Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 476 and we're going to multiply it by 172, essentially adding 476 to itself 172 times.
Step 1: 0 + 476 = 476
Step 2: 476 + 476 = 952
Step 3: 952 + 476 = 1428
Step 4: 1428 + 476 = 1904
Step 5: 1904 + 476 = 2380
Step 6: 2380 + 476 = 2856
Step 7: 2856 + 476 = 3332
Step 8: 3332 + 476 = 3808
Step 9: 3808 + 476 = 4284
Step 10: 4284 + 476 = 4760
Step 11: 4760 + 476 = 5236
Step 12: 5236 + 476 = 5712
Step 13: 5712 + 476 = 6188
Step 14: 6188 + 476 = 6664
Step 15: 6664 + 476 = 7140
Step 16: 7140 + 476 = 7616
Step 17: 7616 + 476 = 8092
Step 18: 8092 + 476 = 8568
Step 19: 8568 + 476 = 9044
Step 20: 9044 + 476 = 9520
Step 21: 9520 + 476 = 9996
Step 22: 9996 + 476 = 10472
Step 23: 10472 + 476 = 10948
Step 24: 10948 + 476 = 11424
Step 25: 11424 + 476 = 11900
Step 26: 11900 + 476 = 12376
Step 27: 12376 + 476 = 12852
Step 28: 12852 + 476 = 13328
Step 29: 13328 + 476 = 13804
Step 30: 13804 + 476 = 14280
Step 31: 14280 + 476 = 14756
Step 32: 14756 + 476 = 15232
Step 33: 15232 + 476 = 15708
Step 34: 15708 + 476 = 16184
Step 35: 16184 + 476 = 16660
Step 36: 16660 + 476 = 17136
Step 37: 17136 + 476 = 17612
Step 38: 17612 + 476 = 18088
Step 39: 18088 + 476 = 18564
Step 40: 18564 + 476 = 19040
Step 41: 19040 + 476 = 19516
Step 42: 19516 + 476 = 19992
Step 43: 19992 + 476 = 20468
Step 44: 20468 + 476 = 20944
Step 45: 20944 + 476 = 21420
Step 46: 21420 + 476 = 21896
Step 47: 21896 + 476 = 22372
Step 48: 22372 + 476 = 22848
Step 49: 22848 + 476 = 23324
Step 50: 23324 + 476 = 23800
Step 51: 23800 + 476 = 24276
Step 52: 24276 + 476 = 24752
Step 53: 24752 + 476 = 25228
Step 54: 25228 + 476 = 25704
Step 55: 25704 + 476 = 26180
Step 56: 26180 + 476 = 26656
Step 57: 26656 + 476 = 27132
Step 58: 27132 + 476 = 27608
Step 59: 27608 + 476 = 28084
Step 60: 28084 + 476 = 28560
Step 61: 28560 + 476 = 29036
Step 62: 29036 + 476 = 29512
Step 63: 29512 + 476 = 29988
Step 64: 29988 + 476 = 30464
Step 65: 30464 + 476 = 30940
Step 66: 30940 + 476 = 31416
Step 67: 31416 + 476 = 31892
Step 68: 31892 + 476 = 32368
Step 69: 32368 + 476 = 32844
Step 70: 32844 + 476 = 33320
Step 71: 33320 + 476 = 33796
Step 72: 33796 + 476 = 34272
Step 73: 34272 + 476 = 34748
Step 74: 34748 + 476 = 35224
Step 75: 35224 + 476 = 35700
Step 76: 35700 + 476 = 36176
Step 77: 36176 + 476 = 36652
Step 78: 36652 + 476 = 37128
Step 79: 37128 + 476 = 37604
Step 80: 37604 + 476 = 38080
Step 81: 38080 + 476 = 38556
Step 82: 38556 + 476 = 39032
Step 83: 39032 + 476 = 39508
Step 84: 39508 + 476 = 39984
Step 85: 39984 + 476 = 40460
Step 86: 40460 + 476 = 40936
