OK, let's crack this. We're given 898 and our task is to multiply it by 146. Essentially, we'll be adding 898 to itself 146 times.
Step 1: 0 + 898 = 898
Step 2: 898 + 898 = 1796
Step 3: 1796 + 898 = 2694
Step 4: 2694 + 898 = 3592
Step 5: 3592 + 898 = 4490
Step 6: 4490 + 898 = 5388
Step 7: 5388 + 898 = 6286
Step 8: 6286 + 898 = 7184
Step 9: 7184 + 898 = 8082
Step 10: 8082 + 898 = 8980
Step 11: 8980 + 898 = 9878
Step 12: 9878 + 898 = 10776
Step 13: 10776 + 898 = 11674
Step 14: 11674 + 898 = 12572
Step 15: 12572 + 898 = 13470
Step 16: 13470 + 898 = 14368
Step 17: 14368 + 898 = 15266
Step 18: 15266 + 898 = 16164
Step 19: 16164 + 898 = 17062
Step 20: 17062 + 898 = 17960
Step 21: 17960 + 898 = 18858
Step 22: 18858 + 898 = 19756
Step 23: 19756 + 898 = 20654
Step 24: 20654 + 898 = 21552
Step 25: 21552 + 898 = 22450
Step 26: 22450 + 898 = 23348
Step 27: 23348 + 898 = 24246
Step 28: 24246 + 898 = 25144
Step 29: 25144 + 898 = 26042
Step 30: 26042 + 898 = 26940
Step 31: 26940 + 898 = 27838
Step 32: 27838 + 898 = 28736
Step 33: 28736 + 898 = 29634
Step 34: 29634 + 898 = 30532
Step 35: 30532 + 898 = 31430
Step 36: 31430 + 898 = 32328
Step 37: 32328 + 898 = 33226
Step 38: 33226 + 898 = 34124
Step 39: 34124 + 898 = 35022
Step 40: 35022 + 898 = 35920
Step 41: 35920 + 898 = 36818
Step 42: 36818 + 898 = 37716
Step 43: 37716 + 898 = 38614
Step 44: 38614 + 898 = 39512
Step 45: 39512 + 898 = 40410
Step 46: 40410 + 898 = 41308
Step 47: 41308 + 898 = 42206
Step 48: 42206 + 898 = 43104
Step 49: 43104 + 898 = 44002
Step 50: 44002 + 898 = 44900
Step 51: 44900 + 898 = 45798
Step 52: 45798 + 898 = 46696
Step 53: 46696 + 898 = 47594
Step 54: 47594 + 898 = 48492
Step 55: 48492 + 898 = 49390
Step 56: 49390 + 898 = 50288
Step 57: 50288 + 898 = 51186
Step 58: 51186 + 898 = 52084
Step 59: 52084 + 898 = 52982
Step 60: 52982 + 898 = 53880
Step 61: 53880 + 898 = 54778
Step 62: 54778 + 898 = 55676
Step 63: 55676 + 898 = 56574
Step 64: 56574 + 898 = 57472
Step 65: 57472 + 898 = 58370
Step 66: 58370 + 898 = 59268
Step 67: 59268 + 898 = 60166
Step 68: 60166 + 898 = 61064
Step 69: 61064 + 898 = 61962
Step 70: 61962 + 898 = 62860
Step 71: 62860 + 898 = 63758
Step 72: 63758 + 898 = 64656
Step 73: 64656 + 898 = 65554
Step 74: 65554 + 898 = 66452
Step 75: 66452 + 898 = 67350
Step 76: 67350 + 898 = 68248
Step 77: 68248 + 898 = 69146
Step 78: 69146 + 898 = 70044
Step 79: 70044 + 898 = 70942
Step 80: 70942 + 898 = 71840
Step 81: 71840 + 898 = 72738
Step 82: 72738 + 898 = 73636
Step 83: 73636 + 898 = 74534
Step 84: 74534 + 898 = 75432
Step 85: 75432 + 898 = 76330
Step 86: 76330 + 898 = 77228
Step 87: 77228 + 898 = 78126
Step 88: 78126 + 898 = 79024
Step 89: 79024 + 898 = 79922
Step 90: 79922 + 898 = 80820
Step 91: 80820 + 898 = 81718
Step 92: 81718 + 898 = 82616
Step 93: 82616 + 898 = 83514
Step 94: 83514 + 898 = 84412
Step 95: 84412 + 898 = 85310
Step 96: 85310 + 898 = 86208
Step 97: 86208 + 898 = 87106
Step 98: 87106 + 898 = 88004
Step 99: 88004 + 898 = 88902
Step 100: 88902 + 898 = 89800
Step 101: 89800 + 898 = 90698
Step 102: 90698 + 898 = 91596
Step 103: 91596 + 898 = 92494
Step 104: 92494 + 898 = 93392
Step 105: 93392 + 898 = 94290
Step 106: 94290 + 898 = 95188
Step 107: 95188 + 898 = 96086
Step 108: 96086 + 898 = 96984
Step 109: 96984 + 898 = 97882
Step 110: 97882 + 898 = 98780
Step 111: 98780 + 898 = 99678
Step 112: 99678 + 898 = 100576
Step 113: 100576 + 898 = 101474
Step 114: 101474 + 898 = 102372
Step 115: 102372 + 898 = 103270
Step 116: 103270 + 898 = 104168
Step 117: 104168 + 898 = 105066
Step 118: 105066 + 898 = 105964
Step 119: 105964 + 898 = 106862
Step 120: 106862 + 898 = 107760
Step 121: 107760 + 898 = 108658
Step 122: 108658 + 898 = 109556
Step 123: 109556 + 898 = 110454
Step 124: 110454 + 898 = 111352
Step 125: 111352 + 898 = 112250
Step 126: 112250 + 898 = 113148
Step 127: 113148 + 898 = 114046
Step 128: 114046 + 898 = 114944
Step 129: 114944 + 898 = 115842
Step 130: 115842 + 898 = 116740
Step 131: 116740 + 898 = 117638
Step 132: 117638 + 898 = 118536
Step 133: 118536 + 898 = 119434
Step 134: 119434 + 898 = 120332
Step 135: 120332 + 898 = 121230
Step 136: 121230 + 898 = 122128
Step 137: 122128 + 898 = 123026
Step 138: 123026 + 898 = 123924
Step 139: 123924 + 898 = 124822
Step 140: 124822 + 898 = 125720
Step 141: 125720 + 898 = 126618
Step 142: 126618 + 898 = 127516
Step 143: 127516 + 898 = 128414
Step 144: 128414 + 898 = 129312
Step 145: 129312 + 898 = 130210
Step 146: 130210 + 898 = 131108

So, 898*146 = 131108