OK, let's crack this. We're given 293 and our task is to multiply it by 291. Essentially, we'll be adding 293 to itself 291 times.
Step 1: 0 + 293 = 293
Step 2: 293 + 293 = 586
Step 3: 586 + 293 = 879
Step 4: 879 + 293 = 1172
Step 5: 1172 + 293 = 1465
Step 6: 1465 + 293 = 1758
Step 7: 1758 + 293 = 2051
Step 8: 2051 + 293 = 2344
Step 9: 2344 + 293 = 2637
Step 10: 2637 + 293 = 2930
Step 11: 2930 + 293 = 3223
Step 12: 3223 + 293 = 3516
Step 13: 3516 + 293 = 3809
Step 14: 3809 + 293 = 4102
Step 15: 4102 + 293 = 4395
Step 16: 4395 + 293 = 4688
Step 17: 4688 + 293 = 4981
Step 18: 4981 + 293 = 5274
Step 19: 5274 + 293 = 5567
Step 20: 5567 + 293 = 5860
Step 21: 5860 + 293 = 6153
Step 22: 6153 + 293 = 6446
Step 23: 6446 + 293 = 6739
Step 24: 6739 + 293 = 7032
Step 25: 7032 + 293 = 7325
Step 26: 7325 + 293 = 7618
Step 27: 7618 + 293 = 7911
Step 28: 7911 + 293 = 8204
Step 29: 8204 + 293 = 8497
Step 30: 8497 + 293 = 8790
Step 31: 8790 + 293 = 9083
Step 32: 9083 + 293 = 9376
Step 33: 9376 + 293 = 9669
Step 34: 9669 + 293 = 9962
Step 35: 9962 + 293 = 10255
Step 36: 10255 + 293 = 10548
Step 37: 10548 + 293 = 10841
Step 38: 10841 + 293 = 11134
Step 39: 11134 + 293 = 11427
Step 40: 11427 + 293 = 11720
Step 41: 11720 + 293 = 12013
Step 42: 12013 + 293 = 12306
Step 43: 12306 + 293 = 12599
Step 44: 12599 + 293 = 12892
Step 45: 12892 + 293 = 13185
Step 46: 13185 + 293 = 13478
Step 47: 13478 + 293 = 13771
Step 48: 13771 + 293 = 14064
Step 49: 14064 + 293 = 14357
Step 50: 14357 + 293 = 14650
Step 51: 14650 + 293 = 14943
Step 52: 14943 + 293 = 15236
Step 53: 15236 + 293 = 15529
Step 54: 15529 + 293 = 15822
Step 55: 15822 + 293 = 16115
Step 56: 16115 + 293 = 16408
Step 57: 16408 + 293 = 16701
Step 58: 16701 + 293 = 16994
Step 59: 16994 + 293 = 17287
Step 60: 17287 + 293 = 17580
Step 61: 17580 + 293 = 17873
Step 62: 17873 + 293 = 18166
Step 63: 18166 + 293 = 18459
Step 64: 18459 + 293 = 18752
Step 65: 18752 + 293 = 19045
Step 66: 19045 + 293 = 19338
Step 67: 19338 + 293 = 19631
Step 68: 19631 + 293 = 19924
Step 69: 19924 + 293 = 20217
Step 70: 20217 + 293 = 20510
Step 71: 20510 + 293 = 20803
Step 72: 20803 + 293 = 21096
Step 73: 21096 + 293 = 21389
Step 74: 21389 + 293 = 21682
Step 75: 21682 + 293 = 21975
Step 76: 21975 + 293 = 22268
Step 77: 22268 + 293 = 22561
Step 78: 22561 + 293 = 22854
Step 79: 22854 + 293 = 23147
Step 80: 23147 + 293 = 23440
Step 81: 23440 + 293 = 23733
Step 82: 23733 + 293 = 24026
Step 83: 24026 + 293 = 24319
Step 84: 24319 + 293 = 24612
Step 85: 24612 + 293 = 24905
Step 86: 24905 + 293 = 25198
Step 87: 25198 + 293 = 25491
Step 88: 25491 + 293 = 25784
Step 89: 25784 + 293 = 26077
Step 90: 26077 + 293 = 26370
Step 91: 26370 + 293 = 26663
Step 92: 26663 + 293 = 26956
Step 93: 26956 + 293 = 27249
Step 94: 27249 + 293 = 27542
Step 95: 27542 + 293 = 27835
Step 96: 27835 + 293 = 28128
Step 97: 28128 + 293 = 28421
Step 98: 28421 + 293 = 28714
