Let's get this math done. We have 298 and we're going to multiply it by 153. This is the same as taking 298 and adding it to itself 153 times.
Step 1: 0 + 298 = 298
Step 2: 298 + 298 = 596
Step 3: 596 + 298 = 894
Step 4: 894 + 298 = 1192
Step 5: 1192 + 298 = 1490
Step 6: 1490 + 298 = 1788
Step 7: 1788 + 298 = 2086
Step 8: 2086 + 298 = 2384
Step 9: 2384 + 298 = 2682
Step 10: 2682 + 298 = 2980
Step 11: 2980 + 298 = 3278
Step 12: 3278 + 298 = 3576
Step 13: 3576 + 298 = 3874
Step 14: 3874 + 298 = 4172
Step 15: 4172 + 298 = 4470
Step 16: 4470 + 298 = 4768
Step 17: 4768 + 298 = 5066
Step 18: 5066 + 298 = 5364
Step 19: 5364 + 298 = 5662
Step 20: 5662 + 298 = 5960
Step 21: 5960 + 298 = 6258
Step 22: 6258 + 298 = 6556
Step 23: 6556 + 298 = 6854
Step 24: 6854 + 298 = 7152
Step 25: 7152 + 298 = 7450
Step 26: 7450 + 298 = 7748
Step 27: 7748 + 298 = 8046
Step 28: 8046 + 298 = 8344
Step 29: 8344 + 298 = 8642
Step 30: 8642 + 298 = 8940
Step 31: 8940 + 298 = 9238
Step 32: 9238 + 298 = 9536
Step 33: 9536 + 298 = 9834
Step 34: 9834 + 298 = 10132
Step 35: 10132 + 298 = 10430
Step 36: 10430 + 298 = 10728
Step 37: 10728 + 298 = 11026
Step 38: 11026 + 298 = 11324
Step 39: 11324 + 298 = 11622
Step 40: 11622 + 298 = 11920
Step 41: 11920 + 298 = 12218
Step 42: 12218 + 298 = 12516
Step 43: 12516 + 298 = 12814
Step 44: 12814 + 298 = 13112
Step 45: 13112 + 298 = 13410
Step 46: 13410 + 298 = 13708
Step 47: 13708 + 298 = 14006
Step 48: 14006 + 298 = 14304
Step 49: 14304 + 298 = 14602
Step 50: 14602 + 298 = 14900
Step 51: 14900 + 298 = 15198
Step 52: 15198 + 298 = 15496
Step 53: 15496 + 298 = 15794
Step 54: 15794 + 298 = 16092
Step 55: 16092 + 298 = 16390
Step 56: 16390 + 298 = 16688
Step 57: 16688 + 298 = 16986
Step 58: 16986 + 298 = 17284
Step 59: 17284 + 298 = 17582
Step 60: 17582 + 298 = 17880
Step 61: 17880 + 298 = 18178
Step 62: 18178 + 298 = 18476
Step 63: 18476 + 298 = 18774
Step 64: 18774 + 298 = 19072
Step 65: 19072 + 298 = 19370
Step 66: 19370 + 298 = 19668
Step 67: 19668 + 298 = 19966
Step 68: 19966 + 298 = 20264
Step 69: 20264 + 298 = 20562
Step 70: 20562 + 298 = 20860
Step 71: 20860 + 298 = 21158
Step 72: 21158 + 298 = 21456
Step 73: 21456 + 298 = 21754
Step 74: 21754 + 298 = 22052
Step 75: 22052 + 298 = 22350
Step 76: 22350 + 298 = 22648
Step 77: 22648 + 298 = 22946
Step 78: 22946 + 298 = 23244
Step 79: 23244 + 298 = 23542
Step 80: 23542 + 298 = 23840
Step 81: 23840 + 298 = 24138
Step 82: 24138 + 298 = 24436
Step 83: 24436 + 298 = 24734
Step 84: 24734 + 298 = 25032
Step 85: 25032 + 298 = 25330
Step 86: 25330 + 298 = 25628
Step 87: 25628 + 298 = 25926
Step 88: 25926 + 298 = 26224
Step 89: 26224 + 298 = 26522
Step 90: 26522 + 298 = 26820
Step 91: 26820 + 298 = 27118
Step 92: 27118 + 298 = 27416
Step 93: 27416 + 298 = 27714
Step 94: 27714 + 298 = 28012
Step 95: 28012 + 298 = 28310
Step 96: 28310 + 298 = 28608
Step 97: 28608 + 298 = 28906
Step 98: 28906 + 298 = 29204
Step 99: 29204 + 298 = 29502
Step 100: 29502 + 298 = 29800
Step 101: 29800 + 298 = 30098
Step 102: 30098 + 298 = 30396
Step 103: 30396 + 298 = 30694
Step 104: 30694 + 298 = 30992
Step 105: 30992 + 298 = 31290
Step 106: 31290 + 298 = 31588
Step 107: 31588 + 298 = 31886
Step 108: 31886 + 298 = 32184
Step 109: 32184 + 298 = 32482
Step 110: 32482 + 298 = 32780
Step 111: 32780 + 298 = 33078
Step 112: 33078 + 298 = 33376
Step 113: 33376 + 298 = 33674
Step 114: 33674 + 298 = 33972
Step 115: 33972 + 298 = 34270
Step 116: 34270 + 298 = 34568
Step 117: 34568 + 298 = 34866
Step 118: 34866 + 298 = 35164
Step 119: 35164 + 298 = 35462
Step 120: 35462 + 298 = 35760
Step 121: 35760 + 298 = 36058
Step 122: 36058 + 298 = 36356
Step 123: 36356 + 298 = 36654
Step 124: 36654 + 298 = 36952
Step 125: 36952 + 298 = 37250
Step 126: 37250 + 298 = 37548
Step 127: 37548 + 298 = 37846
Step 128: 37846 + 298 = 38144
Step 129: 38144 + 298 = 38442
Step 130: 38442 + 298 = 38740
Step 131: 38740 + 298 = 39038
Step 132: 39038 + 298 = 39336
Step 133: 39336 + 298 = 39634
Step 134: 39634 + 298 = 39932
Step 135: 39932 + 298 = 40230
Step 136: 40230 + 298 = 40528
Step 137: 40528 + 298 = 40826
Step 138: 40826 + 298 = 41124
Step 139: 41124 + 298 = 41422
Step 140: 41422 + 298 = 41720
Step 141: 41720 + 298 = 42018
Step 142: 42018 + 298 = 42316
Step 143: 42316 + 298 = 42614
Step 144: 42614 + 298 = 42912
Step 145: 42912 + 298 = 43210
Step 146: 43210 + 298 = 43508
Step 147: 43508 + 298 = 43806
Step 148: 43806 + 298 = 44104
Step 149: 44104 + 298 = 44402
Step 150: 44402 + 298 = 44700
Step 151: 44700 + 298 = 44998
Step 152: 44998 + 298 = 45296
Step 153: 45296 + 298 = 45594

So, 298*153 = 45594