + 653 = 119499
Step 184: 119499 + 653 = 120152
Step 185: 120152 + 653 = 120805
Step 186: 120805 + 653 = 121458
Step 187: 121458 + 653 = 122111
Step 188: 122111 + 653 = 122764
Step 189: 122764 + 653 = 123417
Step 190: 123417 + 653 = 124070
Step 191: 124070 + 653 = 124723
Step 192: 124723 + 653 = 125376
Step 193: 125376 + 653 = 126029
Step 194: 126029 + 653 = 126682
Step 195: 126682 + 653 = 127335
Step 196: 127335 + 653 = 127988
Step 197: 127988 + 653 = 128641
Step 198: 128641 + 653 = 129294
Step 199: 129294 + 653 = 129947
Step 200: 129947 + 653 = 130600
Step 201: 130600 + 653 = 131253
Step 202: 131253 + 653 = 131906
Step 203: 131906 + 653 = 132559
Step 204: 132559 + 653 = 133212
Step 205: 133212 + 653 = 133865
Step 206: 133865 + 653 = 134518
Step 207: 134518 + 653 = 135171
Step 208: 135171 + 653 = 135824
Step 209: 135824 + 653 = 136477
Step 210: 136477 + 653 = 137130
Step 211: 137130 + 653 = 137783
Step 212: 137783 + 653 = 138436
Step 213: 138436 + 653 = 139089
Step 214: 139089 + 653 = 139742
Step 215: 139742 + 653 = 140395
Step 216: 140395 + 653 = 141048
Step 217: 141048 + 653 = 141701
Step 218: 141701 + 653 = 142354
Step 219: 142354 + 653 = 143007
Step 220: 143007 + 653 = 143660
Step 221: 143660 + 653 = 144313
Step 222: 144313 + 653 = 144966
Step 223: 144966 + 653 = 145619
Step 224: 145619 + 653 = 146272
Step 225: 146272 + 653 = 146925
Step 226: 146925 + 653 = 147578
Step 227: 147578 + 653 = 148231
Step 228: 148231 + 653 = 148884
Step 229: 148884 + 653 = 149537
Step 230: 149537 + 653 = 150190
Step 231: 150190 + 653 = 150843
Step 232: 150843 + 653 = 151496
Step 233: 151496 + 653 = 152149
Step 234: 152149 + 653 = 152802
Step 235: 152802 + 653 = 153455
Step 236: 153455 + 653 = 154108
Step 237: 154108 + 653 = 154761
Step 238: 154761 + 653 = 155414
Step 239: 155414 + 653 = 156067
Step 240: 156067 + 653 = 156720
Step 241: 156720 + 653 = 157373
Step 242: 157373 + 653 = 158026
Step 243: 158026 + 653 = 158679
Step 244: 158679 + 653 = 159332
Step 245: 159332 + 653 = 159985
Step 246: 159985 + 653 = 160638
Step 247: 160638 + 653 = 161291
Step 248: 161291 + 653 = 161944
Step 249: 161944 + 653 = 162597
Step 250: 162597 + 653 = 163250
Step 251: 163250 + 653 = 163903
Step 252: 163903 + 653 = 164556
Step 253: 164556 + 653 = 165209
Step 254: 165209 + 653 = 165862
Step 255: 165862 + 653 = 166515
Step 256: 166515 + 653 = 167168
Step 257: 167168 + 653 = 167821
Step 258: 167821 + 653 = 168474
Step 259: 168474 + 653 = 169127
Step 260: 169127 + 653 = 169780
Step 261: 169780 + 653 = 170433
Step 262: 170433 + 653 = 171086
Step 263: 171086 + 653 = 171739
Step 264: 171739 + 653 = 172392
Step 265: 172392 + 653 = 173045
Step 266: 173045 + 653 = 173698
Step 267: 173698 + 653 = 174351
Step 268: 174351 + 653 = 175004
Step 269: 175004 + 653 = 175657
Step 270: 175657 + 653 = 176310
Step 271: 176310 + 653 = 176963
Step 272: 176963 + 653 = 177616
Step 273: 177616 + 653 = 178269
Step 274: 178269 + 653 = 178922
