OK, let's crack this. We're given 229 and our task is to multiply it by 496. Essentially, we'll be adding 229 to itself 496 times.
Step 1: 0 + 229 = 229
Step 2: 229 + 229 = 458
Step 3: 458 + 229 = 687
Step 4: 687 + 229 = 916
Step 5: 916 + 229 = 1145
Step 6: 1145 + 229 = 1374
Step 7: 1374 + 229 = 1603
Step 8: 1603 + 229 = 1832
Step 9: 1832 + 229 = 2061
Step 10: 2061 + 229 = 2290
Step 11: 2290 + 229 = 2519
Step 12: 2519 + 229 = 2748
Step 13: 2748 + 229 = 2977
Step 14: 2977 + 229 = 3206
Step 15: 3206 + 229 = 3435
Step 16: 3435 + 229 = 3664
Step 17: 3664 + 229 = 3893
Step 18: 3893 + 229 = 4122
Step 19: 4122 + 229 = 4351
Step 20: 4351 + 229 = 4580
Step 21: 4580 + 229 = 4809
Step 22: 4809 + 229 = 5038
Step 23: 5038 + 229 = 5267
Step 24: 5267 + 229 = 5496
Step 25: 5496 + 229 = 5725
Step 26: 5725 + 229 = 5954
Step 27: 5954 + 229 = 6183
Step 28: 6183 + 229 = 6412
Step 29: 6412 + 229 = 6641
Step 30: 6641 + 229 = 6870
Step 31: 6870 + 229 = 7099
Step 32: 7099 + 229 = 7328
Step 33: 7328 + 229 = 7557
Step 34: 7557 + 229 = 7786
Step 35: 7786 + 229 = 8015
Step 36: 8015 + 229 = 8244
Step 37: 8244 + 229 = 8473
Step 38: 8473 + 229 = 8702
Step 39: 8702 + 229 = 8931
Step 40: 8931 + 229 = 9160
Step 41: 9160 + 229 = 9389
Step 42: 9389 + 229 = 9618
Step 43: 9618 + 229 = 9847
Step 44: 9847 + 229 = 10076
Step 45: 10076 + 229 = 10305
Step 46: 10305 + 229 = 10534
Step 47: 10534 + 229 = 10763
Step 48: 10763 + 229 = 10992
Step 49: 10992 + 229 = 11221
Step 50: 11221 + 229 = 11450
Step 51: 11450 + 229 = 11679
Step 52: 11679 + 229 = 11908
Step 53: 11908 + 229 = 12137
Step 54: 12137 + 229 = 12366
Step 55: 12366 + 229 = 12595
Step 56: 12595 + 229 = 12824
Step 57: 12824 + 229 = 13053
Step 58: 13053 + 229 = 13282
Step 59: 13282 + 229 = 13511
Step 60: 13511 + 229 = 13740
Step 61: 13740 + 229 = 13969
Step 62: 13969 + 229 = 14198
Step 63: 14198 + 229 = 14427
Step 64: 14427 + 229 = 14656
Step 65: 14656 + 229 = 14885
Step 66: 14885 + 229 = 15114
Step 67: 15114 + 229 = 15343
Step 68: 15343 + 229 = 15572
Step 69: 15572 + 229 = 15801
Step 70: 15801 + 229 = 16030
Step 71: 16030 + 229 = 16259
Step 72: 16259 + 229 = 16488
Step 73: 16488 + 229 = 16717
Step 74: 16717 + 229 = 16946
Step 75: 16946 + 229 = 17175
Step 76: 17175 + 229 = 17404
Step 77: 17404 + 229 = 17633
Step 78: 17633 + 229 = 17862
Step 79: 17862 + 229 = 18091
Step 80: 18091 + 229 = 18320
Step 81: 18320 + 229 = 18549
Step 82: 18549 + 229 = 18778
Step 83: 18778 + 229 = 19007
Step 84: 19007 + 229 = 19236
Step 85: 19236 + 229 = 19465
Step 86: 19465 + 229 = 19694
Step 87: 19694 + 229 = 19923
Step 88: 19923 + 229 = 20152
Step 89: 20152 + 229 = 20381
Step 90: 20381 + 229 = 20610
Step 91: 20610 + 229 = 20839
Step 92: 20839 + 229 = 21068
Step 93: 21068 + 229 = 21297
Step 94: 21297 + 229 = 21526
Step 95: 21526 + 229 = 21755
Step 96: 21755 + 229 = 21984
Step 97: 21984 + 229 = 22213
Step 98: 22213 + 229 = 22442
Step 99: 22442 + 229 = 22671
Step 100: 22671 + 229 = 22900
Step 101: 22900 + 229 = 23129
Step 102: 23129 + 229 = 23358
