Let's get this math done. We have 989 and we're going to multiply it by 290. This is the same as taking 989 and adding it to itself 290 times.
Step 1: 0 + 989 = 989
Step 2: 989 + 989 = 1978
Step 3: 1978 + 989 = 2967
Step 4: 2967 + 989 = 3956
Step 5: 3956 + 989 = 4945
Step 6: 4945 + 989 = 5934
Step 7: 5934 + 989 = 6923
Step 8: 6923 + 989 = 7912
Step 9: 7912 + 989 = 8901
Step 10: 8901 + 989 = 9890
Step 11: 9890 + 989 = 10879
Step 12: 10879 + 989 = 11868
Step 13: 11868 + 989 = 12857
Step 14: 12857 + 989 = 13846
Step 15: 13846 + 989 = 14835
Step 16: 14835 + 989 = 15824
Step 17: 15824 + 989 = 16813
Step 18: 16813 + 989 = 17802
Step 19: 17802 + 989 = 18791
Step 20: 18791 + 989 = 19780
Step 21: 19780 + 989 = 20769
Step 22: 20769 + 989 = 21758
Step 23: 21758 + 989 = 22747
Step 24: 22747 + 989 = 23736
Step 25: 23736 + 989 = 24725
Step 26: 24725 + 989 = 25714
Step 27: 25714 + 989 = 26703
Step 28: 26703 + 989 = 27692
Step 29: 27692 + 989 = 28681
Step 30: 28681 + 989 = 29670
Step 31: 29670 + 989 = 30659
Step 32: 30659 + 989 = 31648
Step 33: 31648 + 989 = 32637
Step 34: 32637 + 989 = 33626
Step 35: 33626 + 989 = 34615
Step 36: 34615 + 989 = 35604
Step 37: 35604 + 989 = 36593
Step 38: 36593 + 989 = 37582
Step 39: 37582 + 989 = 38571
Step 40: 38571 + 989 = 39560
Step 41: 39560 + 989 = 40549
Step 42: 40549 + 989 = 41538
Step 43: 41538 + 989 = 42527
Step 44: 42527 + 989 = 43516
Step 45: 43516 + 989 = 44505
Step 46: 44505 + 989 = 45494
Step 47: 45494 + 989 = 46483
Step 48: 46483 + 989 = 47472
Step 49: 47472 + 989 = 48461
Step 50: 48461 + 989 = 49450
Step 51: 49450 + 989 = 50439
Step 52: 50439 + 989 = 51428
Step 53: 51428 + 989 = 52417
Step 54: 52417 + 989 = 53406
Step 55: 53406 + 989 = 54395
Step 56: 54395 + 989 = 55384
Step 57: 55384 + 989 = 56373
Step 58: 56373 + 989 = 57362
Step 59: 57362 + 989 = 58351
Step 60: 58351 + 989 = 59340
Step 61: 59340 + 989 = 60329
Step 62: 60329 + 989 = 61318
Step 63: 61318 + 989 = 62307
Step 64: 62307 + 989 = 63296
Step 65: 63296 + 989 = 64285
Step 66: 64285 + 989 = 65274
Step 67: 65274 + 989 = 66263
Step 68: 66263 + 989 = 67252
Step 69: 67252 + 989 = 68241
Step 70: 68241 + 989 = 69230
Step 71: 69230 + 989 = 70219
Step 72: 70219 + 989 = 71208
Step 73: 71208 + 989 = 72197
Step 74: 72197 + 989 = 73186
Step 75: 73186 + 989 = 74175
Step 76: 74175 + 989 = 75164
Step 77: 75164 + 989 = 76153
Step 78: 76153 + 989 = 77142
Step 79: 77142 + 989 = 78131
Step 80: 78131 + 989 = 79120
Step 81: 79120 + 989 = 80109
Step 82: 80109 + 989 = 81098
Step 83: 81098 + 989 = 82087
Step 84: 82087 + 989 = 83076
Step 85: 83076 + 989 = 84065
Step 86: 84065 + 989 = 85054
Step 87: 85054 + 989 = 86043
Step 88: 86043 + 989 = 87032
Step 89: 87032 + 989 = 88021
Step 90: 88021 + 989 = 89010
Step 91: 89010 + 989 = 89999
Step 92: 89999 + 989 = 90988
Step 93: 90988 + 989 = 91977
Step 94: 91977 + 989 = 92966
Step 95: 92966 + 989 = 93955
Step 96: 93955 + 989 = 94944
Step 97: 94944 + 989 = 95933
Step 98: 95933 + 989 = 96922
Step 99: 96922 + 989 = 97911
Step 100: 97911 + 989 = 98900
Step 101: 98900 + 989 = 99889