Step 275: 178922 + 653 = 179575
Step 276: 179575 + 653 = 180228
Step 277: 180228 + 653 = 180881
Step 278: 180881 + 653 = 181534
Step 279: 181534 + 653 = 182187
Step 280: 182187 + 653 = 182840
Step 281: 182840 + 653 = 183493
Step 282: 183493 + 653 = 184146
Step 283: 184146 + 653 = 184799
Step 284: 184799 + 653 = 185452
Step 285: 185452 + 653 = 186105
Step 286: 186105 + 653 = 186758
Step 287: 186758 + 653 = 187411
Step 288: 187411 + 653 = 188064
Step 289: 188064 + 653 = 188717
Step 290: 188717 + 653 = 189370
Step 291: 189370 + 653 = 190023
Step 292: 190023 + 653 = 190676
Step 293: 190676 + 653 = 191329
Step 294: 191329 + 653 = 191982
Step 295: 191982 + 653 = 192635
Step 296: 192635 + 653 = 193288
Step 297: 193288 + 653 = 193941
Step 298: 193941 + 653 = 194594
Step 299: 194594 + 653 = 195247
Step 300: 195247 + 653 = 195900
Step 301: 195900 + 653 = 196553
Step 302: 196553 + 653 = 197206
Step 303: 197206 + 653 = 197859
Step 304: 197859 + 653 = 198512
Step 305: 198512 + 653 = 199165
Step 306: 199165 + 653 = 199818
Step 307: 199818 + 653 = 200471
Step 308: 200471 + 653 = 201124
Step 309: 201124 + 653 = 201777
Step 310: 201777 + 653 = 202430
Step 311: 202430 + 653 = 203083
Step 312: 203083 + 653 = 203736
Step 313: 203736 + 653 = 204389
Step 314: 204389 + 653 = 205042
Step 315: 205042 + 653 = 205695
Step 316: 205695 + 653 = 206348
Step 317: 206348 + 653 = 207001
Step 318: 207001 + 653 = 207654
Step 319: 207654 + 653 = 208307
Step 320: 208307 + 653 = 208960
Step 321: 208960 + 653 = 209613
Step 322: 209613 + 653 = 210266
Step 323: 210266 + 653 = 210919
Step 324: 210919 + 653 = 211572
Step 325: 211572 + 653 = 212225
Step 326: 212225 + 653 = 212878
Step 327: 212878 + 653 = 213531
Step 328: 213531 + 653 = 214184
Step 329: 214184 + 653 = 214837
Step 330: 214837 + 653 = 215490
Step 331: 215490 + 653 = 216143
Step 332: 216143 + 653 = 216796
Step 333: 216796 + 653 = 217449
Step 334: 217449 + 653 = 218102
Step 335: 218102 + 653 = 218755
Step 336: 218755 + 653 = 219408
Step 337: 219408 + 653 = 220061
Step 338: 220061 + 653 = 220714
Step 339: 220714 + 653 = 221367
Step 340: 221367 + 653 = 222020
Step 341: 222020 + 653 = 222673
Step 342: 222673 + 653 = 223326
Step 343: 223326 + 653 = 223979
Step 344: 223979 + 653 = 224632
Step 345: 224632 + 653 = 225285
Step 346: 225285 + 653 = 225938
Step 347: 225938 + 653 = 226591
Step 348: 226591 + 653 = 227244
Step 349: 227244 + 653 = 227897
Step 350: 227897 + 653 = 228550
Step 351: 228550 + 653 = 229203
Step 352: 229203 + 653 = 229856
Step 353: 229856 + 653 = 230509
Step 354: 230509 + 653 = 231162
Step 355: 231162 + 653 = 231815
Step 356: 231815 + 653 = 232468
Step 357: 232468 + 653 = 233121
Step 358: 233121 + 653 = 233774
Step 359: 233774 + 653 = 234427
Step 360: 234427 + 653 = 235080
Step 361: 235080 + 653 = 235733
Step 362: 235733 + 653 = 236386
Step 363: 236386 + 653 = 237039
Step 364: 237039 + 653 = 237692
Step 365: 237692 + 653 = 238345