Step 87: 40936 + 476 = 41412
Step 88: 41412 + 476 = 41888
Step 89: 41888 + 476 = 42364
Step 90: 42364 + 476 = 42840
Step 91: 42840 + 476 = 43316
Step 92: 43316 + 476 = 43792
Step 93: 43792 + 476 = 44268
Step 94: 44268 + 476 = 44744
Step 95: 44744 + 476 = 45220
Step 96: 45220 + 476 = 45696
Step 97: 45696 + 476 = 46172
Step 98: 46172 + 476 = 46648
Step 99: 46648 + 476 = 47124
Step 100: 47124 + 476 = 47600
Step 101: 47600 + 476 = 48076
Step 102: 48076 + 476 = 48552
Step 103: 48552 + 476 = 49028
Step 104: 49028 + 476 = 49504
Step 105: 49504 + 476 = 49980
Step 106: 49980 + 476 = 50456
Step 107: 50456 + 476 = 50932
Step 108: 50932 + 476 = 51408
Step 109: 51408 + 476 = 51884
Step 110: 51884 + 476 = 52360
Step 111: 52360 + 476 = 52836
Step 112: 52836 + 476 = 53312
Step 113: 53312 + 476 = 53788
Step 114: 53788 + 476 = 54264
Step 115: 54264 + 476 = 54740
Step 116: 54740 + 476 = 55216
Step 117: 55216 + 476 = 55692
Step 118: 55692 + 476 = 56168
Step 119: 56168 + 476 = 56644
Step 120: 56644 + 476 = 57120
Step 121: 57120 + 476 = 57596
Step 122: 57596 + 476 = 58072
Step 123: 58072 + 476 = 58548
Step 124: 58548 + 476 = 59024
Step 125: 59024 + 476 = 59500
Step 126: 59500 + 476 = 59976
Step 127: 59976 + 476 = 60452
Step 128: 60452 + 476 = 60928
Step 129: 60928 + 476 = 61404
Step 130: 61404 + 476 = 61880
Step 131: 61880 + 476 = 62356
Step 132: 62356 + 476 = 62832
Step 133: 62832 + 476 = 63308
Step 134: 63308 + 476 = 63784
Step 135: 63784 + 476 = 64260
Step 136: 64260 + 476 = 64736
Step 137: 64736 + 476 = 65212
Step 138: 65212 + 476 = 65688
Step 139: 65688 + 476 = 66164
Step 140: 66164 + 476 = 66640
Step 141: 66640 + 476 = 67116
Step 142: 67116 + 476 = 67592
Step 143: 67592 + 476 = 68068
Step 144: 68068 + 476 = 68544
Step 145: 68544 + 476 = 69020
Step 146: 69020 + 476 = 69496
Step 147: 69496 + 476 = 69972
Step 148: 69972 + 476 = 70448
Step 149: 70448 + 476 = 70924
Step 150: 70924 + 476 = 71400
Step 151: 71400 + 476 = 71876
Step 152: 71876 + 476 = 72352
Step 153: 72352 + 476 = 72828
Step 154: 72828 + 476 = 73304
Step 155: 73304 + 476 = 73780
Step 156: 73780 + 476 = 74256
Step 157: 74256 + 476 = 74732
Step 158: 74732 + 476 = 75208
Step 159: 75208 + 476 = 75684
Step 160: 75684 + 476 = 76160
Step 161: 76160 + 476 = 76636
Step 162: 76636 + 476 = 77112
Step 163: 77112 + 476 = 77588
Step 164: 77588 + 476 = 78064
Step 165: 78064 + 476 = 78540
Step 166: 78540 + 476 = 79016
Step 167: 79016 + 476 = 79492
Step 168: 79492 + 476 = 79968
Step 169: 79968 + 476 = 80444
Step 170: 80444 + 476 = 80920
Step 171: 80920 + 476 = 81396
Step 172: 81396 + 476 = 81872

So, 476*172 = 81872