Step 99: 28714 + 293 = 29007
Step 100: 29007 + 293 = 29300
Step 101: 29300 + 293 = 29593
Step 102: 29593 + 293 = 29886
Step 103: 29886 + 293 = 30179
Step 104: 30179 + 293 = 30472
Step 105: 30472 + 293 = 30765
Step 106: 30765 + 293 = 31058
Step 107: 31058 + 293 = 31351
Step 108: 31351 + 293 = 31644
Step 109: 31644 + 293 = 31937
Step 110: 31937 + 293 = 32230
Step 111: 32230 + 293 = 32523
Step 112: 32523 + 293 = 32816
Step 113: 32816 + 293 = 33109
Step 114: 33109 + 293 = 33402
Step 115: 33402 + 293 = 33695
Step 116: 33695 + 293 = 33988
Step 117: 33988 + 293 = 34281
Step 118: 34281 + 293 = 34574
Step 119: 34574 + 293 = 34867
Step 120: 34867 + 293 = 35160
Step 121: 35160 + 293 = 35453
Step 122: 35453 + 293 = 35746
Step 123: 35746 + 293 = 36039
Step 124: 36039 + 293 = 36332
Step 125: 36332 + 293 = 36625
Step 126: 36625 + 293 = 36918
Step 127: 36918 + 293 = 37211
Step 128: 37211 + 293 = 37504
Step 129: 37504 + 293 = 37797
Step 130: 37797 + 293 = 38090
Step 131: 38090 + 293 = 38383
Step 132: 38383 + 293 = 38676
Step 133: 38676 + 293 = 38969
Step 134: 38969 + 293 = 39262
Step 135: 39262 + 293 = 39555
Step 136: 39555 + 293 = 39848
Step 137: 39848 + 293 = 40141
Step 138: 40141 + 293 = 40434
Step 139: 40434 + 293 = 40727
Step 140: 40727 + 293 = 41020
Step 141: 41020 + 293 = 41313
Step 142: 41313 + 293 = 41606
Step 143: 41606 + 293 = 41899
Step 144: 41899 + 293 = 42192
Step 145: 42192 + 293 = 42485
Step 146: 42485 + 293 = 42778
Step 147: 42778 + 293 = 43071
Step 148: 43071 + 293 = 43364
Step 149: 43364 + 293 = 43657
Step 150: 43657 + 293 = 43950
Step 151: 43950 + 293 = 44243
Step 152: 44243 + 293 = 44536
Step 153: 44536 + 293 = 44829
Step 154: 44829 + 293 = 45122
Step 155: 45122 + 293 = 45415
Step 156: 45415 + 293 = 45708
Step 157: 45708 + 293 = 46001
Step 158: 46001 + 293 = 46294
Step 159: 46294 + 293 = 46587
Step 160: 46587 + 293 = 46880
Step 161: 46880 + 293 = 47173
Step 162: 47173 + 293 = 47466
Step 163: 47466 + 293 = 47759
Step 164: 47759 + 293 = 48052
Step 165: 48052 + 293 = 48345
Step 166: 48345 + 293 = 48638
Step 167: 48638 + 293 = 48931
Step 168: 48931 + 293 = 49224
Step 169: 49224 + 293 = 49517
Step 170: 49517 + 293 = 49810
Step 171: 49810 + 293 = 50103
Step 172: 50103 + 293 = 50396
Step 173: 50396 + 293 = 50689
Step 174: 50689 + 293 = 50982
Step 175: 50982 + 293 = 51275
Step 176: 51275 + 293 = 51568
Step 177: 51568 + 293 = 51861
Step 178: 51861 + 293 = 52154
Step 179: 52154 + 293 = 52447
Step 180: 52447 + 293 = 52740
Step 181: 52740 + 293 = 53033
Step 182: 53033 + 293 = 53326
Step 183: 53326 + 293 = 53619
Step 184: 53619 + 293 = 53912
Step 185: 53912 + 293 = 54205
Step 186: 54205 + 293 = 54498
Step 187: 54498 + 293 = 54791
Step 188: 54791 + 293 = 55084
Step 189: 55084 + 293 = 55377
Step 190: 55377 + 293 = 55670
Step 191: 55670 + 293 = 55963
Step 192: 55963 + 293 = 56256
Step 193: 56256 + 293 = 56549
Step 194: 56549 + 293 = 56842
Step 195: 56842 + 293 = 57135
