Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 853 and we're going to multiply it by 18, essentially adding 853 to itself 18 times.
Step 1: 0 + 853 = 853
Step 2: 853 + 853 = 1706
Step 3: 1706 + 853 = 2559
Step 4: 2559 + 853 = 3412
Step 5: 3412 + 853 = 4265
Step 6: 4265 + 853 = 5118
Step 7: 5118 + 853 = 5971
Step 8: 5971 + 853 = 6824
Step 9: 6824 + 853 = 7677
Step 10: 7677 + 853 = 8530
Step 11: 8530 + 853 = 9383
Step 12: 9383 + 853 = 10236
Step 13: 10236 + 853 = 11089
Step 14: 11089 + 853 = 11942
Step 15: 11942 + 853 = 12795
Step 16: 12795 + 853 = 13648
Step 17: 13648 + 853 = 14501
Step 18: 14501 + 853 = 15354

So, 853*18 = 15354