Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 689. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 298. So, we're going to take the number 689 and add it to itself 298 times.
Step 1: 0 + 689 = 689
Step 2: 689 + 689 = 1378
Step 3: 1378 + 689 = 2067
Step 4: 2067 + 689 = 2756
Step 5: 2756 + 689 = 3445
Step 6: 3445 + 689 = 4134
Step 7: 4134 + 689 = 4823
Step 8: 4823 + 689 = 5512
Step 9: 5512 + 689 = 6201
Step 10: 6201 + 689 = 6890
Step 11: 6890 + 689 = 7579
Step 12: 7579 + 689 = 8268
Step 13: 8268 + 689 = 8957
Step 14: 8957 + 689 = 9646
Step 15: 9646 + 689 = 10335
Step 16: 10335 + 689 = 11024
Step 17: 11024 + 689 = 11713
Step 18: 11713 + 689 = 12402
Step 19: 12402 + 689 = 13091
Step 20: 13091 + 689 = 13780
Step 21: 13780 + 689 = 14469
Step 22: 14469 + 689 = 15158
Step 23: 15158 + 689 = 15847
Step 24: 15847 + 689 = 16536
Step 25: 16536 + 689 = 17225
Step 26: 17225 + 689 = 17914
Step 27: 17914 + 689 = 18603
Step 28: 18603 + 689 = 19292
Step 29: 19292 + 689 = 19981
Step 30: 19981 + 689 = 20670
Step 31: 20670 + 689 = 21359
Step 32: 21359 + 689 = 22048
Step 33: 22048 + 689 = 22737
Step 34: 22737 + 689 = 23426
Step 35: 23426 + 689 = 24115
Step 36: 24115 + 689 = 24804
Step 37: 24804 + 689 = 25493
Step 38: 25493 + 689 = 26182
Step 39: 26182 + 689 = 26871
Step 40: 26871 + 689 = 27560
Step 41: 27560 + 689 = 28249
Step 42: 28249 + 689 = 28938
Step 43: 28938 + 689 = 29627
Step 44: 29627 + 689 = 30316
Step 45: 30316 + 689 = 31005
Step 46: 31005 + 689 = 31694
Step 47: 31694 + 689 = 32383
Step 48: 32383 + 689 = 33072
Step 49: 33072 + 689 = 33761
Step 50: 33761 + 689 = 34450
Step 51: 34450 + 689 = 35139
Step 52: 35139 + 689 = 35828
Step 53: 35828 + 689 = 36517
Step 54: 36517 + 689 = 37206
Step 55: 37206 + 689 = 37895
Step 56: 37895 + 689 = 38584
Step 57: 38584 + 689 = 39273
Step 58: 39273 + 689 = 39962
Step 59: 39962 + 689 = 40651
Step 60: 40651 + 689 = 41340
Step 61: 41340 + 689 = 42029
Step 62: 42029 + 689 = 42718
Step 63: 42718 + 689 = 43407
Step 64: 43407 + 689 = 44096
Step 65: 44096 + 689 = 44785
Step 66: 44785 + 689 = 45474
Step 67: 45474 + 689 = 46163
Step 68: 46163 + 689 = 46852
Step 69: 46852 + 689 = 47541
Step 70: 47541 + 689 = 48230
Step 71: 48230 + 689 = 48919
Step 72: 48919 + 689 = 49608
Step 73: 49608 + 689 = 50297
Step 74: 50297 + 689 = 50986
Step 75: 50986 + 689 = 51675
Step 76: 51675 + 689 = 52364
Step 77: 52364 + 689 = 53053
Step 78: 53053 + 689 = 53742
Step 79: 53742 + 689 = 54431
Step 80: 54431 + 689 = 55120
Step 81: 55120 + 689 = 55809
Step 82: 55809 + 689 = 56498
Step 83: 56498 + 689 = 57187
Step 84: 57187 + 689 = 57876
Step 85: 57876 + 689 = 58565
Step 86: 58565 + 689 = 59254
Step 87: 59254 + 689 = 59943
Step 88: 59943 + 689 = 60632
Step 89: 60632 + 689 = 61321
Step 90: 61321 + 689 = 62010
Step 91: 62010 + 689 = 62699
Step 92: 62699 + 689 = 63388
Step 93: 63388 + 689 = 64077
Step 94: 64077 + 689 = 64766
Step 95: 64766 + 689 = 65455
Step 96: 65455 + 689 = 66144
Step 97: 66144 + 689 = 66833
Step 98: 66833 + 689 = 67522
Step 99: 67522 + 689 = 68211
Step 100: 68211 + 689 = 68900
Step 101: 68900 + 689 = 69589
Step 102: 69589 + 689 = 70278
