Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 986 and we're going to multiply it by 74, which means adding 986 to itself 74 times.
Step 1: 0 + 986 = 986
Step 2: 986 + 986 = 1972
Step 3: 1972 + 986 = 2958
Step 4: 2958 + 986 = 3944
Step 5: 3944 + 986 = 4930
Step 6: 4930 + 986 = 5916
Step 7: 5916 + 986 = 6902
Step 8: 6902 + 986 = 7888
Step 9: 7888 + 986 = 8874
Step 10: 8874 + 986 = 9860
Step 11: 9860 + 986 = 10846
Step 12: 10846 + 986 = 11832
Step 13: 11832 + 986 = 12818
Step 14: 12818 + 986 = 13804
Step 15: 13804 + 986 = 14790
Step 16: 14790 + 986 = 15776
Step 17: 15776 + 986 = 16762
Step 18: 16762 + 986 = 17748
Step 19: 17748 + 986 = 18734
Step 20: 18734 + 986 = 19720
Step 21: 19720 + 986 = 20706
Step 22: 20706 + 986 = 21692
Step 23: 21692 + 986 = 22678
Step 24: 22678 + 986 = 23664
Step 25: 23664 + 986 = 24650
Step 26: 24650 + 986 = 25636
Step 27: 25636 + 986 = 26622
Step 28: 26622 + 986 = 27608
Step 29: 27608 + 986 = 28594
Step 30: 28594 + 986 = 29580
Step 31: 29580 + 986 = 30566
Step 32: 30566 + 986 = 31552
Step 33: 31552 + 986 = 32538
Step 34: 32538 + 986 = 33524
Step 35: 33524 + 986 = 34510
Step 36: 34510 + 986 = 35496
Step 37: 35496 + 986 = 36482
Step 38: 36482 + 986 = 37468
Step 39: 37468 + 986 = 38454
Step 40: 38454 + 986 = 39440
Step 41: 39440 + 986 = 40426
Step 42: 40426 + 986 = 41412
Step 43: 41412 + 986 = 42398
Step 44: 42398 + 986 = 43384
Step 45: 43384 + 986 = 44370
Step 46: 44370 + 986 = 45356
Step 47: 45356 + 986 = 46342
Step 48: 46342 + 986 = 47328
Step 49: 47328 + 986 = 48314
Step 50: 48314 + 986 = 49300
Step 51: 49300 + 986 = 50286
Step 52: 50286 + 986 = 51272
Step 53: 51272 + 986 = 52258
Step 54: 52258 + 986 = 53244
Step 55: 53244 + 986 = 54230
Step 56: 54230 + 986 = 55216
Step 57: 55216 + 986 = 56202
Step 58: 56202 + 986 = 57188
Step 59: 57188 + 986 = 58174
Step 60: 58174 + 986 = 59160
Step 61: 59160 + 986 = 60146
Step 62: 60146 + 986 = 61132
Step 63: 61132 + 986 = 62118
Step 64: 62118 + 986 = 63104
Step 65: 63104 + 986 = 64090
Step 66: 64090 + 986 = 65076
Step 67: 65076 + 986 = 66062
Step 68: 66062 + 986 = 67048
Step 69: 67048 + 986 = 68034
Step 70: 68034 + 986 = 69020
Step 71: 69020 + 986 = 70006
Step 72: 70006 + 986 = 70992
Step 73: 70992 + 986 = 71978
Step 74: 71978 + 986 = 72964

So, 986*74 = 72964