Step 366: 238345 + 653 = 238998
Step 367: 238998 + 653 = 239651
Step 368: 239651 + 653 = 240304
Step 369: 240304 + 653 = 240957
Step 370: 240957 + 653 = 241610
Step 371: 241610 + 653 = 242263
Step 372: 242263 + 653 = 242916
Step 373: 242916 + 653 = 243569
Step 374: 243569 + 653 = 244222
Step 375: 244222 + 653 = 244875
Step 376: 244875 + 653 = 245528
Step 377: 245528 + 653 = 246181
Step 378: 246181 + 653 = 246834
Step 379: 246834 + 653 = 247487
Step 380: 247487 + 653 = 248140
Step 381: 248140 + 653 = 248793
Step 382: 248793 + 653 = 249446
Step 383: 249446 + 653 = 250099
Step 384: 250099 + 653 = 250752
Step 385: 250752 + 653 = 251405
Step 386: 251405 + 653 = 252058
Step 387: 252058 + 653 = 252711
Step 388: 252711 + 653 = 253364
Step 389: 253364 + 653 = 254017
Step 390: 254017 + 653 = 254670
Step 391: 254670 + 653 = 255323
Step 392: 255323 + 653 = 255976
Step 393: 255976 + 653 = 256629
Step 394: 256629 + 653 = 257282
Step 395: 257282 + 653 = 257935
Step 396: 257935 + 653 = 258588
Step 397: 258588 + 653 = 259241
Step 398: 259241 + 653 = 259894
Step 399: 259894 + 653 = 260547
Step 400: 260547 + 653 = 261200
Step 401: 261200 + 653 = 261853
Step 402: 261853 + 653 = 262506
Step 403: 262506 + 653 = 263159
Step 404: 263159 + 653 = 263812
Step 405: 263812 + 653 = 264465
Step 406: 264465 + 653 = 265118
Step 407: 265118 + 653 = 265771
Step 408: 265771 + 653 = 266424
Step 409: 266424 + 653 = 267077
Step 410: 267077 + 653 = 267730
Step 411: 267730 + 653 = 268383
Step 412: 268383 + 653 = 269036
Step 413: 269036 + 653 = 269689
Step 414: 269689 + 653 = 270342
Step 415: 270342 + 653 = 270995
Step 416: 270995 + 653 = 271648
Step 417: 271648 + 653 = 272301
Step 418: 272301 + 653 = 272954
Step 419: 272954 + 653 = 273607
Step 420: 273607 + 653 = 274260
Step 421: 274260 + 653 = 274913
Step 422: 274913 + 653 = 275566
Step 423: 275566 + 653 = 276219
Step 424: 276219 + 653 = 276872
Step 425: 276872 + 653 = 277525
Step 426: 277525 + 653 = 278178
Step 427: 278178 + 653 = 278831
Step 428: 278831 + 653 = 279484
Step 429: 279484 + 653 = 280137
Step 430: 280137 + 653 = 280790
Step 431: 280790 + 653 = 281443
Step 432: 281443 + 653 = 282096
Step 433: 282096 + 653 = 282749
Step 434: 282749 + 653 = 283402
Step 435: 283402 + 653 = 284055
Step 436: 284055 + 653 = 284708
Step 437: 284708 + 653 = 285361
Step 438: 285361 + 653 = 286014
Step 439: 286014 + 653 = 286667
Step 440: 286667 + 653 = 287320
Step 441: 287320 + 653 = 287973
Step 442: 287973 + 653 = 288626
Step 443: 288626 + 653 = 289279
Step 444: 289279 + 653 = 289932
Step 445: 289932 + 653 = 290585
Step 446: 290585 + 653 = 291238
Step 447: 291238 + 653 = 291891
Step 448: 291891 + 653 = 292544
Step 449: 292544 + 653 = 293197
Step 450: 293197 + 653 = 293850
Step 451: 293850 + 653 = 294503
Step 452: 294503 + 653 = 295156
Step 453: 295156 + 653 = 295809
Step 454: 295809 + 653 = 296462
Step 455: 296462 + 653 = 297115

So, 653*455 = 297115