Step 103: 23358 + 229 = 23587
Step 104: 23587 + 229 = 23816
Step 105: 23816 + 229 = 24045
Step 106: 24045 + 229 = 24274
Step 107: 24274 + 229 = 24503
Step 108: 24503 + 229 = 24732
Step 109: 24732 + 229 = 24961
Step 110: 24961 + 229 = 25190
Step 111: 25190 + 229 = 25419
Step 112: 25419 + 229 = 25648
Step 113: 25648 + 229 = 25877
Step 114: 25877 + 229 = 26106
Step 115: 26106 + 229 = 26335
Step 116: 26335 + 229 = 26564
Step 117: 26564 + 229 = 26793
Step 118: 26793 + 229 = 27022
Step 119: 27022 + 229 = 27251
Step 120: 27251 + 229 = 27480
Step 121: 27480 + 229 = 27709
Step 122: 27709 + 229 = 27938
Step 123: 27938 + 229 = 28167
Step 124: 28167 + 229 = 28396
Step 125: 28396 + 229 = 28625
Step 126: 28625 + 229 = 28854
Step 127: 28854 + 229 = 29083
Step 128: 29083 + 229 = 29312
Step 129: 29312 + 229 = 29541
Step 130: 29541 + 229 = 29770
Step 131: 29770 + 229 = 29999
Step 132: 29999 + 229 = 30228
Step 133: 30228 + 229 = 30457
Step 134: 30457 + 229 = 30686
Step 135: 30686 + 229 = 30915
Step 136: 30915 + 229 = 31144
Step 137: 31144 + 229 = 31373
Step 138: 31373 + 229 = 31602
Step 139: 31602 + 229 = 31831
Step 140: 31831 + 229 = 32060
Step 141: 32060 + 229 = 32289
Step 142: 32289 + 229 = 32518
Step 143: 32518 + 229 = 32747
Step 144: 32747 + 229 = 32976
Step 145: 32976 + 229 = 33205
Step 146: 33205 + 229 = 33434
Step 147: 33434 + 229 = 33663
Step 148: 33663 + 229 = 33892
Step 149: 33892 + 229 = 34121
Step 150: 34121 + 229 = 34350
Step 151: 34350 + 229 = 34579
Step 152: 34579 + 229 = 34808
Step 153: 34808 + 229 = 35037
Step 154: 35037 + 229 = 35266
Step 155: 35266 + 229 = 35495
Step 156: 35495 + 229 = 35724
Step 157: 35724 + 229 = 35953
Step 158: 35953 + 229 = 36182
Step 159: 36182 + 229 = 36411
Step 160: 36411 + 229 = 36640
Step 161: 36640 + 229 = 36869
Step 162: 36869 + 229 = 37098
Step 163: 37098 + 229 = 37327
Step 164: 37327 + 229 = 37556
Step 165: 37556 + 229 = 37785
Step 166: 37785 + 229 = 38014
Step 167: 38014 + 229 = 38243
Step 168: 38243 + 229 = 38472
Step 169: 38472 + 229 = 38701
Step 170: 38701 + 229 = 38930
Step 171: 38930 + 229 = 39159
Step 172: 39159 + 229 = 39388
Step 173: 39388 + 229 = 39617
Step 174: 39617 + 229 = 39846
Step 175: 39846 + 229 = 40075
Step 176: 40075 + 229 = 40304
Step 177: 40304 + 229 = 40533
Step 178: 40533 + 229 = 40762
Step 179: 40762 + 229 = 40991
Step 180: 40991 + 229 = 41220
Step 181: 41220 + 229 = 41449
Step 182: 41449 + 229 = 41678
Step 183: 41678 + 229 = 41907
Step 184: 41907 + 229 = 42136
Step 185: 42136 + 229 = 42365
Step 186: 42365 + 229 = 42594
Step 187: 42594 + 229 = 42823
Step 188: 42823 + 229 = 43052
Step 189: 43052 + 229 = 43281
Step 190: 43281 + 229 = 43510
Step 191: 43510 + 229 = 43739
Step 192: 43739 + 229 = 43968
Step 193: 43968 + 229 = 44197
Step 194: 44197 + 229 = 44426
Step 195: 44426 + 229 = 44655
Step 196: 44655 + 229 = 44884
Step 197: 44884 + 229 = 45113
Step 198: 45113 + 229 = 45342
Step 199: 45342 + 229 = 45571
Step 200: 45571 + 229 = 45800
Step 201: 45800 + 229 = 46029
Step 202: 46029 + 229 = 46258
