Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 996 and we're going to multiply it by 179, essentially adding 996 to itself 179 times.
Step 1: 0 + 996 = 996
Step 2: 996 + 996 = 1992
Step 3: 1992 + 996 = 2988
Step 4: 2988 + 996 = 3984
Step 5: 3984 + 996 = 4980
Step 6: 4980 + 996 = 5976
Step 7: 5976 + 996 = 6972
Step 8: 6972 + 996 = 7968
Step 9: 7968 + 996 = 8964
Step 10: 8964 + 996 = 9960
Step 11: 9960 + 996 = 10956
Step 12: 10956 + 996 = 11952
Step 13: 11952 + 996 = 12948
Step 14: 12948 + 996 = 13944
Step 15: 13944 + 996 = 14940
Step 16: 14940 + 996 = 15936
Step 17: 15936 + 996 = 16932
Step 18: 16932 + 996 = 17928
Step 19: 17928 + 996 = 18924
Step 20: 18924 + 996 = 19920
Step 21: 19920 + 996 = 20916
Step 22: 20916 + 996 = 21912
Step 23: 21912 + 996 = 22908
Step 24: 22908 + 996 = 23904
Step 25: 23904 + 996 = 24900
Step 26: 24900 + 996 = 25896
Step 27: 25896 + 996 = 26892
Step 28: 26892 + 996 = 27888
Step 29: 27888 + 996 = 28884
Step 30: 28884 + 996 = 29880
Step 31: 29880 + 996 = 30876
Step 32: 30876 + 996 = 31872
Step 33: 31872 + 996 = 32868
Step 34: 32868 + 996 = 33864
Step 35: 33864 + 996 = 34860
Step 36: 34860 + 996 = 35856
Step 37: 35856 + 996 = 36852
Step 38: 36852 + 996 = 37848
Step 39: 37848 + 996 = 38844
Step 40: 38844 + 996 = 39840
Step 41: 39840 + 996 = 40836
Step 42: 40836 + 996 = 41832
Step 43: 41832 + 996 = 42828
Step 44: 42828 + 996 = 43824
Step 45: 43824 + 996 = 44820
Step 46: 44820 + 996 = 45816
Step 47: 45816 + 996 = 46812
Step 48: 46812 + 996 = 47808
Step 49: 47808 + 996 = 48804
Step 50: 48804 + 996 = 49800
Step 51: 49800 + 996 = 50796
Step 52: 50796 + 996 = 51792
Step 53: 51792 + 996 = 52788
Step 54: 52788 + 996 = 53784
Step 55: 53784 + 996 = 54780
Step 56: 54780 + 996 = 55776
Step 57: 55776 + 996 = 56772
Step 58: 56772 + 996 = 57768
Step 59: 57768 + 996 = 58764
Step 60: 58764 + 996 = 59760
Step 61: 59760 + 996 = 60756
Step 62: 60756 + 996 = 61752
Step 63: 61752 + 996 = 62748
Step 64: 62748 + 996 = 63744
Step 65: 63744 + 996 = 64740
Step 66: 64740 + 996 = 65736
Step 67: 65736 + 996 = 66732
Step 68: 66732 + 996 = 67728
Step 69: 67728 + 996 = 68724
Step 70: 68724 + 996 = 69720
Step 71: 69720 + 996 = 70716
Step 72: 70716 + 996 = 71712
Step 73: 71712 + 996 = 72708
Step 74: 72708 + 996 = 73704
Step 75: 73704 + 996 = 74700
Step 76: 74700 + 996 = 75696
Step 77: 75696 + 996 = 76692
Step 78: 76692 + 996 = 77688
Step 79: 77688 + 996 = 78684
Step 80: 78684 + 996 = 79680
Step 81: 79680 + 996 = 80676
Step 82: 80676 + 996 = 81672
Step 83: 81672 + 996 = 82668
Step 84: 82668 + 996 = 83664
Step 85: 83664 + 996 = 84660
Step 86: 84660 + 996 = 85656
Step 87: 85656 + 996 = 86652
Step 88: 86652 + 996 = 87648
Step 89: 87648 + 996 = 88644
Step 90: 88644 + 996 = 89640
Step 91: 89640 + 996 = 90636
Step 92: 90636 + 996 = 91632
