OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 697 and we're going to multiply it by 242, which means we add 697 to itself 242 times.
Step 1: 0 + 697 = 697
Step 2: 697 + 697 = 1394
Step 3: 1394 + 697 = 2091
Step 4: 2091 + 697 = 2788
Step 5: 2788 + 697 = 3485
Step 6: 3485 + 697 = 4182
Step 7: 4182 + 697 = 4879
Step 8: 4879 + 697 = 5576
Step 9: 5576 + 697 = 6273
Step 10: 6273 + 697 = 6970
Step 11: 6970 + 697 = 7667
Step 12: 7667 + 697 = 8364
Step 13: 8364 + 697 = 9061
Step 14: 9061 + 697 = 9758
Step 15: 9758 + 697 = 10455
Step 16: 10455 + 697 = 11152
Step 17: 11152 + 697 = 11849
Step 18: 11849 + 697 = 12546
Step 19: 12546 + 697 = 13243
Step 20: 13243 + 697 = 13940
Step 21: 13940 + 697 = 14637
Step 22: 14637 + 697 = 15334
Step 23: 15334 + 697 = 16031
Step 24: 16031 + 697 = 16728
Step 25: 16728 + 697 = 17425
Step 26: 17425 + 697 = 18122
Step 27: 18122 + 697 = 18819
Step 28: 18819 + 697 = 19516
Step 29: 19516 + 697 = 20213
Step 30: 20213 + 697 = 20910
Step 31: 20910 + 697 = 21607
Step 32: 21607 + 697 = 22304
Step 33: 22304 + 697 = 23001
Step 34: 23001 + 697 = 23698
Step 35: 23698 + 697 = 24395
Step 36: 24395 + 697 = 25092
Step 37: 25092 + 697 = 25789
Step 38: 25789 + 697 = 26486
Step 39: 26486 + 697 = 27183
Step 40: 27183 + 697 = 27880
Step 41: 27880 + 697 = 28577
Step 42: 28577 + 697 = 29274
Step 43: 29274 + 697 = 29971
Step 44: 29971 + 697 = 30668
Step 45: 30668 + 697 = 31365
Step 46: 31365 + 697 = 32062
Step 47: 32062 + 697 = 32759
Step 48: 32759 + 697 = 33456
Step 49: 33456 + 697 = 34153
Step 50: 34153 + 697 = 34850
Step 51: 34850 + 697 = 35547
Step 52: 35547 + 697 = 36244
Step 53: 36244 + 697 = 36941
Step 54: 36941 + 697 = 37638
Step 55: 37638 + 697 = 38335
Step 56: 38335 + 697 = 39032
Step 57: 39032 + 697 = 39729
Step 58: 39729 + 697 = 40426
Step 59: 40426 + 697 = 41123
Step 60: 41123 + 697 = 41820
Step 61: 41820 + 697 = 42517
Step 62: 42517 + 697 = 43214
Step 63: 43214 + 697 = 43911
Step 64: 43911 + 697 = 44608
Step 65: 44608 + 697 = 45305
Step 66: 45305 + 697 = 46002
Step 67: 46002 + 697 = 46699
Step 68: 46699 + 697 = 47396
Step 69: 47396 + 697 = 48093
Step 70: 48093 + 697 = 48790
Step 71: 48790 + 697 = 49487
Step 72: 49487 + 697 = 50184
Step 73: 50184 + 697 = 50881
Step 74: 50881 + 697 = 51578
Step 75: 51578 + 697 = 52275
Step 76: 52275 + 697 = 52972
Step 77: 52972 + 697 = 53669
Step 78: 53669 + 697 = 54366
Step 79: 54366 + 697 = 55063
Step 80: 55063 + 697 = 55760
Step 81: 55760 + 697 = 56457
Step 82: 56457 + 697 = 57154
Step 83: 57154 + 697 = 57851
Step 84: 57851 + 697 = 58548
Step 85: 58548 + 697 = 59245
Step 86: 59245 + 697 = 59942
Step 87: 59942 + 697 = 60639
Step 88: 60639 + 697 = 61336
Step 89: 61336 + 697 = 62033
Step 90: 62033 + 697 = 62730
Step 91: 62730 + 697 = 63427
Step 92: 63427 + 697 = 64124
Step 93: 64124 + 697 = 64821
Step 94: 64821 + 697 = 65518
Step 95: 65518 + 697 = 66215
Step 96: 66215 + 697 = 66912
Step 97: 66912 + 697 = 67609
Step 98: 67609 + 697 = 68306
Step 99: 68306 + 697 = 69003
Step 100: 69003 + 697 = 69700
Step 101: 69700 + 697 = 70397
Step 102: 70397 + 697 = 71094
Step 103: 71094 + 697 = 71791
Step 104: 71791 + 697 = 72488
Step 105: 72488 + 697 = 73185
Step 106: 73185 + 697 = 73882
Step 107: 73882 + 697 = 74579
Step 108: 74579 + 697 = 75276
Step 109: 75276 + 697 = 75973
Step 110: 75973 + 697 = 76670
Step 111: 76670 + 697 = 77367
Step 112: 77367 + 697 = 78064
Step 113: 78064 + 697 = 78761
Step 114: 78761 + 697 = 79458
Step 115: 79458 + 697 = 80155
Step 116: 80155 + 697 = 80852
Step 117: 80852 + 697 = 81549
Step 118: 81549 + 697 = 82246
Step 119: 82246 + 697 = 82943
Step 120: 82943 + 697 = 83640
Step 121: 83640 + 697 = 84337
Step 122: 84337 + 697 = 85034
Step 123: 85034 + 697 = 85731
Step 124: 85731 + 697 = 86428
Step 125: 86428 + 697 = 87125