Step 102: 99889 + 989 = 100878
Step 103: 100878 + 989 = 101867
Step 104: 101867 + 989 = 102856
Step 105: 102856 + 989 = 103845
Step 106: 103845 + 989 = 104834
Step 107: 104834 + 989 = 105823
Step 108: 105823 + 989 = 106812
Step 109: 106812 + 989 = 107801
Step 110: 107801 + 989 = 108790
Step 111: 108790 + 989 = 109779
Step 112: 109779 + 989 = 110768
Step 113: 110768 + 989 = 111757
Step 114: 111757 + 989 = 112746
Step 115: 112746 + 989 = 113735
Step 116: 113735 + 989 = 114724
Step 117: 114724 + 989 = 115713
Step 118: 115713 + 989 = 116702
Step 119: 116702 + 989 = 117691
Step 120: 117691 + 989 = 118680
Step 121: 118680 + 989 = 119669
Step 122: 119669 + 989 = 120658
Step 123: 120658 + 989 = 121647
Step 124: 121647 + 989 = 122636
Step 125: 122636 + 989 = 123625
Step 126: 123625 + 989 = 124614
Step 127: 124614 + 989 = 125603
Step 128: 125603 + 989 = 126592
Step 129: 126592 + 989 = 127581
Step 130: 127581 + 989 = 128570
Step 131: 128570 + 989 = 129559
Step 132: 129559 + 989 = 130548
Step 133: 130548 + 989 = 131537
Step 134: 131537 + 989 = 132526
Step 135: 132526 + 989 = 133515
Step 136: 133515 + 989 = 134504
Step 137: 134504 + 989 = 135493
Step 138: 135493 + 989 = 136482
Step 139: 136482 + 989 = 137471
Step 140: 137471 + 989 = 138460
Step 141: 138460 + 989 = 139449
Step 142: 139449 + 989 = 140438
Step 143: 140438 + 989 = 141427
Step 144: 141427 + 989 = 142416
Step 145: 142416 + 989 = 143405
Step 146: 143405 + 989 = 144394
Step 147: 144394 + 989 = 145383
Step 148: 145383 + 989 = 146372
Step 149: 146372 + 989 = 147361
Step 150: 147361 + 989 = 148350
Step 151: 148350 + 989 = 149339
Step 152: 149339 + 989 = 150328
Step 153: 150328 + 989 = 151317
Step 154: 151317 + 989 = 152306
Step 155: 152306 + 989 = 153295
Step 156: 153295 + 989 = 154284
Step 157: 154284 + 989 = 155273
Step 158: 155273 + 989 = 156262
Step 159: 156262 + 989 = 157251
Step 160: 157251 + 989 = 158240
Step 161: 158240 + 989 = 159229
Step 162: 159229 + 989 = 160218
Step 163: 160218 + 989 = 161207
Step 164: 161207 + 989 = 162196
Step 165: 162196 + 989 = 163185
Step 166: 163185 + 989 = 164174
Step 167: 164174 + 989 = 165163
Step 168: 165163 + 989 = 166152
Step 169: 166152 + 989 = 167141
Step 170: 167141 + 989 = 168130
Step 171: 168130 + 989 = 169119
Step 172: 169119 + 989 = 170108
Step 173: 170108 + 989 = 171097
Step 174: 171097 + 989 = 172086
Step 175: 172086 + 989 = 173075
Step 176: 173075 + 989 = 174064
Step 177: 174064 + 989 = 175053
Step 178: 175053 + 989 = 176042
Step 179: 176042 + 989 = 177031
Step 180: 177031 + 989 = 178020
Step 181: 178020 + 989 = 179009
Step 182: 179009 + 989 = 179998
Step 183: 179998 + 989 = 180987
Step 184: 180987 + 989 = 181976
Step 185: 181976 + 989 = 182965
Step 186: 182965 + 989 = 183954
Step 187: 183954 + 989 = 184943
Step 188: 184943 + 989 = 185932
Step 189: 185932 + 989 = 186921
Step 190: 186921 + 989 = 187910
Step 191: 187910 + 989 = 188899
Step 192: 188899 + 989 = 189888
Step 193: 189888 + 989 = 190877
Step 194: 190877 + 989 = 191866
Step 195: 191866 + 989 = 192855
Step 196: 192855 + 989 = 193844
