Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 249 and we're going to multiply it by 177, essentially adding 249 to itself 177 times.
Step 1: 0 + 249 = 249
Step 2: 249 + 249 = 498
Step 3: 498 + 249 = 747
Step 4: 747 + 249 = 996
Step 5: 996 + 249 = 1245
Step 6: 1245 + 249 = 1494
Step 7: 1494 + 249 = 1743
Step 8: 1743 + 249 = 1992
Step 9: 1992 + 249 = 2241
Step 10: 2241 + 249 = 2490
Step 11: 2490 + 249 = 2739
Step 12: 2739 + 249 = 2988
Step 13: 2988 + 249 = 3237
Step 14: 3237 + 249 = 3486
Step 15: 3486 + 249 = 3735
Step 16: 3735 + 249 = 3984
Step 17: 3984 + 249 = 4233
Step 18: 4233 + 249 = 4482
Step 19: 4482 + 249 = 4731
Step 20: 4731 + 249 = 4980
Step 21: 4980 + 249 = 5229
Step 22: 5229 + 249 = 5478
Step 23: 5478 + 249 = 5727
Step 24: 5727 + 249 = 5976
Step 25: 5976 + 249 = 6225
Step 26: 6225 + 249 = 6474
Step 27: 6474 + 249 = 6723
Step 28: 6723 + 249 = 6972
Step 29: 6972 + 249 = 7221
Step 30: 7221 + 249 = 7470
Step 31: 7470 + 249 = 7719
Step 32: 7719 + 249 = 7968
Step 33: 7968 + 249 = 8217
Step 34: 8217 + 249 = 8466
Step 35: 8466 + 249 = 8715
Step 36: 8715 + 249 = 8964
Step 37: 8964 + 249 = 9213
Step 38: 9213 + 249 = 9462
Step 39: 9462 + 249 = 9711
Step 40: 9711 + 249 = 9960
Step 41: 9960 + 249 = 10209
Step 42: 10209 + 249 = 10458
Step 43: 10458 + 249 = 10707
Step 44: 10707 + 249 = 10956
Step 45: 10956 + 249 = 11205
Step 46: 11205 + 249 = 11454
Step 47: 11454 + 249 = 11703
Step 48: 11703 + 249 = 11952
Step 49: 11952 + 249 = 12201
Step 50: 12201 + 249 = 12450
Step 51: 12450 + 249 = 12699
Step 52: 12699 + 249 = 12948
Step 53: 12948 + 249 = 13197
Step 54: 13197 + 249 = 13446
Step 55: 13446 + 249 = 13695
Step 56: 13695 + 249 = 13944
Step 57: 13944 + 249 = 14193
Step 58: 14193 + 249 = 14442
Step 59: 14442 + 249 = 14691
Step 60: 14691 + 249 = 14940
Step 61: 14940 + 249 = 15189
Step 62: 15189 + 249 = 15438
Step 63: 15438 + 249 = 15687
Step 64: 15687 + 249 = 15936
Step 65: 15936 + 249 = 16185
Step 66: 16185 + 249 = 16434
Step 67: 16434 + 249 = 16683
Step 68: 16683 + 249 = 16932
Step 69: 16932 + 249 = 17181
Step 70: 17181 + 249 = 17430
Step 71: 17430 + 249 = 17679
Step 72: 17679 + 249 = 17928
Step 73: 17928 + 249 = 18177
Step 74: 18177 + 249 = 18426
Step 75: 18426 + 249 = 18675
Step 76: 18675 + 249 = 18924
Step 77: 18924 + 249 = 19173
Step 78: 19173 + 249 = 19422
Step 79: 19422 + 249 = 19671
Step 80: 19671 + 249 = 19920
Step 81: 19920 + 249 = 20169
Step 82: 20169 + 249 = 20418
Step 83: 20418 + 249 = 20667
Step 84: 20667 + 249 = 20916
Step 85: 20916 + 249 = 21165
Step 86: 21165 + 249 = 21414
Step 87: 21414 + 249 = 21663
Step 88: 21663 + 249 = 21912
Step 89: 21912 + 249 = 22161