Step 126: 87125 + 697 = 87822
Step 127: 87822 + 697 = 88519
Step 128: 88519 + 697 = 89216
Step 129: 89216 + 697 = 89913
Step 130: 89913 + 697 = 90610
Step 131: 90610 + 697 = 91307
Step 132: 91307 + 697 = 92004
Step 133: 92004 + 697 = 92701
Step 134: 92701 + 697 = 93398
Step 135: 93398 + 697 = 94095
Step 136: 94095 + 697 = 94792
Step 137: 94792 + 697 = 95489
Step 138: 95489 + 697 = 96186
Step 139: 96186 + 697 = 96883
Step 140: 96883 + 697 = 97580
Step 141: 97580 + 697 = 98277
Step 142: 98277 + 697 = 98974
Step 143: 98974 + 697 = 99671
Step 144: 99671 + 697 = 100368
Step 145: 100368 + 697 = 101065
Step 146: 101065 + 697 = 101762
Step 147: 101762 + 697 = 102459
Step 148: 102459 + 697 = 103156
Step 149: 103156 + 697 = 103853
Step 150: 103853 + 697 = 104550
Step 151: 104550 + 697 = 105247
Step 152: 105247 + 697 = 105944
Step 153: 105944 + 697 = 106641
Step 154: 106641 + 697 = 107338
Step 155: 107338 + 697 = 108035
Step 156: 108035 + 697 = 108732
Step 157: 108732 + 697 = 109429
Step 158: 109429 + 697 = 110126
Step 159: 110126 + 697 = 110823
Step 160: 110823 + 697 = 111520
Step 161: 111520 + 697 = 112217
Step 162: 112217 + 697 = 112914
Step 163: 112914 + 697 = 113611
Step 164: 113611 + 697 = 114308
Step 165: 114308 + 697 = 115005
Step 166: 115005 + 697 = 115702
Step 167: 115702 + 697 = 116399
Step 168: 116399 + 697 = 117096
Step 169: 117096 + 697 = 117793
Step 170: 117793 + 697 = 118490
Step 171: 118490 + 697 = 119187
Step 172: 119187 + 697 = 119884
Step 173: 119884 + 697 = 120581
Step 174: 120581 + 697 = 121278
Step 175: 121278 + 697 = 121975
Step 176: 121975 + 697 = 122672
Step 177: 122672 + 697 = 123369
Step 178: 123369 + 697 = 124066
Step 179: 124066 + 697 = 124763
Step 180: 124763 + 697 = 125460
Step 181: 125460 + 697 = 126157
Step 182: 126157 + 697 = 126854
Step 183: 126854 + 697 = 127551
Step 184: 127551 + 697 = 128248
Step 185: 128248 + 697 = 128945
Step 186: 128945 + 697 = 129642
Step 187: 129642 + 697 = 130339
Step 188: 130339 + 697 = 131036
Step 189: 131036 + 697 = 131733
Step 190: 131733 + 697 = 132430
Step 191: 132430 + 697 = 133127
Step 192: 133127 + 697 = 133824
Step 193: 133824 + 697 = 134521
Step 194: 134521 + 697 = 135218
Step 195: 135218 + 697 = 135915
Step 196: 135915 + 697 = 136612
Step 197: 136612 + 697 = 137309
Step 198: 137309 + 697 = 138006
Step 199: 138006 + 697 = 138703
Step 200: 138703 + 697 = 139400
Step 201: 139400 + 697 = 140097
Step 202: 140097 + 697 = 140794
Step 203: 140794 + 697 = 141491
Step 204: 141491 + 697 = 142188
Step 205: 142188 + 697 = 142885
Step 206: 142885 + 697 = 143582
Step 207: 143582 + 697 = 144279
Step 208: 144279 + 697 = 144976
Step 209: 144976 + 697 = 145673
Step 210: 145673 + 697 = 146370
Step 211: 146370 + 697 = 147067
Step 212: 147067 + 697 = 147764
Step 213: 147764 + 697 = 148461
Step 214: 148461 + 697 = 149158
Step 215: 149158 + 697 = 149855
Step 216: 149855 + 697 = 150552
Step 217: 150552 + 697 = 151249
Step 218: 151249 + 697 = 151946
Step 219: 151946 + 697 = 152643
Step 220: 152643 + 697 = 153340
Step 221: 153340 + 697 = 154037
Step 222: 154037 + 697 = 154734
Step 223: 154734 + 697 = 155431
Step 224: 155431 + 697 = 156128
Step 225: 156128 + 697 = 156825
Step 226: 156825 + 697 = 157522
Step 227: 157522 + 697 = 158219
Step 228: 158219 + 697 = 158916
Step 229: 158916 + 697 = 159613
Step 230: 159613 + 697 = 160310
Step 231: 160310 + 697 = 161007
Step 232: 161007 + 697 = 161704
Step 233: 161704 + 697 = 162401
Step 234: 162401 + 697 = 163098
Step 235: 163098 + 697 = 163795
Step 236: 163795 + 697 = 164492
Step 237: 164492 + 697 = 165189
Step 238: 165189 + 697 = 165886
Step 239: 165886 + 697 = 166583
Step 240: 166583 + 697 = 167280
Step 241: 167280 + 697 = 167977
Step 242: 167977 + 697 = 168674

So, 697*242 = 168674