Step 203: 46258 + 229 = 46487
Step 204: 46487 + 229 = 46716
Step 205: 46716 + 229 = 46945
Step 206: 46945 + 229 = 47174
Step 207: 47174 + 229 = 47403
Step 208: 47403 + 229 = 47632
Step 209: 47632 + 229 = 47861
Step 210: 47861 + 229 = 48090
Step 211: 48090 + 229 = 48319
Step 212: 48319 + 229 = 48548
Step 213: 48548 + 229 = 48777
Step 214: 48777 + 229 = 49006
Step 215: 49006 + 229 = 49235
Step 216: 49235 + 229 = 49464
Step 217: 49464 + 229 = 49693
Step 218: 49693 + 229 = 49922
Step 219: 49922 + 229 = 50151
Step 220: 50151 + 229 = 50380
Step 221: 50380 + 229 = 50609
Step 222: 50609 + 229 = 50838
Step 223: 50838 + 229 = 51067
Step 224: 51067 + 229 = 51296
Step 225: 51296 + 229 = 51525
Step 226: 51525 + 229 = 51754
Step 227: 51754 + 229 = 51983
Step 228: 51983 + 229 = 52212
Step 229: 52212 + 229 = 52441
Step 230: 52441 + 229 = 52670
Step 231: 52670 + 229 = 52899
Step 232: 52899 + 229 = 53128
Step 233: 53128 + 229 = 53357
Step 234: 53357 + 229 = 53586
Step 235: 53586 + 229 = 53815
Step 236: 53815 + 229 = 54044
Step 237: 54044 + 229 = 54273
Step 238: 54273 + 229 = 54502
Step 239: 54502 + 229 = 54731
Step 240: 54731 + 229 = 54960
Step 241: 54960 + 229 = 55189
Step 242: 55189 + 229 = 55418
Step 243: 55418 + 229 = 55647
Step 244: 55647 + 229 = 55876
Step 245: 55876 + 229 = 56105
Step 246: 56105 + 229 = 56334
Step 247: 56334 + 229 = 56563
Step 248: 56563 + 229 = 56792
Step 249: 56792 + 229 = 57021
Step 250: 57021 + 229 = 57250
Step 251: 57250 + 229 = 57479
Step 252: 57479 + 229 = 57708
Step 253: 57708 + 229 = 57937
Step 254: 57937 + 229 = 58166
Step 255: 58166 + 229 = 58395
Step 256: 58395 + 229 = 58624
Step 257: 58624 + 229 = 58853
Step 258: 58853 + 229 = 59082
Step 259: 59082 + 229 = 59311
Step 260: 59311 + 229 = 59540
Step 261: 59540 + 229 = 59769
Step 262: 59769 + 229 = 59998
Step 263: 59998 + 229 = 60227
Step 264: 60227 + 229 = 60456
Step 265: 60456 + 229 = 60685
Step 266: 60685 + 229 = 60914
Step 267: 60914 + 229 = 61143
Step 268: 61143 + 229 = 61372
Step 269: 61372 + 229 = 61601
Step 270: 61601 + 229 = 61830
Step 271: 61830 + 229 = 62059
Step 272: 62059 + 229 = 62288
Step 273: 62288 + 229 = 62517
Step 274: 62517 + 229 = 62746
Step 275: 62746 + 229 = 62975
Step 276: 62975 + 229 = 63204
Step 277: 63204 + 229 = 63433
Step 278: 63433 + 229 = 63662
Step 279: 63662 + 229 = 63891
Step 280: 63891 + 229 = 64120
Step 281: 64120 + 229 = 64349
Step 282: 64349 + 229 = 64578
Step 283: 64578 + 229 = 64807
Step 284: 64807 + 229 = 65036
Step 285: 65036 + 229 = 65265
Step 286: 65265 + 229 = 65494
Step 287: 65494 + 229 = 65723
Step 288: 65723 + 229 = 65952
Step 289: 65952 + 229 = 66181
Step 290: 66181 + 229 = 66410
Step 291: 66410 + 229 = 66639
Step 292: 66639 + 229 = 66868
Step 293: 66868 + 229 = 67097
Step 294: 67097 + 229 = 67326
Step 295: 67326 + 229 = 67555
Step 296: 67555 + 229 = 67784
Step 297: 67784 + 229 = 68013
Step 298: 68013 + 229 = 68242
Step 299: 68242 + 229 = 68471
Step 300: 68471 + 229 = 68700
Step 301: 68700 + 229 = 68929
