Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 434. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 228. So, we're going to take the number 434 and add it to itself 228 times.
Step 1: 0 + 434 = 434
Step 2: 434 + 434 = 868
Step 3: 868 + 434 = 1302
Step 4: 1302 + 434 = 1736
Step 5: 1736 + 434 = 2170
Step 6: 2170 + 434 = 2604
Step 7: 2604 + 434 = 3038
Step 8: 3038 + 434 = 3472
Step 9: 3472 + 434 = 3906
Step 10: 3906 + 434 = 4340
Step 11: 4340 + 434 = 4774
Step 12: 4774 + 434 = 5208
Step 13: 5208 + 434 = 5642
Step 14: 5642 + 434 = 6076
Step 15: 6076 + 434 = 6510
Step 16: 6510 + 434 = 6944
Step 17: 6944 + 434 = 7378
Step 18: 7378 + 434 = 7812
Step 19: 7812 + 434 = 8246
Step 20: 8246 + 434 = 8680
Step 21: 8680 + 434 = 9114
Step 22: 9114 + 434 = 9548
Step 23: 9548 + 434 = 9982
Step 24: 9982 + 434 = 10416
Step 25: 10416 + 434 = 10850
Step 26: 10850 + 434 = 11284
Step 27: 11284 + 434 = 11718
Step 28: 11718 + 434 = 12152
Step 29: 12152 + 434 = 12586
Step 30: 12586 + 434 = 13020
Step 31: 13020 + 434 = 13454
Step 32: 13454 + 434 = 13888
Step 33: 13888 + 434 = 14322
Step 34: 14322 + 434 = 14756
Step 35: 14756 + 434 = 15190
Step 36: 15190 + 434 = 15624
Step 37: 15624 + 434 = 16058
Step 38: 16058 + 434 = 16492
Step 39: 16492 + 434 = 16926
Step 40: 16926 + 434 = 17360
Step 41: 17360 + 434 = 17794
Step 42: 17794 + 434 = 18228
Step 43: 18228 + 434 = 18662
Step 44: 18662 + 434 = 19096
Step 45: 19096 + 434 = 19530
Step 46: 19530 + 434 = 19964
Step 47: 19964 + 434 = 20398
Step 48: 20398 + 434 = 20832
Step 49: 20832 + 434 = 21266
Step 50: 21266 + 434 = 21700
Step 51: 21700 + 434 = 22134
Step 52: 22134 + 434 = 22568
Step 53: 22568 + 434 = 23002
Step 54: 23002 + 434 = 23436
Step 55: 23436 + 434 = 23870
Step 56: 23870 + 434 = 24304
Step 57: 24304 + 434 = 24738
Step 58: 24738 + 434 = 25172
Step 59: 25172 + 434 = 25606
Step 60: 25606 + 434 = 26040
Step 61: 26040 + 434 = 26474
Step 62: 26474 + 434 = 26908
Step 63: 26908 + 434 = 27342
Step 64: 27342 + 434 = 27776
Step 65: 27776 + 434 = 28210
Step 66: 28210 + 434 = 28644
Step 67: 28644 + 434 = 29078
Step 68: 29078 + 434 = 29512
Step 69: 29512 + 434 = 29946
Step 70: 29946 + 434 = 30380
Step 71: 30380 + 434 = 30814
Step 72: 30814 + 434 = 31248
Step 73: 31248 + 434 = 31682
Step 74: 31682 + 434 = 32116
Step 75: 32116 + 434 = 32550
Step 76: 32550 + 434 = 32984
Step 77: 32984 + 434 = 33418
Step 78: 33418 + 434 = 33852
Step 79: 33852 + 434 = 34286
Step 80: 34286 + 434 = 34720
Step 81: 34720 + 434 = 35154
Step 82: 35154 + 434 = 35588
Step 83: 35588 + 434 = 36022
Step 84: 36022 + 434 = 36456
Step 85: 36456 + 434 = 36890
Step 86: 36890 + 434 = 37324
Step 87: 37324 + 434 = 37758
Step 88: 37758 + 434 = 38192
Step 89: 38192 + 434 = 38626
Step 90: 38626 + 434 = 39060
Step 91: 39060 + 434 = 39494
Step 92: 39494 + 434 = 39928
Step 93: 39928 + 434 = 40362
Step 94: 40362 + 434 = 40796
Step 95: 40796 + 434 = 41230
Step 96: 41230 + 434 = 41664
Step 97: 41664 + 434 = 42098
Step 98: 42098 + 434 = 42532
Step 99: 42532 + 434 = 42966
Step 100: 42966 + 434 = 43400
Step 101: 43400 + 434 = 43834
Step 102: 43834 + 434 = 44268
Step 103: 44268 + 434 = 44702
Step 104: 44702 + 434 = 45136
Step 105: 45136 + 434 = 45570
Step 106: 45570 + 434 = 46004
Step 107: 46004 + 434 = 46438
Step 108: 46438 + 434 = 46872
Step 109: 46872 + 434 = 47306
Step 110: 47306 + 434 = 47740
Step 111: 47740 + 434 = 48174
Step 112: 48174 + 434 = 48608
Step 113: 48608 + 434 = 49042
Step 114: 49042 + 434 = 49476