Step 93: 91632 + 996 = 92628
Step 94: 92628 + 996 = 93624
Step 95: 93624 + 996 = 94620
Step 96: 94620 + 996 = 95616
Step 97: 95616 + 996 = 96612
Step 98: 96612 + 996 = 97608
Step 99: 97608 + 996 = 98604
Step 100: 98604 + 996 = 99600
Step 101: 99600 + 996 = 100596
Step 102: 100596 + 996 = 101592
Step 103: 101592 + 996 = 102588
Step 104: 102588 + 996 = 103584
Step 105: 103584 + 996 = 104580
Step 106: 104580 + 996 = 105576
Step 107: 105576 + 996 = 106572
Step 108: 106572 + 996 = 107568
Step 109: 107568 + 996 = 108564
Step 110: 108564 + 996 = 109560
Step 111: 109560 + 996 = 110556
Step 112: 110556 + 996 = 111552
Step 113: 111552 + 996 = 112548
Step 114: 112548 + 996 = 113544
Step 115: 113544 + 996 = 114540
Step 116: 114540 + 996 = 115536
Step 117: 115536 + 996 = 116532
Step 118: 116532 + 996 = 117528
Step 119: 117528 + 996 = 118524
Step 120: 118524 + 996 = 119520
Step 121: 119520 + 996 = 120516
Step 122: 120516 + 996 = 121512
Step 123: 121512 + 996 = 122508
Step 124: 122508 + 996 = 123504
Step 125: 123504 + 996 = 124500
Step 126: 124500 + 996 = 125496
Step 127: 125496 + 996 = 126492
Step 128: 126492 + 996 = 127488
Step 129: 127488 + 996 = 128484
Step 130: 128484 + 996 = 129480
Step 131: 129480 + 996 = 130476
Step 132: 130476 + 996 = 131472
Step 133: 131472 + 996 = 132468
Step 134: 132468 + 996 = 133464
Step 135: 133464 + 996 = 134460
Step 136: 134460 + 996 = 135456
Step 137: 135456 + 996 = 136452
Step 138: 136452 + 996 = 137448
Step 139: 137448 + 996 = 138444
Step 140: 138444 + 996 = 139440
Step 141: 139440 + 996 = 140436
Step 142: 140436 + 996 = 141432
Step 143: 141432 + 996 = 142428
Step 144: 142428 + 996 = 143424
Step 145: 143424 + 996 = 144420
Step 146: 144420 + 996 = 145416
Step 147: 145416 + 996 = 146412
Step 148: 146412 + 996 = 147408
Step 149: 147408 + 996 = 148404
Step 150: 148404 + 996 = 149400
Step 151: 149400 + 996 = 150396
Step 152: 150396 + 996 = 151392
Step 153: 151392 + 996 = 152388
Step 154: 152388 + 996 = 153384
Step 155: 153384 + 996 = 154380
Step 156: 154380 + 996 = 155376
Step 157: 155376 + 996 = 156372
Step 158: 156372 + 996 = 157368
Step 159: 157368 + 996 = 158364
Step 160: 158364 + 996 = 159360
Step 161: 159360 + 996 = 160356
Step 162: 160356 + 996 = 161352
Step 163: 161352 + 996 = 162348
Step 164: 162348 + 996 = 163344
Step 165: 163344 + 996 = 164340
Step 166: 164340 + 996 = 165336
Step 167: 165336 + 996 = 166332
Step 168: 166332 + 996 = 167328
Step 169: 167328 + 996 = 168324
Step 170: 168324 + 996 = 169320
Step 171: 169320 + 996 = 170316
Step 172: 170316 + 996 = 171312
Step 173: 171312 + 996 = 172308
Step 174: 172308 + 996 = 173304
Step 175: 173304 + 996 = 174300
Step 176: 174300 + 996 = 175296
Step 177: 175296 + 996 = 176292
Step 178: 176292 + 996 = 177288
Step 179: 177288 + 996 = 178284

So, 996*179 = 178284