Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 899 and we're going to multiply it by 17, essentially adding 899 to itself 17 times.
Step 1: 0 + 899 = 899
Step 2: 899 + 899 = 1798
Step 3: 1798 + 899 = 2697
Step 4: 2697 + 899 = 3596
Step 5: 3596 + 899 = 4495
Step 6: 4495 + 899 = 5394
Step 7: 5394 + 899 = 6293
Step 8: 6293 + 899 = 7192
Step 9: 7192 + 899 = 8091
Step 10: 8091 + 899 = 8990
Step 11: 8990 + 899 = 9889
Step 12: 9889 + 899 = 10788
Step 13: 10788 + 899 = 11687
Step 14: 11687 + 899 = 12586
Step 15: 12586 + 899 = 13485
Step 16: 13485 + 899 = 14384
Step 17: 14384 + 899 = 15283

So, 899*17 = 15283