Step 302: 68929 + 229 = 69158
Step 303: 69158 + 229 = 69387
Step 304: 69387 + 229 = 69616
Step 305: 69616 + 229 = 69845
Step 306: 69845 + 229 = 70074
Step 307: 70074 + 229 = 70303
Step 308: 70303 + 229 = 70532
Step 309: 70532 + 229 = 70761
Step 310: 70761 + 229 = 70990
Step 311: 70990 + 229 = 71219
Step 312: 71219 + 229 = 71448
Step 313: 71448 + 229 = 71677
Step 314: 71677 + 229 = 71906
Step 315: 71906 + 229 = 72135
Step 316: 72135 + 229 = 72364
Step 317: 72364 + 229 = 72593
Step 318: 72593 + 229 = 72822
Step 319: 72822 + 229 = 73051
Step 320: 73051 + 229 = 73280
Step 321: 73280 + 229 = 73509
Step 322: 73509 + 229 = 73738
Step 323: 73738 + 229 = 73967
Step 324: 73967 + 229 = 74196
Step 325: 74196 + 229 = 74425
Step 326: 74425 + 229 = 74654
Step 327: 74654 + 229 = 74883
Step 328: 74883 + 229 = 75112
Step 329: 75112 + 229 = 75341
Step 330: 75341 + 229 = 75570
Step 331: 75570 + 229 = 75799
Step 332: 75799 + 229 = 76028
Step 333: 76028 + 229 = 76257
Step 334: 76257 + 229 = 76486
Step 335: 76486 + 229 = 76715
Step 336: 76715 + 229 = 76944
Step 337: 76944 + 229 = 77173
Step 338: 77173 + 229 = 77402
Step 339: 77402 + 229 = 77631
Step 340: 77631 + 229 = 77860
Step 341: 77860 + 229 = 78089
Step 342: 78089 + 229 = 78318
Step 343: 78318 + 229 = 78547
Step 344: 78547 + 229 = 78776
Step 345: 78776 + 229 = 79005
Step 346: 79005 + 229 = 79234
Step 347: 79234 + 229 = 79463
Step 348: 79463 + 229 = 79692
Step 349: 79692 + 229 = 79921
Step 350: 79921 + 229 = 80150
Step 351: 80150 + 229 = 80379
Step 352: 80379 + 229 = 80608
Step 353: 80608 + 229 = 80837
Step 354: 80837 + 229 = 81066
Step 355: 81066 + 229 = 81295
Step 356: 81295 + 229 = 81524
Step 357: 81524 + 229 = 81753
Step 358: 81753 + 229 = 81982
Step 359: 81982 + 229 = 82211
Step 360: 82211 + 229 = 82440
Step 361: 82440 + 229 = 82669
Step 362: 82669 + 229 = 82898
Step 363: 82898 + 229 = 83127
Step 364: 83127 + 229 = 83356
Step 365: 83356 + 229 = 83585
Step 366: 83585 + 229 = 83814
Step 367: 83814 + 229 = 84043
Step 368: 84043 + 229 = 84272
Step 369: 84272 + 229 = 84501
Step 370: 84501 + 229 = 84730
Step 371: 84730 + 229 = 84959
Step 372: 84959 + 229 = 85188
Step 373: 85188 + 229 = 85417
Step 374: 85417 + 229 = 85646
Step 375: 85646 + 229 = 85875
Step 376: 85875 + 229 = 86104
Step 377: 86104 + 229 = 86333
Step 378: 86333 + 229 = 86562
Step 379: 86562 + 229 = 86791
Step 380: 86791 + 229 = 87020
Step 381: 87020 + 229 = 87249
Step 382: 87249 + 229 = 87478
Step 383: 87478 + 229 = 87707
Step 384: 87707 + 229 = 87936
Step 385: 87936 + 229 = 88165
Step 386: 88165 + 229 = 88394
Step 387: 88394 + 229 = 88623
Step 388: 88623 + 229 = 88852
Step 389: 88852 + 229 = 89081
Step 390: 89081 + 229 = 89310
Step 391: 89310 + 229 = 89539
Step 392: 89539 + 229 = 89768
Step 393: 89768 + 229 = 89997
Step 394: 89997 + 229 = 90226
Step 395: 90226 + 229 = 90455
Step 396: 90455 + 229 = 90684
Step 397: 90684 + 229 = 90913
Step 398: 90913 + 229 = 91142
Step 399: 91142 + 229 = 91371
Step 400: 91371 + 229 = 91600
Step 401: 91600 + 229 = 91829
