Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 118 and we're going to multiply it by 23, essentially adding 118 to itself 23 times.
Step 1: 0 + 118 = 118
Step 2: 118 + 118 = 236
Step 3: 236 + 118 = 354
Step 4: 354 + 118 = 472
Step 5: 472 + 118 = 590
Step 6: 590 + 118 = 708
Step 7: 708 + 118 = 826
Step 8: 826 + 118 = 944
Step 9: 944 + 118 = 1062
Step 10: 1062 + 118 = 1180
Step 11: 1180 + 118 = 1298
Step 12: 1298 + 118 = 1416
Step 13: 1416 + 118 = 1534
Step 14: 1534 + 118 = 1652
Step 15: 1652 + 118 = 1770
Step 16: 1770 + 118 = 1888
Step 17: 1888 + 118 = 2006
Step 18: 2006 + 118 = 2124
Step 19: 2124 + 118 = 2242
Step 20: 2242 + 118 = 2360
Step 21: 2360 + 118 = 2478
Step 22: 2478 + 118 = 2596
Step 23: 2596 + 118 = 2714

So, 118*23 = 2714