Without delay, let's solve this. We've got 74 and we will be multiplying it by 229, that is, adding 74 to itself 229 times.
Step 1: 0 + 74 = 74
Step 2: 74 + 74 = 148
Step 3: 148 + 74 = 222
Step 4: 222 + 74 = 296
Step 5: 296 + 74 = 370
Step 6: 370 + 74 = 444
Step 7: 444 + 74 = 518
Step 8: 518 + 74 = 592
Step 9: 592 + 74 = 666
Step 10: 666 + 74 = 740
Step 11: 740 + 74 = 814
Step 12: 814 + 74 = 888
Step 13: 888 + 74 = 962
Step 14: 962 + 74 = 1036
Step 15: 1036 + 74 = 1110
Step 16: 1110 + 74 = 1184
Step 17: 1184 + 74 = 1258
Step 18: 1258 + 74 = 1332
Step 19: 1332 + 74 = 1406
Step 20: 1406 + 74 = 1480
Step 21: 1480 + 74 = 1554
Step 22: 1554 + 74 = 1628
Step 23: 1628 + 74 = 1702
Step 24: 1702 + 74 = 1776
Step 25: 1776 + 74 = 1850
Step 26: 1850 + 74 = 1924
Step 27: 1924 + 74 = 1998
Step 28: 1998 + 74 = 2072
Step 29: 2072 + 74 = 2146
Step 30: 2146 + 74 = 2220
Step 31: 2220 + 74 = 2294
Step 32: 2294 + 74 = 2368
Step 33: 2368 + 74 = 2442
Step 34: 2442 + 74 = 2516
Step 35: 2516 + 74 = 2590
Step 36: 2590 + 74 = 2664
Step 37: 2664 + 74 = 2738
Step 38: 2738 + 74 = 2812
Step 39: 2812 + 74 = 2886
Step 40: 2886 + 74 = 2960
Step 41: 2960 + 74 = 3034
Step 42: 3034 + 74 = 3108
Step 43: 3108 + 74 = 3182
Step 44: 3182 + 74 = 3256
Step 45: 3256 + 74 = 3330
Step 46: 3330 + 74 = 3404
Step 47: 3404 + 74 = 3478
Step 48: 3478 + 74 = 3552
Step 49: 3552 + 74 = 3626
Step 50: 3626 + 74 = 3700
Step 51: 3700 + 74 = 3774
Step 52: 3774 + 74 = 3848
Step 53: 3848 + 74 = 3922
Step 54: 3922 + 74 = 3996
Step 55: 3996 + 74 = 4070
Step 56: 4070 + 74 = 4144
Step 57: 4144 + 74 = 4218
Step 58: 4218 + 74 = 4292
Step 59: 4292 + 74 = 4366
Step 60: 4366 + 74 = 4440
Step 61: 4440 + 74 = 4514
Step 62: 4514 + 74 = 4588
Step 63: 4588 + 74 = 4662
Step 64: 4662 + 74 = 4736
Step 65: 4736 + 74 = 4810
Step 66: 4810 + 74 = 4884
Step 67: 4884 + 74 = 4958
Step 68: 4958 + 74 = 5032
Step 69: 5032 + 74 = 5106
Step 70: 5106 + 74 = 5180
Step 71: 5180 + 74 = 5254
Step 72: 5254 + 74 = 5328
Step 73: 5328 + 74 = 5402
Step 74: 5402 + 74 = 5476
Step 75: 5476 + 74 = 5550
Step 76: 5550 + 74 = 5624
Step 77: 5624 + 74 = 5698
Step 78: 5698 + 74 = 5772
Step 79: 5772 + 74 = 5846
Step 80: 5846 + 74 = 5920
Step 81: 5920 + 74 = 5994
Step 82: 5994 + 74 = 6068
Step 83: 6068 + 74 = 6142
Step 84: 6142 + 74 = 6216
Step 85: 6216 + 74 = 6290
Step 86: 6290 + 74 = 6364
Step 87: 6364 + 74 = 6438
Step 88: 6438 + 74 = 6512
Step 89: 6512 + 74 = 6586
Step 90: 6586 + 74 = 6660
Step 91: 6660 + 74 = 6734
Step 92: 6734 + 74 = 6808
Step 93: 6808 + 74 = 6882
Step 94: 6882 + 74 = 6956
Step 95: 6956 + 74 = 7030
Step 96: 7030 + 74 = 7104
Step 97: 7104 + 74 = 7178
Step 98: 7178 + 74 = 7252
Step 99: 7252 + 74 = 7326
Step 100: 7326 + 74 = 7400
Step 101: 7400 + 74 = 7474
Step 102: 7474 + 74 = 7548
Step 103: 7548 + 74 = 7622
Step 104: 7622 + 74 = 7696
Step 105: 7696 + 74 = 7770
Step 106: 7770 + 74 = 7844
Step 107: 7844 + 74 = 7918
Step 108: 7918 + 74 = 7992
Step 109: 7992 + 74 = 8066
Step 110: 8066 + 74 = 8140
Step 111: 8140 + 74 = 8214
Step 112: 8214 + 74 = 8288
Step 113: 8288 + 74 = 8362
Step 114: 8362 + 74 = 8436
Step 115: 8436 + 74 = 8510
Step 116: 8510 + 74 = 8584
Step 117: 8584 + 74 = 8658
Step 118: 8658 + 74 = 8732
Step 119: 8732 + 74 = 8806