Step 402: 91829 + 229 = 92058
Step 403: 92058 + 229 = 92287
Step 404: 92287 + 229 = 92516
Step 405: 92516 + 229 = 92745
Step 406: 92745 + 229 = 92974
Step 407: 92974 + 229 = 93203
Step 408: 93203 + 229 = 93432
Step 409: 93432 + 229 = 93661
Step 410: 93661 + 229 = 93890
Step 411: 93890 + 229 = 94119
Step 412: 94119 + 229 = 94348
Step 413: 94348 + 229 = 94577
Step 414: 94577 + 229 = 94806
Step 415: 94806 + 229 = 95035
Step 416: 95035 + 229 = 95264
Step 417: 95264 + 229 = 95493
Step 418: 95493 + 229 = 95722
Step 419: 95722 + 229 = 95951
Step 420: 95951 + 229 = 96180
Step 421: 96180 + 229 = 96409
Step 422: 96409 + 229 = 96638
Step 423: 96638 + 229 = 96867
Step 424: 96867 + 229 = 97096
Step 425: 97096 + 229 = 97325
Step 426: 97325 + 229 = 97554
Step 427: 97554 + 229 = 97783
Step 428: 97783 + 229 = 98012
Step 429: 98012 + 229 = 98241
Step 430: 98241 + 229 = 98470
Step 431: 98470 + 229 = 98699
Step 432: 98699 + 229 = 98928
Step 433: 98928 + 229 = 99157
Step 434: 99157 + 229 = 99386
Step 435: 99386 + 229 = 99615
Step 436: 99615 + 229 = 99844
Step 437: 99844 + 229 = 100073
Step 438: 100073 + 229 = 100302
Step 439: 100302 + 229 = 100531
Step 440: 100531 + 229 = 100760
Step 441: 100760 + 229 = 100989
Step 442: 100989 + 229 = 101218
Step 443: 101218 + 229 = 101447
Step 444: 101447 + 229 = 101676
Step 445: 101676 + 229 = 101905
Step 446: 101905 + 229 = 102134
Step 447: 102134 + 229 = 102363
Step 448: 102363 + 229 = 102592
Step 449: 102592 + 229 = 102821
Step 450: 102821 + 229 = 103050
Step 451: 103050 + 229 = 103279
Step 452: 103279 + 229 = 103508
Step 453: 103508 + 229 = 103737
Step 454: 103737 + 229 = 103966
Step 455: 103966 + 229 = 104195
Step 456: 104195 + 229 = 104424
Step 457: 104424 + 229 = 104653
Step 458: 104653 + 229 = 104882
Step 459: 104882 + 229 = 105111
Step 460: 105111 + 229 = 105340
Step 461: 105340 + 229 = 105569
Step 462: 105569 + 229 = 105798
Step 463: 105798 + 229 = 106027
Step 464: 106027 + 229 = 106256
Step 465: 106256 + 229 = 106485
Step 466: 106485 + 229 = 106714
Step 467: 106714 + 229 = 106943
Step 468: 106943 + 229 = 107172
Step 469: 107172 + 229 = 107401
Step 470: 107401 + 229 = 107630
Step 471: 107630 + 229 = 107859
Step 472: 107859 + 229 = 108088
Step 473: 108088 + 229 = 108317
Step 474: 108317 + 229 = 108546
Step 475: 108546 + 229 = 108775
Step 476: 108775 + 229 = 109004
Step 477: 109004 + 229 = 109233
Step 478: 109233 + 229 = 109462
Step 479: 109462 + 229 = 109691
Step 480: 109691 + 229 = 109920
Step 481: 109920 + 229 = 110149
Step 482: 110149 + 229 = 110378
Step 483: 110378 + 229 = 110607
Step 484: 110607 + 229 = 110836
Step 485: 110836 + 229 = 111065
Step 486: 111065 + 229 = 111294
Step 487: 111294 + 229 = 111523
Step 488: 111523 + 229 = 111752
Step 489: 111752 + 229 = 111981
Step 490: 111981 + 229 = 112210
Step 491: 112210 + 229 = 112439
Step 492: 112439 + 229 = 112668
Step 493: 112668 + 229 = 112897
Step 494: 112897 + 229 = 113126
Step 495: 113126 + 229 = 113355
Step 496: 113355 + 229 = 113584

So, 229*496 = 113584