Step 115: 49476 + 434 = 49910
Step 116: 49910 + 434 = 50344
Step 117: 50344 + 434 = 50778
Step 118: 50778 + 434 = 51212
Step 119: 51212 + 434 = 51646
Step 120: 51646 + 434 = 52080
Step 121: 52080 + 434 = 52514
Step 122: 52514 + 434 = 52948
Step 123: 52948 + 434 = 53382
Step 124: 53382 + 434 = 53816
Step 125: 53816 + 434 = 54250
Step 126: 54250 + 434 = 54684
Step 127: 54684 + 434 = 55118
Step 128: 55118 + 434 = 55552
Step 129: 55552 + 434 = 55986
Step 130: 55986 + 434 = 56420
Step 131: 56420 + 434 = 56854
Step 132: 56854 + 434 = 57288
Step 133: 57288 + 434 = 57722
Step 134: 57722 + 434 = 58156
Step 135: 58156 + 434 = 58590
Step 136: 58590 + 434 = 59024
Step 137: 59024 + 434 = 59458
Step 138: 59458 + 434 = 59892
Step 139: 59892 + 434 = 60326
Step 140: 60326 + 434 = 60760
Step 141: 60760 + 434 = 61194
Step 142: 61194 + 434 = 61628
Step 143: 61628 + 434 = 62062
Step 144: 62062 + 434 = 62496
Step 145: 62496 + 434 = 62930
Step 146: 62930 + 434 = 63364
Step 147: 63364 + 434 = 63798
Step 148: 63798 + 434 = 64232
Step 149: 64232 + 434 = 64666
Step 150: 64666 + 434 = 65100
Step 151: 65100 + 434 = 65534
Step 152: 65534 + 434 = 65968
Step 153: 65968 + 434 = 66402
Step 154: 66402 + 434 = 66836
Step 155: 66836 + 434 = 67270
Step 156: 67270 + 434 = 67704
Step 157: 67704 + 434 = 68138
Step 158: 68138 + 434 = 68572
Step 159: 68572 + 434 = 69006
Step 160: 69006 + 434 = 69440
Step 161: 69440 + 434 = 69874
Step 162: 69874 + 434 = 70308
Step 163: 70308 + 434 = 70742
Step 164: 70742 + 434 = 71176
Step 165: 71176 + 434 = 71610
Step 166: 71610 + 434 = 72044
Step 167: 72044 + 434 = 72478
Step 168: 72478 + 434 = 72912
Step 169: 72912 + 434 = 73346
Step 170: 73346 + 434 = 73780
Step 171: 73780 + 434 = 74214
Step 172: 74214 + 434 = 74648
Step 173: 74648 + 434 = 75082
Step 174: 75082 + 434 = 75516
Step 175: 75516 + 434 = 75950
Step 176: 75950 + 434 = 76384
Step 177: 76384 + 434 = 76818
Step 178: 76818 + 434 = 77252
Step 179: 77252 + 434 = 77686
Step 180: 77686 + 434 = 78120
Step 181: 78120 + 434 = 78554
Step 182: 78554 + 434 = 78988
Step 183: 78988 + 434 = 79422
Step 184: 79422 + 434 = 79856
Step 185: 79856 + 434 = 80290
Step 186: 80290 + 434 = 80724
Step 187: 80724 + 434 = 81158
Step 188: 81158 + 434 = 81592
Step 189: 81592 + 434 = 82026
Step 190: 82026 + 434 = 82460
Step 191: 82460 + 434 = 82894
Step 192: 82894 + 434 = 83328
Step 193: 83328 + 434 = 83762
Step 194: 83762 + 434 = 84196
Step 195: 84196 + 434 = 84630
Step 196: 84630 + 434 = 85064
Step 197: 85064 + 434 = 85498
Step 198: 85498 + 434 = 85932
Step 199: 85932 + 434 = 86366
Step 200: 86366 + 434 = 86800
Step 201: 86800 + 434 = 87234
Step 202: 87234 + 434 = 87668
Step 203: 87668 + 434 = 88102
Step 204: 88102 + 434 = 88536
Step 205: 88536 + 434 = 88970
Step 206: 88970 + 434 = 89404
Step 207: 89404 + 434 = 89838
Step 208: 89838 + 434 = 90272
Step 209: 90272 + 434 = 90706
Step 210: 90706 + 434 = 91140
Step 211: 91140 + 434 = 91574
Step 212: 91574 + 434 = 92008
Step 213: 92008 + 434 = 92442
Step 214: 92442 + 434 = 92876
Step 215: 92876 + 434 = 93310
Step 216: 93310 + 434 = 93744
Step 217: 93744 + 434 = 94178
Step 218: 94178 + 434 = 94612
Step 219: 94612 + 434 = 95046
Step 220: 95046 + 434 = 95480
Step 221: 95480 + 434 = 95914
Step 222: 95914 + 434 = 96348
Step 223: 96348 + 434 = 96782
Step 224: 96782 + 434 = 97216
Step 225: 97216 + 434 = 97650
Step 226: 97650 + 434 = 98084
Step 227: 98084 + 434 = 98518
Step 228: 98518 + 434 = 98952

So, 434*228 = 98952