Step 120: 8806 + 74 = 8880
Step 121: 8880 + 74 = 8954
Step 122: 8954 + 74 = 9028
Step 123: 9028 + 74 = 9102
Step 124: 9102 + 74 = 9176
Step 125: 9176 + 74 = 9250
Step 126: 9250 + 74 = 9324
Step 127: 9324 + 74 = 9398
Step 128: 9398 + 74 = 9472
Step 129: 9472 + 74 = 9546
Step 130: 9546 + 74 = 9620
Step 131: 9620 + 74 = 9694
Step 132: 9694 + 74 = 9768
Step 133: 9768 + 74 = 9842
Step 134: 9842 + 74 = 9916
Step 135: 9916 + 74 = 9990
Step 136: 9990 + 74 = 10064
Step 137: 10064 + 74 = 10138
Step 138: 10138 + 74 = 10212
Step 139: 10212 + 74 = 10286
Step 140: 10286 + 74 = 10360
Step 141: 10360 + 74 = 10434
Step 142: 10434 + 74 = 10508
Step 143: 10508 + 74 = 10582
Step 144: 10582 + 74 = 10656
Step 145: 10656 + 74 = 10730
Step 146: 10730 + 74 = 10804
Step 147: 10804 + 74 = 10878
Step 148: 10878 + 74 = 10952
Step 149: 10952 + 74 = 11026
Step 150: 11026 + 74 = 11100
Step 151: 11100 + 74 = 11174
Step 152: 11174 + 74 = 11248
Step 153: 11248 + 74 = 11322
Step 154: 11322 + 74 = 11396
Step 155: 11396 + 74 = 11470
Step 156: 11470 + 74 = 11544
Step 157: 11544 + 74 = 11618
Step 158: 11618 + 74 = 11692
Step 159: 11692 + 74 = 11766
Step 160: 11766 + 74 = 11840
Step 161: 11840 + 74 = 11914
Step 162: 11914 + 74 = 11988
Step 163: 11988 + 74 = 12062
Step 164: 12062 + 74 = 12136
Step 165: 12136 + 74 = 12210
Step 166: 12210 + 74 = 12284
Step 167: 12284 + 74 = 12358
Step 168: 12358 + 74 = 12432
Step 169: 12432 + 74 = 12506
Step 170: 12506 + 74 = 12580
Step 171: 12580 + 74 = 12654
Step 172: 12654 + 74 = 12728
Step 173: 12728 + 74 = 12802
Step 174: 12802 + 74 = 12876
Step 175: 12876 + 74 = 12950
Step 176: 12950 + 74 = 13024
Step 177: 13024 + 74 = 13098
Step 178: 13098 + 74 = 13172
Step 179: 13172 + 74 = 13246
Step 180: 13246 + 74 = 13320
Step 181: 13320 + 74 = 13394
Step 182: 13394 + 74 = 13468
Step 183: 13468 + 74 = 13542
Step 184: 13542 + 74 = 13616
Step 185: 13616 + 74 = 13690
Step 186: 13690 + 74 = 13764
Step 187: 13764 + 74 = 13838
Step 188: 13838 + 74 = 13912
Step 189: 13912 + 74 = 13986
Step 190: 13986 + 74 = 14060
Step 191: 14060 + 74 = 14134
Step 192: 14134 + 74 = 14208
Step 193: 14208 + 74 = 14282
Step 194: 14282 + 74 = 14356
Step 195: 14356 + 74 = 14430
Step 196: 14430 + 74 = 14504
Step 197: 14504 + 74 = 14578
Step 198: 14578 + 74 = 14652
Step 199: 14652 + 74 = 14726
Step 200: 14726 + 74 = 14800
Step 201: 14800 + 74 = 14874
Step 202: 14874 + 74 = 14948
Step 203: 14948 + 74 = 15022
Step 204: 15022 + 74 = 15096
Step 205: 15096 + 74 = 15170
Step 206: 15170 + 74 = 15244
Step 207: 15244 + 74 = 15318
Step 208: 15318 + 74 = 15392
Step 209: 15392 + 74 = 15466
Step 210: 15466 + 74 = 15540
Step 211: 15540 + 74 = 15614
Step 212: 15614 + 74 = 15688
Step 213: 15688 + 74 = 15762
Step 214: 15762 + 74 = 15836
Step 215: 15836 + 74 = 15910
Step 216: 15910 + 74 = 15984
Step 217: 15984 + 74 = 16058
Step 218: 16058 + 74 = 16132
Step 219: 16132 + 74 = 16206
Step 220: 16206 + 74 = 16280
Step 221: 16280 + 74 = 16354
Step 222: 16354 + 74 = 16428
Step 223: 16428 + 74 = 16502
Step 224: 16502 + 74 = 16576
Step 225: 16576 + 74 = 16650
Step 226: 16650 + 74 = 16724
Step 227: 16724 + 74 = 16798
Step 228: 16798 + 74 = 16872
Step 229: 16872 + 74 = 16946

So, 74*229 = 16946