Step 197: 193844 + 989 = 194833
Step 198: 194833 + 989 = 195822
Step 199: 195822 + 989 = 196811
Step 200: 196811 + 989 = 197800
Step 201: 197800 + 989 = 198789
Step 202: 198789 + 989 = 199778
Step 203: 199778 + 989 = 200767
Step 204: 200767 + 989 = 201756
Step 205: 201756 + 989 = 202745
Step 206: 202745 + 989 = 203734
Step 207: 203734 + 989 = 204723
Step 208: 204723 + 989 = 205712
Step 209: 205712 + 989 = 206701
Step 210: 206701 + 989 = 207690
Step 211: 207690 + 989 = 208679
Step 212: 208679 + 989 = 209668
Step 213: 209668 + 989 = 210657
Step 214: 210657 + 989 = 211646
Step 215: 211646 + 989 = 212635
Step 216: 212635 + 989 = 213624
Step 217: 213624 + 989 = 214613
Step 218: 214613 + 989 = 215602
Step 219: 215602 + 989 = 216591
Step 220: 216591 + 989 = 217580
Step 221: 217580 + 989 = 218569
Step 222: 218569 + 989 = 219558
Step 223: 219558 + 989 = 220547
Step 224: 220547 + 989 = 221536
Step 225: 221536 + 989 = 222525
Step 226: 222525 + 989 = 223514
Step 227: 223514 + 989 = 224503
Step 228: 224503 + 989 = 225492
Step 229: 225492 + 989 = 226481
Step 230: 226481 + 989 = 227470
Step 231: 227470 + 989 = 228459
Step 232: 228459 + 989 = 229448
Step 233: 229448 + 989 = 230437
Step 234: 230437 + 989 = 231426
Step 235: 231426 + 989 = 232415
Step 236: 232415 + 989 = 233404
Step 237: 233404 + 989 = 234393
Step 238: 234393 + 989 = 235382
Step 239: 235382 + 989 = 236371
Step 240: 236371 + 989 = 237360
Step 241: 237360 + 989 = 238349
Step 242: 238349 + 989 = 239338
Step 243: 239338 + 989 = 240327
Step 244: 240327 + 989 = 241316
Step 245: 241316 + 989 = 242305
Step 246: 242305 + 989 = 243294
Step 247: 243294 + 989 = 244283
Step 248: 244283 + 989 = 245272
Step 249: 245272 + 989 = 246261
Step 250: 246261 + 989 = 247250
Step 251: 247250 + 989 = 248239
Step 252: 248239 + 989 = 249228
Step 253: 249228 + 989 = 250217
Step 254: 250217 + 989 = 251206
Step 255: 251206 + 989 = 252195
Step 256: 252195 + 989 = 253184
Step 257: 253184 + 989 = 254173
Step 258: 254173 + 989 = 255162
Step 259: 255162 + 989 = 256151
Step 260: 256151 + 989 = 257140
Step 261: 257140 + 989 = 258129
Step 262: 258129 + 989 = 259118
Step 263: 259118 + 989 = 260107
Step 264: 260107 + 989 = 261096
Step 265: 261096 + 989 = 262085
Step 266: 262085 + 989 = 263074
Step 267: 263074 + 989 = 264063
Step 268: 264063 + 989 = 265052
Step 269: 265052 + 989 = 266041
Step 270: 266041 + 989 = 267030
Step 271: 267030 + 989 = 268019
Step 272: 268019 + 989 = 269008
Step 273: 269008 + 989 = 269997
Step 274: 269997 + 989 = 270986
Step 275: 270986 + 989 = 271975
Step 276: 271975 + 989 = 272964
Step 277: 272964 + 989 = 273953
Step 278: 273953 + 989 = 274942
Step 279: 274942 + 989 = 275931
Step 280: 275931 + 989 = 276920
Step 281: 276920 + 989 = 277909
Step 282: 277909 + 989 = 278898
Step 283: 278898 + 989 = 279887
Step 284: 279887 + 989 = 280876
Step 285: 280876 + 989 = 281865
Step 286: 281865 + 989 = 282854
Step 287: 282854 + 989 = 283843
Step 288: 283843 + 989 = 284832
Step 289: 284832 + 989 = 285821
Step 290: 285821 + 989 = 286810

So, 989*290 = 286810