Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 17. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 236. So, we're going to take the number 17 and add it to itself 236 times.
Step 1: 0 + 17 = 17
Step 2: 17 + 17 = 34
Step 3: 34 + 17 = 51
Step 4: 51 + 17 = 68
Step 5: 68 + 17 = 85
Step 6: 85 + 17 = 102
Step 7: 102 + 17 = 119
Step 8: 119 + 17 = 136
Step 9: 136 + 17 = 153
Step 10: 153 + 17 = 170
Step 11: 170 + 17 = 187
Step 12: 187 + 17 = 204
Step 13: 204 + 17 = 221
Step 14: 221 + 17 = 238
Step 15: 238 + 17 = 255
Step 16: 255 + 17 = 272
Step 17: 272 + 17 = 289
Step 18: 289 + 17 = 306
Step 19: 306 + 17 = 323
Step 20: 323 + 17 = 340
Step 21: 340 + 17 = 357
Step 22: 357 + 17 = 374
Step 23: 374 + 17 = 391
Step 24: 391 + 17 = 408
Step 25: 408 + 17 = 425
Step 26: 425 + 17 = 442
Step 27: 442 + 17 = 459
Step 28: 459 + 17 = 476
Step 29: 476 + 17 = 493
Step 30: 493 + 17 = 510
Step 31: 510 + 17 = 527
Step 32: 527 + 17 = 544
Step 33: 544 + 17 = 561
Step 34: 561 + 17 = 578
Step 35: 578 + 17 = 595
Step 36: 595 + 17 = 612
Step 37: 612 + 17 = 629
Step 38: 629 + 17 = 646
Step 39: 646 + 17 = 663
Step 40: 663 + 17 = 680
Step 41: 680 + 17 = 697
Step 42: 697 + 17 = 714
Step 43: 714 + 17 = 731
Step 44: 731 + 17 = 748
Step 45: 748 + 17 = 765
Step 46: 765 + 17 = 782
Step 47: 782 + 17 = 799
Step 48: 799 + 17 = 816
Step 49: 816 + 17 = 833
Step 50: 833 + 17 = 850
Step 51: 850 + 17 = 867
Step 52: 867 + 17 = 884
Step 53: 884 + 17 = 901
Step 54: 901 + 17 = 918
Step 55: 918 + 17 = 935
Step 56: 935 + 17 = 952
Step 57: 952 + 17 = 969
Step 58: 969 + 17 = 986
Step 59: 986 + 17 = 1003
Step 60: 1003 + 17 = 1020
Step 61: 1020 + 17 = 1037
Step 62: 1037 + 17 = 1054
Step 63: 1054 + 17 = 1071
Step 64: 1071 + 17 = 1088
Step 65: 1088 + 17 = 1105
Step 66: 1105 + 17 = 1122
Step 67: 1122 + 17 = 1139
Step 68: 1139 + 17 = 1156
Step 69: 1156 + 17 = 1173
Step 70: 1173 + 17 = 1190
Step 71: 1190 + 17 = 1207
Step 72: 1207 + 17 = 1224
Step 73: 1224 + 17 = 1241
Step 74: 1241 + 17 = 1258
Step 75: 1258 + 17 = 1275
Step 76: 1275 + 17 = 1292
Step 77: 1292 + 17 = 1309
Step 78: 1309 + 17 = 1326
Step 79: 1326 + 17 = 1343
Step 80: 1343 + 17 = 1360
Step 81: 1360 + 17 = 1377
Step 82: 1377 + 17 = 1394
Step 83: 1394 + 17 = 1411
Step 84: 1411 + 17 = 1428
Step 85: 1428 + 17 = 1445
Step 86: 1445 + 17 = 1462
Step 87: 1462 + 17 = 1479
Step 88: 1479 + 17 = 1496
Step 89: 1496 + 17 = 1513
Step 90: 1513 + 17 = 1530
Step 91: 1530 + 17 = 1547
Step 92: 1547 + 17 = 1564
Step 93: 1564 + 17 = 1581
Step 94: 1581 + 17 = 1598
Step 95: 1598 + 17 = 1615
Step 96: 1615 + 17 = 1632
Step 97: 1632 + 17 = 1649
Step 98: 1649 + 17 = 1666
Step 99: 1666 + 17 = 1683
Step 100: 1683 + 17 = 1700
Step 101: 1700 + 17 = 1717
Step 102: 1717 + 17 = 1734
Step 103: 1734 + 17 = 1751
Step 104: 1751 + 17 = 1768
Step 105: 1768 + 17 = 1785
Step 106: 1785 + 17 = 1802
Step 107: 1802 + 17 = 1819
Step 108: 1819 + 17 = 1836
Step 109: 1836 + 17 = 1853
Step 110: 1853 + 17 = 1870
Step 111: 1870 + 17 = 1887
Step 112: 1887 + 17 = 1904
Step 113: 1904 + 17 = 1921
Step 114: 1921 + 17 = 1938
Step 115: 1938 + 17 = 1955
Step 116: 1955 + 17 = 1972
Step 117: 1972 + 17 = 1989
Step 118: 1989 + 17 = 2006
Step 119: 2006 + 17 = 2023