Step 103: 70278 + 689 = 70967
Step 104: 70967 + 689 = 71656
Step 105: 71656 + 689 = 72345
Step 106: 72345 + 689 = 73034
Step 107: 73034 + 689 = 73723
Step 108: 73723 + 689 = 74412
Step 109: 74412 + 689 = 75101
Step 110: 75101 + 689 = 75790
Step 111: 75790 + 689 = 76479
Step 112: 76479 + 689 = 77168
Step 113: 77168 + 689 = 77857
Step 114: 77857 + 689 = 78546
Step 115: 78546 + 689 = 79235
Step 116: 79235 + 689 = 79924
Step 117: 79924 + 689 = 80613
Step 118: 80613 + 689 = 81302
Step 119: 81302 + 689 = 81991
Step 120: 81991 + 689 = 82680
Step 121: 82680 + 689 = 83369
Step 122: 83369 + 689 = 84058
Step 123: 84058 + 689 = 84747
Step 124: 84747 + 689 = 85436
Step 125: 85436 + 689 = 86125
Step 126: 86125 + 689 = 86814
Step 127: 86814 + 689 = 87503
Step 128: 87503 + 689 = 88192
Step 129: 88192 + 689 = 88881
Step 130: 88881 + 689 = 89570
Step 131: 89570 + 689 = 90259
Step 132: 90259 + 689 = 90948
Step 133: 90948 + 689 = 91637
Step 134: 91637 + 689 = 92326
Step 135: 92326 + 689 = 93015
Step 136: 93015 + 689 = 93704
Step 137: 93704 + 689 = 94393
Step 138: 94393 + 689 = 95082
Step 139: 95082 + 689 = 95771
Step 140: 95771 + 689 = 96460
Step 141: 96460 + 689 = 97149
Step 142: 97149 + 689 = 97838
Step 143: 97838 + 689 = 98527
Step 144: 98527 + 689 = 99216
Step 145: 99216 + 689 = 99905
Step 146: 99905 + 689 = 100594
Step 147: 100594 + 689 = 101283
Step 148: 101283 + 689 = 101972
Step 149: 101972 + 689 = 102661
Step 150: 102661 + 689 = 103350
Step 151: 103350 + 689 = 104039
Step 152: 104039 + 689 = 104728
Step 153: 104728 + 689 = 105417
Step 154: 105417 + 689 = 106106
Step 155: 106106 + 689 = 106795
Step 156: 106795 + 689 = 107484
Step 157: 107484 + 689 = 108173
Step 158: 108173 + 689 = 108862
Step 159: 108862 + 689 = 109551
Step 160: 109551 + 689 = 110240
Step 161: 110240 + 689 = 110929
Step 162: 110929 + 689 = 111618
Step 163: 111618 + 689 = 112307
Step 164: 112307 + 689 = 112996
Step 165: 112996 + 689 = 113685
Step 166: 113685 + 689 = 114374
Step 167: 114374 + 689 = 115063
Step 168: 115063 + 689 = 115752
Step 169: 115752 + 689 = 116441
Step 170: 116441 + 689 = 117130
Step 171: 117130 + 689 = 117819
Step 172: 117819 + 689 = 118508
Step 173: 118508 + 689 = 119197
Step 174: 119197 + 689 = 119886
Step 175: 119886 + 689 = 120575
Step 176: 120575 + 689 = 121264
Step 177: 121264 + 689 = 121953
Step 178: 121953 + 689 = 122642
Step 179: 122642 + 689 = 123331
Step 180: 123331 + 689 = 124020
Step 181: 124020 + 689 = 124709
Step 182: 124709 + 689 = 125398
Step 183: 125398 + 689 = 126087
Step 184: 126087 + 689 = 126776
Step 185: 126776 + 689 = 127465
Step 186: 127465 + 689 = 128154
Step 187: 128154 + 689 = 128843
Step 188: 128843 + 689 = 129532
Step 189: 129532 + 689 = 130221
Step 190: 130221 + 689 = 130910
Step 191: 130910 + 689 = 131599
Step 192: 131599 + 689 = 132288
Step 193: 132288 + 689 = 132977
Step 194: 132977 + 689 = 133666
Step 195: 133666 + 689 = 134355
Step 196: 134355 + 689 = 135044
Step 197: 135044 + 689 = 135733
Step 198: 135733 + 689 = 136422
Step 199: 136422 + 689 = 137111
Step 200: 137111 + 689 = 137800
Step 201: 137800 + 689 = 138489
Step 202: 138489 + 689 = 139178
