OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 179 and we're going to multiply it by 104, which means we add 179 to itself 104 times.
Step 1: 0 + 179 = 179
Step 2: 179 + 179 = 358
Step 3: 358 + 179 = 537
Step 4: 537 + 179 = 716
Step 5: 716 + 179 = 895
Step 6: 895 + 179 = 1074
Step 7: 1074 + 179 = 1253
Step 8: 1253 + 179 = 1432
Step 9: 1432 + 179 = 1611
Step 10: 1611 + 179 = 1790
Step 11: 1790 + 179 = 1969
Step 12: 1969 + 179 = 2148
Step 13: 2148 + 179 = 2327
Step 14: 2327 + 179 = 2506
Step 15: 2506 + 179 = 2685
Step 16: 2685 + 179 = 2864
Step 17: 2864 + 179 = 3043
Step 18: 3043 + 179 = 3222
Step 19: 3222 + 179 = 3401
Step 20: 3401 + 179 = 3580
Step 21: 3580 + 179 = 3759
Step 22: 3759 + 179 = 3938
Step 23: 3938 + 179 = 4117
Step 24: 4117 + 179 = 4296
Step 25: 4296 + 179 = 4475
Step 26: 4475 + 179 = 4654
Step 27: 4654 + 179 = 4833
Step 28: 4833 + 179 = 5012
Step 29: 5012 + 179 = 5191
Step 30: 5191 + 179 = 5370
Step 31: 5370 + 179 = 5549
Step 32: 5549 + 179 = 5728
Step 33: 5728 + 179 = 5907
Step 34: 5907 + 179 = 6086
Step 35: 6086 + 179 = 6265
Step 36: 6265 + 179 = 6444
Step 37: 6444 + 179 = 6623
Step 38: 6623 + 179 = 6802
Step 39: 6802 + 179 = 6981
Step 40: 6981 + 179 = 7160
Step 41: 7160 + 179 = 7339
Step 42: 7339 + 179 = 7518
Step 43: 7518 + 179 = 7697
Step 44: 7697 + 179 = 7876
Step 45: 7876 + 179 = 8055
Step 46: 8055 + 179 = 8234
Step 47: 8234 + 179 = 8413
Step 48: 8413 + 179 = 8592
Step 49: 8592 + 179 = 8771
Step 50: 8771 + 179 = 8950
Step 51: 8950 + 179 = 9129
Step 52: 9129 + 179 = 9308
Step 53: 9308 + 179 = 9487
Step 54: 9487 + 179 = 9666
Step 55: 9666 + 179 = 9845
Step 56: 9845 + 179 = 10024
Step 57: 10024 + 179 = 10203
Step 58: 10203 + 179 = 10382
Step 59: 10382 + 179 = 10561
Step 60: 10561 + 179 = 10740
Step 61: 10740 + 179 = 10919
Step 62: 10919 + 179 = 11098
Step 63: 11098 + 179 = 11277
Step 64: 11277 + 179 = 11456
Step 65: 11456 + 179 = 11635
Step 66: 11635 + 179 = 11814
Step 67: 11814 + 179 = 11993
Step 68: 11993 + 179 = 12172
Step 69: 12172 + 179 = 12351
Step 70: 12351 + 179 = 12530
Step 71: 12530 + 179 = 12709
Step 72: 12709 + 179 = 12888
Step 73: 12888 + 179 = 13067
Step 74: 13067 + 179 = 13246
Step 75: 13246 + 179 = 13425
Step 76: 13425 + 179 = 13604
Step 77: 13604 + 179 = 13783
Step 78: 13783 + 179 = 13962
Step 79: 13962 + 179 = 14141
Step 80: 14141 + 179 = 14320
Step 81: 14320 + 179 = 14499
Step 82: 14499 + 179 = 14678
Step 83: 14678 + 179 = 14857
Step 84: 14857 + 179 = 15036
Step 85: 15036 + 179 = 15215
Step 86: 15215 + 179 = 15394
Step 87: 15394 + 179 = 15573
Step 88: 15573 + 179 = 15752
Step 89: 15752 + 179 = 15931
Step 90: 15931 + 179 = 16110
Step 91: 16110 + 179 = 16289
Step 92: 16289 + 179 = 16468
Step 93: 16468 + 179 = 16647
Step 94: 16647 + 179 = 16826
Step 95: 16826 + 179 = 17005
Step 96: 17005 + 179 = 17184
Step 97: 17184 + 179 = 17363
Step 98: 17363 + 179 = 17542
Step 99: 17542 + 179 = 17721
Step 100: 17721 + 179 = 17900
Step 101: 17900 + 179 = 18079
Step 102: 18079 + 179 = 18258
Step 103: 18258 + 179 = 18437
Step 104: 18437 + 179 = 18616

So, 179*104 = 18616