OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 473 and we're going to multiply it by 173, which means we add 473 to itself 173 times.
Step 1: 0 + 473 = 473
Step 2: 473 + 473 = 946
Step 3: 946 + 473 = 1419
Step 4: 1419 + 473 = 1892
Step 5: 1892 + 473 = 2365
Step 6: 2365 + 473 = 2838
Step 7: 2838 + 473 = 3311
Step 8: 3311 + 473 = 3784
Step 9: 3784 + 473 = 4257
Step 10: 4257 + 473 = 4730
Step 11: 4730 + 473 = 5203
Step 12: 5203 + 473 = 5676
Step 13: 5676 + 473 = 6149
Step 14: 6149 + 473 = 6622
Step 15: 6622 + 473 = 7095
Step 16: 7095 + 473 = 7568
Step 17: 7568 + 473 = 8041
Step 18: 8041 + 473 = 8514
Step 19: 8514 + 473 = 8987
Step 20: 8987 + 473 = 9460
Step 21: 9460 + 473 = 9933
Step 22: 9933 + 473 = 10406
Step 23: 10406 + 473 = 10879
Step 24: 10879 + 473 = 11352
Step 25: 11352 + 473 = 11825
Step 26: 11825 + 473 = 12298
Step 27: 12298 + 473 = 12771
Step 28: 12771 + 473 = 13244
Step 29: 13244 + 473 = 13717
Step 30: 13717 + 473 = 14190
Step 31: 14190 + 473 = 14663
Step 32: 14663 + 473 = 15136
Step 33: 15136 + 473 = 15609
Step 34: 15609 + 473 = 16082
Step 35: 16082 + 473 = 16555
Step 36: 16555 + 473 = 17028
Step 37: 17028 + 473 = 17501
Step 38: 17501 + 473 = 17974
Step 39: 17974 + 473 = 18447
Step 40: 18447 + 473 = 18920
Step 41: 18920 + 473 = 19393
Step 42: 19393 + 473 = 19866
Step 43: 19866 + 473 = 20339
Step 44: 20339 + 473 = 20812
Step 45: 20812 + 473 = 21285
Step 46: 21285 + 473 = 21758
Step 47: 21758 + 473 = 22231
Step 48: 22231 + 473 = 22704
Step 49: 22704 + 473 = 23177
Step 50: 23177 + 473 = 23650
Step 51: 23650 + 473 = 24123
Step 52: 24123 + 473 = 24596
Step 53: 24596 + 473 = 25069
Step 54: 25069 + 473 = 25542
Step 55: 25542 + 473 = 26015
Step 56: 26015 + 473 = 26488
Step 57: 26488 + 473 = 26961
Step 58: 26961 + 473 = 27434
Step 59: 27434 + 473 = 27907
Step 60: 27907 + 473 = 28380
Step 61: 28380 + 473 = 28853
Step 62: 28853 + 473 = 29326
Step 63: 29326 + 473 = 29799
Step 64: 29799 + 473 = 30272
Step 65: 30272 + 473 = 30745
Step 66: 30745 + 473 = 31218
Step 67: 31218 + 473 = 31691
Step 68: 31691 + 473 = 32164
Step 69: 32164 + 473 = 32637
Step 70: 32637 + 473 = 33110
Step 71: 33110 + 473 = 33583
Step 72: 33583 + 473 = 34056
Step 73: 34056 + 473 = 34529
Step 74: 34529 + 473 = 35002
Step 75: 35002 + 473 = 35475
Step 76: 35475 + 473 = 35948
Step 77: 35948 + 473 = 36421
Step 78: 36421 + 473 = 36894
Step 79: 36894 + 473 = 37367
Step 80: 37367 + 473 = 37840
Step 81: 37840 + 473 = 38313
Step 82: 38313 + 473 = 38786
Step 83: 38786 + 473 = 39259
Step 84: 39259 + 473 = 39732
Step 85: 39732 + 473 = 40205
Step 86: 40205 + 473 = 40678
Step 87: 40678 + 473 = 41151