Step 203: 139178 + 689 = 139867
Step 204: 139867 + 689 = 140556
Step 205: 140556 + 689 = 141245
Step 206: 141245 + 689 = 141934
Step 207: 141934 + 689 = 142623
Step 208: 142623 + 689 = 143312
Step 209: 143312 + 689 = 144001
Step 210: 144001 + 689 = 144690
Step 211: 144690 + 689 = 145379
Step 212: 145379 + 689 = 146068
Step 213: 146068 + 689 = 146757
Step 214: 146757 + 689 = 147446
Step 215: 147446 + 689 = 148135
Step 216: 148135 + 689 = 148824
Step 217: 148824 + 689 = 149513
Step 218: 149513 + 689 = 150202
Step 219: 150202 + 689 = 150891
Step 220: 150891 + 689 = 151580
Step 221: 151580 + 689 = 152269
Step 222: 152269 + 689 = 152958
Step 223: 152958 + 689 = 153647
Step 224: 153647 + 689 = 154336
Step 225: 154336 + 689 = 155025
Step 226: 155025 + 689 = 155714
Step 227: 155714 + 689 = 156403
Step 228: 156403 + 689 = 157092
Step 229: 157092 + 689 = 157781
Step 230: 157781 + 689 = 158470
Step 231: 158470 + 689 = 159159
Step 232: 159159 + 689 = 159848
Step 233: 159848 + 689 = 160537
Step 234: 160537 + 689 = 161226
Step 235: 161226 + 689 = 161915
Step 236: 161915 + 689 = 162604
Step 237: 162604 + 689 = 163293
Step 238: 163293 + 689 = 163982
Step 239: 163982 + 689 = 164671
Step 240: 164671 + 689 = 165360
Step 241: 165360 + 689 = 166049
Step 242: 166049 + 689 = 166738
Step 243: 166738 + 689 = 167427
Step 244: 167427 + 689 = 168116
Step 245: 168116 + 689 = 168805
Step 246: 168805 + 689 = 169494
Step 247: 169494 + 689 = 170183
Step 248: 170183 + 689 = 170872
Step 249: 170872 + 689 = 171561
Step 250: 171561 + 689 = 172250
Step 251: 172250 + 689 = 172939
Step 252: 172939 + 689 = 173628
Step 253: 173628 + 689 = 174317
Step 254: 174317 + 689 = 175006
Step 255: 175006 + 689 = 175695
Step 256: 175695 + 689 = 176384
Step 257: 176384 + 689 = 177073
Step 258: 177073 + 689 = 177762
Step 259: 177762 + 689 = 178451
Step 260: 178451 + 689 = 179140
Step 261: 179140 + 689 = 179829
Step 262: 179829 + 689 = 180518
Step 263: 180518 + 689 = 181207
Step 264: 181207 + 689 = 181896
Step 265: 181896 + 689 = 182585
Step 266: 182585 + 689 = 183274
Step 267: 183274 + 689 = 183963
Step 268: 183963 + 689 = 184652
Step 269: 184652 + 689 = 185341
Step 270: 185341 + 689 = 186030
Step 271: 186030 + 689 = 186719
Step 272: 186719 + 689 = 187408
Step 273: 187408 + 689 = 188097
Step 274: 188097 + 689 = 188786
Step 275: 188786 + 689 = 189475
Step 276: 189475 + 689 = 190164
Step 277: 190164 + 689 = 190853
Step 278: 190853 + 689 = 191542
Step 279: 191542 + 689 = 192231
Step 280: 192231 + 689 = 192920
Step 281: 192920 + 689 = 193609
Step 282: 193609 + 689 = 194298
Step 283: 194298 + 689 = 194987
Step 284: 194987 + 689 = 195676
Step 285: 195676 + 689 = 196365
Step 286: 196365 + 689 = 197054
Step 287: 197054 + 689 = 197743
Step 288: 197743 + 689 = 198432
Step 289: 198432 + 689 = 199121
Step 290: 199121 + 689 = 199810
Step 291: 199810 + 689 = 200499
Step 292: 200499 + 689 = 201188
Step 293: 201188 + 689 = 201877
Step 294: 201877 + 689 = 202566
Step 295: 202566 + 689 = 203255
Step 296: 203255 + 689 = 203944
Step 297: 203944 + 689 = 204633
Step 298: 204633 + 689 = 205322

So, 689*298 = 205322