OK, let's crack this. We're given 743 and our task is to multiply it by 179. Essentially, we'll be adding 743 to itself 179 times.
Step 1: 0 + 743 = 743
Step 2: 743 + 743 = 1486
Step 3: 1486 + 743 = 2229
Step 4: 2229 + 743 = 2972
Step 5: 2972 + 743 = 3715
Step 6: 3715 + 743 = 4458
Step 7: 4458 + 743 = 5201
Step 8: 5201 + 743 = 5944
Step 9: 5944 + 743 = 6687
Step 10: 6687 + 743 = 7430
Step 11: 7430 + 743 = 8173
Step 12: 8173 + 743 = 8916
Step 13: 8916 + 743 = 9659
Step 14: 9659 + 743 = 10402
Step 15: 10402 + 743 = 11145
Step 16: 11145 + 743 = 11888
Step 17: 11888 + 743 = 12631
Step 18: 12631 + 743 = 13374
Step 19: 13374 + 743 = 14117
Step 20: 14117 + 743 = 14860
Step 21: 14860 + 743 = 15603
Step 22: 15603 + 743 = 16346
Step 23: 16346 + 743 = 17089
Step 24: 17089 + 743 = 17832
Step 25: 17832 + 743 = 18575
Step 26: 18575 + 743 = 19318
Step 27: 19318 + 743 = 20061
Step 28: 20061 + 743 = 20804
Step 29: 20804 + 743 = 21547
Step 30: 21547 + 743 = 22290
Step 31: 22290 + 743 = 23033
Step 32: 23033 + 743 = 23776
Step 33: 23776 + 743 = 24519
Step 34: 24519 + 743 = 25262
Step 35: 25262 + 743 = 26005
Step 36: 26005 + 743 = 26748
Step 37: 26748 + 743 = 27491
Step 38: 27491 + 743 = 28234
Step 39: 28234 + 743 = 28977
Step 40: 28977 + 743 = 29720
Step 41: 29720 + 743 = 30463
Step 42: 30463 + 743 = 31206
Step 43: 31206 + 743 = 31949
Step 44: 31949 + 743 = 32692
Step 45: 32692 + 743 = 33435
Step 46: 33435 + 743 = 34178
Step 47: 34178 + 743 = 34921
Step 48: 34921 + 743 = 35664
Step 49: 35664 + 743 = 36407
Step 50: 36407 + 743 = 37150
Step 51: 37150 + 743 = 37893
Step 52: 37893 + 743 = 38636
Step 53: 38636 + 743 = 39379
Step 54: 39379 + 743 = 40122
Step 55: 40122 + 743 = 40865
Step 56: 40865 + 743 = 41608
Step 57: 41608 + 743 = 42351
Step 58: 42351 + 743 = 43094
Step 59: 43094 + 743 = 43837
Step 60: 43837 + 743 = 44580
Step 61: 44580 + 743 = 45323
Step 62: 45323 + 743 = 46066
Step 63: 46066 + 743 = 46809
Step 64: 46809 + 743 = 47552
Step 65: 47552 + 743 = 48295
Step 66: 48295 + 743 = 49038
Step 67: 49038 + 743 = 49781
Step 68: 49781 + 743 = 50524
Step 69: 50524 + 743 = 51267
Step 70: 51267 + 743 = 52010
Step 71: 52010 + 743 = 52753
Step 72: 52753 + 743 = 53496
Step 73: 53496 + 743 = 54239
Step 74: 54239 + 743 = 54982
Step 75: 54982 + 743 = 55725
Step 76: 55725 + 743 = 56468
Step 77: 56468 + 743 = 57211
Step 78: 57211 + 743 = 57954
Step 79: 57954 + 743 = 58697
Step 80: 58697 + 743 = 59440
Step 81: 59440 + 743 = 60183
Step 82: 60183 + 743 = 60926
Step 83: 60926 + 743 = 61669
Step 84: 61669 + 743 = 62412
Step 85: 62412 + 743 = 63155
Step 86: 63155 + 743 = 63898
Step 87: 63898 + 743 = 64641
Step 88: 64641 + 743 = 65384
Step 89: 65384 + 743 = 66127
Step 90: 66127 + 743 = 66870
Step 91: 66870 + 743 = 67613