Step 88: 41151 + 473 = 41624
Step 89: 41624 + 473 = 42097
Step 90: 42097 + 473 = 42570
Step 91: 42570 + 473 = 43043
Step 92: 43043 + 473 = 43516
Step 93: 43516 + 473 = 43989
Step 94: 43989 + 473 = 44462
Step 95: 44462 + 473 = 44935
Step 96: 44935 + 473 = 45408
Step 97: 45408 + 473 = 45881
Step 98: 45881 + 473 = 46354
Step 99: 46354 + 473 = 46827
Step 100: 46827 + 473 = 47300
Step 101: 47300 + 473 = 47773
Step 102: 47773 + 473 = 48246
Step 103: 48246 + 473 = 48719
Step 104: 48719 + 473 = 49192
Step 105: 49192 + 473 = 49665
Step 106: 49665 + 473 = 50138
Step 107: 50138 + 473 = 50611
Step 108: 50611 + 473 = 51084
Step 109: 51084 + 473 = 51557
Step 110: 51557 + 473 = 52030
Step 111: 52030 + 473 = 52503
Step 112: 52503 + 473 = 52976
Step 113: 52976 + 473 = 53449
Step 114: 53449 + 473 = 53922
Step 115: 53922 + 473 = 54395
Step 116: 54395 + 473 = 54868
Step 117: 54868 + 473 = 55341
Step 118: 55341 + 473 = 55814
Step 119: 55814 + 473 = 56287
Step 120: 56287 + 473 = 56760
Step 121: 56760 + 473 = 57233
Step 122: 57233 + 473 = 57706
Step 123: 57706 + 473 = 58179
Step 124: 58179 + 473 = 58652
Step 125: 58652 + 473 = 59125
Step 126: 59125 + 473 = 59598
Step 127: 59598 + 473 = 60071
Step 128: 60071 + 473 = 60544
Step 129: 60544 + 473 = 61017
Step 130: 61017 + 473 = 61490
Step 131: 61490 + 473 = 61963
Step 132: 61963 + 473 = 62436
Step 133: 62436 + 473 = 62909
Step 134: 62909 + 473 = 63382
Step 135: 63382 + 473 = 63855
Step 136: 63855 + 473 = 64328
Step 137: 64328 + 473 = 64801
Step 138: 64801 + 473 = 65274
Step 139: 65274 + 473 = 65747
Step 140: 65747 + 473 = 66220
Step 141: 66220 + 473 = 66693
Step 142: 66693 + 473 = 67166
Step 143: 67166 + 473 = 67639
Step 144: 67639 + 473 = 68112
Step 145: 68112 + 473 = 68585
Step 146: 68585 + 473 = 69058
Step 147: 69058 + 473 = 69531
Step 148: 69531 + 473 = 70004
Step 149: 70004 + 473 = 70477
Step 150: 70477 + 473 = 70950
Step 151: 70950 + 473 = 71423
Step 152: 71423 + 473 = 71896
Step 153: 71896 + 473 = 72369
Step 154: 72369 + 473 = 72842
Step 155: 72842 + 473 = 73315
Step 156: 73315 + 473 = 73788
Step 157: 73788 + 473 = 74261
Step 158: 74261 + 473 = 74734
Step 159: 74734 + 473 = 75207
Step 160: 75207 + 473 = 75680
Step 161: 75680 + 473 = 76153
Step 162: 76153 + 473 = 76626
Step 163: 76626 + 473 = 77099
Step 164: 77099 + 473 = 77572
Step 165: 77572 + 473 = 78045
Step 166: 78045 + 473 = 78518
Step 167: 78518 + 473 = 78991
Step 168: 78991 + 473 = 79464
Step 169: 79464 + 473 = 79937
Step 170: 79937 + 473 = 80410
Step 171: 80410 + 473 = 80883
Step 172: 80883 + 473 = 81356
Step 173: 81356 + 473 = 81829

So, 473*173 = 81829