OK, let's crack this. We're given 973 and our task is to multiply it by 146. Essentially, we'll be adding 973 to itself 146 times.
Step 1: 0 + 973 = 973
Step 2: 973 + 973 = 1946
Step 3: 1946 + 973 = 2919
Step 4: 2919 + 973 = 3892
Step 5: 3892 + 973 = 4865
Step 6: 4865 + 973 = 5838
Step 7: 5838 + 973 = 6811
Step 8: 6811 + 973 = 7784
Step 9: 7784 + 973 = 8757
Step 10: 8757 + 973 = 9730
Step 11: 9730 + 973 = 10703
Step 12: 10703 + 973 = 11676
Step 13: 11676 + 973 = 12649
Step 14: 12649 + 973 = 13622
Step 15: 13622 + 973 = 14595
Step 16: 14595 + 973 = 15568
Step 17: 15568 + 973 = 16541
Step 18: 16541 + 973 = 17514
Step 19: 17514 + 973 = 18487
Step 20: 18487 + 973 = 19460
Step 21: 19460 + 973 = 20433
Step 22: 20433 + 973 = 21406
Step 23: 21406 + 973 = 22379
Step 24: 22379 + 973 = 23352
Step 25: 23352 + 973 = 24325
Step 26: 24325 + 973 = 25298
Step 27: 25298 + 973 = 26271
Step 28: 26271 + 973 = 27244
Step 29: 27244 + 973 = 28217
Step 30: 28217 + 973 = 29190
Step 31: 29190 + 973 = 30163
Step 32: 30163 + 973 = 31136
Step 33: 31136 + 973 = 32109
Step 34: 32109 + 973 = 33082
Step 35: 33082 + 973 = 34055
Step 36: 34055 + 973 = 35028
Step 37: 35028 + 973 = 36001
Step 38: 36001 + 973 = 36974
Step 39: 36974 + 973 = 37947
Step 40: 37947 + 973 = 38920
Step 41: 38920 + 973 = 39893
Step 42: 39893 + 973 = 40866
Step 43: 40866 + 973 = 41839
Step 44: 41839 + 973 = 42812
Step 45: 42812 + 973 = 43785
Step 46: 43785 + 973 = 44758
Step 47: 44758 + 973 = 45731
Step 48: 45731 + 973 = 46704
Step 49: 46704 + 973 = 47677
Step 50: 47677 + 973 = 48650
Step 51: 48650 + 973 = 49623
Step 52: 49623 + 973 = 50596
Step 53: 50596 + 973 = 51569
Step 54: 51569 + 973 = 52542
Step 55: 52542 + 973 = 53515
Step 56: 53515 + 973 = 54488
Step 57: 54488 + 973 = 55461
Step 58: 55461 + 973 = 56434
Step 59: 56434 + 973 = 57407
Step 60: 57407 + 973 = 58380
Step 61: 58380 + 973 = 59353
Step 62: 59353 + 973 = 60326
Step 63: 60326 + 973 = 61299
Step 64: 61299 + 973 = 62272
Step 65: 62272 + 973 = 63245
Step 66: 63245 + 973 = 64218
Step 67: 64218 + 973 = 65191
Step 68: 65191 + 973 = 66164
Step 69: 66164 + 973 = 67137
Step 70: 67137 + 973 = 68110
Step 71: 68110 + 973 = 69083
Step 72: 69083 + 973 = 70056
Step 73: 70056 + 973 = 71029
Step 74: 71029 + 973 = 72002
Step 75: 72002 + 973 = 72975
Step 76: 72975 + 973 = 73948
Step 77: 73948 + 973 = 74921
Step 78: 74921 + 973 = 75894
Step 79: 75894 + 973 = 76867
Step 80: 76867 + 973 = 77840
Step 81: 77840 + 973 = 78813
Step 82: 78813 + 973 = 79786
Step 83: 79786 + 973 = 80759
Step 84: 80759 + 973 = 81732
Step 85: 81732 + 973 = 82705
Step 86: 82705 + 973 = 83678
Step 87: 83678 + 973 = 84651
Step 88: 84651 + 973 = 85624
Step 89: 85624 + 973 = 86597
Step 90: 86597 + 973 = 87570
Step 91: 87570 + 973 = 88543
Step 92: 88543 + 973 = 89516
Step 93: 89516 + 973 = 90489
Step 94: 90489 + 973 = 91462
Step 95: 91462 + 973 = 92435
Step 96: 92435 + 973 = 93408
Step 97: 93408 + 973 = 94381
Step 98: 94381 + 973 = 95354
Step 99: 95354 + 973 = 96327
Step 100: 96327 + 973 = 97300
Step 101: 97300 + 973 = 98273
Step 102: 98273 + 973 = 99246
Step 103: 99246 + 973 = 100219
Step 104: 100219 + 973 = 101192
Step 105: 101192 + 973 = 102165
Step 106: 102165 + 973 = 103138
Step 107: 103138 + 973 = 104111
Step 108: 104111 + 973 = 105084
Step 109: 105084 + 973 = 106057
Step 110: 106057 + 973 = 107030
Step 111: 107030 + 973 = 108003
Step 112: 108003 + 973 = 108976
Step 113: 108976 + 973 = 109949
Step 114: 109949 + 973 = 110922
Step 115: 110922 + 973 = 111895
Step 116: 111895 + 973 = 112868
Step 117: 112868 + 973 = 113841
Step 118: 113841 + 973 = 114814
Step 119: 114814 + 973 = 115787
Step 120: 115787 + 973 = 116760
Step 121: 116760 + 973 = 117733
Step 122: 117733 + 973 = 118706
Step 123: 118706 + 973 = 119679
Step 124: 119679 + 973 = 120652
Step 125: 120652 + 973 = 121625
Step 126: 121625 + 973 = 122598
Step 127: 122598 + 973 = 123571
Step 128: 123571 + 973 = 124544
Step 129: 124544 + 973 = 125517
Step 130: 125517 + 973 = 126490
Step 131: 126490 + 973 = 127463
Step 132: 127463 + 973 = 128436
Step 133: 128436 + 973 = 129409
Step 134: 129409 + 973 = 130382
Step 135: 130382 + 973 = 131355
Step 136: 131355 + 973 = 132328
Step 137: 132328 + 973 = 133301
Step 138: 133301 + 973 = 134274
Step 139: 134274 + 973 = 135247
Step 140: 135247 + 973 = 136220
Step 141: 136220 + 973 = 137193
Step 142: 137193 + 973 = 138166
Step 143: 138166 + 973 = 139139
Step 144: 139139 + 973 = 140112
Step 145: 140112 + 973 = 141085
Step 146: 141085 + 973 = 142058

So, 973*146 = 142058