Step 120: 2023 + 17 = 2040
Step 121: 2040 + 17 = 2057
Step 122: 2057 + 17 = 2074
Step 123: 2074 + 17 = 2091
Step 124: 2091 + 17 = 2108
Step 125: 2108 + 17 = 2125
Step 126: 2125 + 17 = 2142
Step 127: 2142 + 17 = 2159
Step 128: 2159 + 17 = 2176
Step 129: 2176 + 17 = 2193
Step 130: 2193 + 17 = 2210
Step 131: 2210 + 17 = 2227
Step 132: 2227 + 17 = 2244
Step 133: 2244 + 17 = 2261
Step 134: 2261 + 17 = 2278
Step 135: 2278 + 17 = 2295
Step 136: 2295 + 17 = 2312
Step 137: 2312 + 17 = 2329
Step 138: 2329 + 17 = 2346
Step 139: 2346 + 17 = 2363
Step 140: 2363 + 17 = 2380
Step 141: 2380 + 17 = 2397
Step 142: 2397 + 17 = 2414
Step 143: 2414 + 17 = 2431
Step 144: 2431 + 17 = 2448
Step 145: 2448 + 17 = 2465
Step 146: 2465 + 17 = 2482
Step 147: 2482 + 17 = 2499
Step 148: 2499 + 17 = 2516
Step 149: 2516 + 17 = 2533
Step 150: 2533 + 17 = 2550
Step 151: 2550 + 17 = 2567
Step 152: 2567 + 17 = 2584
Step 153: 2584 + 17 = 2601
Step 154: 2601 + 17 = 2618
Step 155: 2618 + 17 = 2635
Step 156: 2635 + 17 = 2652
Step 157: 2652 + 17 = 2669
Step 158: 2669 + 17 = 2686
Step 159: 2686 + 17 = 2703
Step 160: 2703 + 17 = 2720
Step 161: 2720 + 17 = 2737
Step 162: 2737 + 17 = 2754
Step 163: 2754 + 17 = 2771
Step 164: 2771 + 17 = 2788
Step 165: 2788 + 17 = 2805
Step 166: 2805 + 17 = 2822
Step 167: 2822 + 17 = 2839
Step 168: 2839 + 17 = 2856
Step 169: 2856 + 17 = 2873
Step 170: 2873 + 17 = 2890
Step 171: 2890 + 17 = 2907
Step 172: 2907 + 17 = 2924
Step 173: 2924 + 17 = 2941
Step 174: 2941 + 17 = 2958
Step 175: 2958 + 17 = 2975
Step 176: 2975 + 17 = 2992
Step 177: 2992 + 17 = 3009
Step 178: 3009 + 17 = 3026
Step 179: 3026 + 17 = 3043
Step 180: 3043 + 17 = 3060
Step 181: 3060 + 17 = 3077
Step 182: 3077 + 17 = 3094
Step 183: 3094 + 17 = 3111
Step 184: 3111 + 17 = 3128
Step 185: 3128 + 17 = 3145
Step 186: 3145 + 17 = 3162
Step 187: 3162 + 17 = 3179
Step 188: 3179 + 17 = 3196
Step 189: 3196 + 17 = 3213
Step 190: 3213 + 17 = 3230
Step 191: 3230 + 17 = 3247
Step 192: 3247 + 17 = 3264
Step 193: 3264 + 17 = 3281
Step 194: 3281 + 17 = 3298
Step 195: 3298 + 17 = 3315
Step 196: 3315 + 17 = 3332
Step 197: 3332 + 17 = 3349
Step 198: 3349 + 17 = 3366
Step 199: 3366 + 17 = 3383
Step 200: 3383 + 17 = 3400
Step 201: 3400 + 17 = 3417
Step 202: 3417 + 17 = 3434
Step 203: 3434 + 17 = 3451
Step 204: 3451 + 17 = 3468
Step 205: 3468 + 17 = 3485
Step 206: 3485 + 17 = 3502
Step 207: 3502 + 17 = 3519
Step 208: 3519 + 17 = 3536
Step 209: 3536 + 17 = 3553
Step 210: 3553 + 17 = 3570
Step 211: 3570 + 17 = 3587
Step 212: 3587 + 17 = 3604
Step 213: 3604 + 17 = 3621
Step 214: 3621 + 17 = 3638
Step 215: 3638 + 17 = 3655
Step 216: 3655 + 17 = 3672
Step 217: 3672 + 17 = 3689
Step 218: 3689 + 17 = 3706
Step 219: 3706 + 17 = 3723
Step 220: 3723 + 17 = 3740
Step 221: 3740 + 17 = 3757
Step 222: 3757 + 17 = 3774
Step 223: 3774 + 17 = 3791
Step 224: 3791 + 17 = 3808
Step 225: 3808 + 17 = 3825
Step 226: 3825 + 17 = 3842
Step 227: 3842 + 17 = 3859
Step 228: 3859 + 17 = 3876
Step 229: 3876 + 17 = 3893
Step 230: 3893 + 17 = 3910
Step 231: 3910 + 17 = 3927
Step 232: 3927 + 17 = 3944
Step 233: 3944 + 17 = 3961
Step 234: 3961 + 17 = 3978
Step 235: 3978 + 17 = 3995
Step 236: 3995 + 17 = 4012

So, 17*236 = 4012