Step 196: 57135 + 293 = 57428
Step 197: 57428 + 293 = 57721
Step 198: 57721 + 293 = 58014
Step 199: 58014 + 293 = 58307
Step 200: 58307 + 293 = 58600
Step 201: 58600 + 293 = 58893
Step 202: 58893 + 293 = 59186
Step 203: 59186 + 293 = 59479
Step 204: 59479 + 293 = 59772
Step 205: 59772 + 293 = 60065
Step 206: 60065 + 293 = 60358
Step 207: 60358 + 293 = 60651
Step 208: 60651 + 293 = 60944
Step 209: 60944 + 293 = 61237
Step 210: 61237 + 293 = 61530
Step 211: 61530 + 293 = 61823
Step 212: 61823 + 293 = 62116
Step 213: 62116 + 293 = 62409
Step 214: 62409 + 293 = 62702
Step 215: 62702 + 293 = 62995
Step 216: 62995 + 293 = 63288
Step 217: 63288 + 293 = 63581
Step 218: 63581 + 293 = 63874
Step 219: 63874 + 293 = 64167
Step 220: 64167 + 293 = 64460
Step 221: 64460 + 293 = 64753
Step 222: 64753 + 293 = 65046
Step 223: 65046 + 293 = 65339
Step 224: 65339 + 293 = 65632
Step 225: 65632 + 293 = 65925
Step 226: 65925 + 293 = 66218
Step 227: 66218 + 293 = 66511
Step 228: 66511 + 293 = 66804
Step 229: 66804 + 293 = 67097
Step 230: 67097 + 293 = 67390
Step 231: 67390 + 293 = 67683
Step 232: 67683 + 293 = 67976
Step 233: 67976 + 293 = 68269
Step 234: 68269 + 293 = 68562
Step 235: 68562 + 293 = 68855
Step 236: 68855 + 293 = 69148
Step 237: 69148 + 293 = 69441
Step 238: 69441 + 293 = 69734
Step 239: 69734 + 293 = 70027
Step 240: 70027 + 293 = 70320
Step 241: 70320 + 293 = 70613
Step 242: 70613 + 293 = 70906
Step 243: 70906 + 293 = 71199
Step 244: 71199 + 293 = 71492
Step 245: 71492 + 293 = 71785
Step 246: 71785 + 293 = 72078
Step 247: 72078 + 293 = 72371
Step 248: 72371 + 293 = 72664
Step 249: 72664 + 293 = 72957
Step 250: 72957 + 293 = 73250
Step 251: 73250 + 293 = 73543
Step 252: 73543 + 293 = 73836
Step 253: 73836 + 293 = 74129
Step 254: 74129 + 293 = 74422
Step 255: 74422 + 293 = 74715
Step 256: 74715 + 293 = 75008
Step 257: 75008 + 293 = 75301
Step 258: 75301 + 293 = 75594
Step 259: 75594 + 293 = 75887
Step 260: 75887 + 293 = 76180
Step 261: 76180 + 293 = 76473
Step 262: 76473 + 293 = 76766
Step 263: 76766 + 293 = 77059
Step 264: 77059 + 293 = 77352
Step 265: 77352 + 293 = 77645
Step 266: 77645 + 293 = 77938
Step 267: 77938 + 293 = 78231
Step 268: 78231 + 293 = 78524
Step 269: 78524 + 293 = 78817
Step 270: 78817 + 293 = 79110
Step 271: 79110 + 293 = 79403
Step 272: 79403 + 293 = 79696
Step 273: 79696 + 293 = 79989
Step 274: 79989 + 293 = 80282
Step 275: 80282 + 293 = 80575
Step 276: 80575 + 293 = 80868
Step 277: 80868 + 293 = 81161
Step 278: 81161 + 293 = 81454
Step 279: 81454 + 293 = 81747
Step 280: 81747 + 293 = 82040
Step 281: 82040 + 293 = 82333
Step 282: 82333 + 293 = 82626
Step 283: 82626 + 293 = 82919
Step 284: 82919 + 293 = 83212
Step 285: 83212 + 293 = 83505
Step 286: 83505 + 293 = 83798
Step 287: 83798 + 293 = 84091
Step 288: 84091 + 293 = 84384
Step 289: 84384 + 293 = 84677
Step 290: 84677 + 293 = 84970
Step 291: 84970 + 293 = 85263

So, 293*291 = 85263