Step 90: 22161 + 249 = 22410
Step 91: 22410 + 249 = 22659
Step 92: 22659 + 249 = 22908
Step 93: 22908 + 249 = 23157
Step 94: 23157 + 249 = 23406
Step 95: 23406 + 249 = 23655
Step 96: 23655 + 249 = 23904
Step 97: 23904 + 249 = 24153
Step 98: 24153 + 249 = 24402
Step 99: 24402 + 249 = 24651
Step 100: 24651 + 249 = 24900
Step 101: 24900 + 249 = 25149
Step 102: 25149 + 249 = 25398
Step 103: 25398 + 249 = 25647
Step 104: 25647 + 249 = 25896
Step 105: 25896 + 249 = 26145
Step 106: 26145 + 249 = 26394
Step 107: 26394 + 249 = 26643
Step 108: 26643 + 249 = 26892
Step 109: 26892 + 249 = 27141
Step 110: 27141 + 249 = 27390
Step 111: 27390 + 249 = 27639
Step 112: 27639 + 249 = 27888
Step 113: 27888 + 249 = 28137
Step 114: 28137 + 249 = 28386
Step 115: 28386 + 249 = 28635
Step 116: 28635 + 249 = 28884
Step 117: 28884 + 249 = 29133
Step 118: 29133 + 249 = 29382
Step 119: 29382 + 249 = 29631
Step 120: 29631 + 249 = 29880
Step 121: 29880 + 249 = 30129
Step 122: 30129 + 249 = 30378
Step 123: 30378 + 249 = 30627
Step 124: 30627 + 249 = 30876
Step 125: 30876 + 249 = 31125
Step 126: 31125 + 249 = 31374
Step 127: 31374 + 249 = 31623
Step 128: 31623 + 249 = 31872
Step 129: 31872 + 249 = 32121
Step 130: 32121 + 249 = 32370
Step 131: 32370 + 249 = 32619
Step 132: 32619 + 249 = 32868
Step 133: 32868 + 249 = 33117
Step 134: 33117 + 249 = 33366
Step 135: 33366 + 249 = 33615
Step 136: 33615 + 249 = 33864
Step 137: 33864 + 249 = 34113
Step 138: 34113 + 249 = 34362
Step 139: 34362 + 249 = 34611
Step 140: 34611 + 249 = 34860
Step 141: 34860 + 249 = 35109
Step 142: 35109 + 249 = 35358
Step 143: 35358 + 249 = 35607
Step 144: 35607 + 249 = 35856
Step 145: 35856 + 249 = 36105
Step 146: 36105 + 249 = 36354
Step 147: 36354 + 249 = 36603
Step 148: 36603 + 249 = 36852
Step 149: 36852 + 249 = 37101
Step 150: 37101 + 249 = 37350
Step 151: 37350 + 249 = 37599
Step 152: 37599 + 249 = 37848
Step 153: 37848 + 249 = 38097
Step 154: 38097 + 249 = 38346
Step 155: 38346 + 249 = 38595
Step 156: 38595 + 249 = 38844
Step 157: 38844 + 249 = 39093
Step 158: 39093 + 249 = 39342
Step 159: 39342 + 249 = 39591
Step 160: 39591 + 249 = 39840
Step 161: 39840 + 249 = 40089
Step 162: 40089 + 249 = 40338
Step 163: 40338 + 249 = 40587
Step 164: 40587 + 249 = 40836
Step 165: 40836 + 249 = 41085
Step 166: 41085 + 249 = 41334
Step 167: 41334 + 249 = 41583
Step 168: 41583 + 249 = 41832
Step 169: 41832 + 249 = 42081
Step 170: 42081 + 249 = 42330
Step 171: 42330 + 249 = 42579
Step 172: 42579 + 249 = 42828
Step 173: 42828 + 249 = 43077
Step 174: 43077 + 249 = 43326
Step 175: 43326 + 249 = 43575
Step 176: 43575 + 249 = 43824
Step 177: 43824 + 249 = 44073

So, 249*177 = 44073