Step 92: 67613 + 743 = 68356
Step 93: 68356 + 743 = 69099
Step 94: 69099 + 743 = 69842
Step 95: 69842 + 743 = 70585
Step 96: 70585 + 743 = 71328
Step 97: 71328 + 743 = 72071
Step 98: 72071 + 743 = 72814
Step 99: 72814 + 743 = 73557
Step 100: 73557 + 743 = 74300
Step 101: 74300 + 743 = 75043
Step 102: 75043 + 743 = 75786
Step 103: 75786 + 743 = 76529
Step 104: 76529 + 743 = 77272
Step 105: 77272 + 743 = 78015
Step 106: 78015 + 743 = 78758
Step 107: 78758 + 743 = 79501
Step 108: 79501 + 743 = 80244
Step 109: 80244 + 743 = 80987
Step 110: 80987 + 743 = 81730
Step 111: 81730 + 743 = 82473
Step 112: 82473 + 743 = 83216
Step 113: 83216 + 743 = 83959
Step 114: 83959 + 743 = 84702
Step 115: 84702 + 743 = 85445
Step 116: 85445 + 743 = 86188
Step 117: 86188 + 743 = 86931
Step 118: 86931 + 743 = 87674
Step 119: 87674 + 743 = 88417
Step 120: 88417 + 743 = 89160
Step 121: 89160 + 743 = 89903
Step 122: 89903 + 743 = 90646
Step 123: 90646 + 743 = 91389
Step 124: 91389 + 743 = 92132
Step 125: 92132 + 743 = 92875
Step 126: 92875 + 743 = 93618
Step 127: 93618 + 743 = 94361
Step 128: 94361 + 743 = 95104
Step 129: 95104 + 743 = 95847
Step 130: 95847 + 743 = 96590
Step 131: 96590 + 743 = 97333
Step 132: 97333 + 743 = 98076
Step 133: 98076 + 743 = 98819
Step 134: 98819 + 743 = 99562
Step 135: 99562 + 743 = 100305
Step 136: 100305 + 743 = 101048
Step 137: 101048 + 743 = 101791
Step 138: 101791 + 743 = 102534
Step 139: 102534 + 743 = 103277
Step 140: 103277 + 743 = 104020
Step 141: 104020 + 743 = 104763
Step 142: 104763 + 743 = 105506
Step 143: 105506 + 743 = 106249
Step 144: 106249 + 743 = 106992
Step 145: 106992 + 743 = 107735
Step 146: 107735 + 743 = 108478
Step 147: 108478 + 743 = 109221
Step 148: 109221 + 743 = 109964
Step 149: 109964 + 743 = 110707
Step 150: 110707 + 743 = 111450
Step 151: 111450 + 743 = 112193
Step 152: 112193 + 743 = 112936
Step 153: 112936 + 743 = 113679
Step 154: 113679 + 743 = 114422
Step 155: 114422 + 743 = 115165
Step 156: 115165 + 743 = 115908
Step 157: 115908 + 743 = 116651
Step 158: 116651 + 743 = 117394
Step 159: 117394 + 743 = 118137
Step 160: 118137 + 743 = 118880
Step 161: 118880 + 743 = 119623
Step 162: 119623 + 743 = 120366
Step 163: 120366 + 743 = 121109
Step 164: 121109 + 743 = 121852
Step 165: 121852 + 743 = 122595
Step 166: 122595 + 743 = 123338
Step 167: 123338 + 743 = 124081
Step 168: 124081 + 743 = 124824
Step 169: 124824 + 743 = 125567
Step 170: 125567 + 743 = 126310
Step 171: 126310 + 743 = 127053
Step 172: 127053 + 743 = 127796
Step 173: 127796 + 743 = 128539
Step 174: 128539 + 743 = 129282
Step 175: 129282 + 743 = 130025
Step 176: 130025 + 743 = 130768
Step 177: 130768 + 743 = 131511
Step 178: 131511 + 743 = 132254
Step 179: 132254 + 743 = 132997

So, 743*179 = 132997