Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 883 and we're going to multiply it by 254, essentially adding 883 to itself 254 times.
Step 1: 0 + 883 = 883
Step 2: 883 + 883 = 1766
Step 3: 1766 + 883 = 2649
Step 4: 2649 + 883 = 3532
Step 5: 3532 + 883 = 4415
Step 6: 4415 + 883 = 5298
Step 7: 5298 + 883 = 6181
Step 8: 6181 + 883 = 7064
Step 9: 7064 + 883 = 7947
Step 10: 7947 + 883 = 8830
Step 11: 8830 + 883 = 9713
Step 12: 9713 + 883 = 10596
Step 13: 10596 + 883 = 11479
Step 14: 11479 + 883 = 12362
Step 15: 12362 + 883 = 13245
Step 16: 13245 + 883 = 14128
Step 17: 14128 + 883 = 15011
Step 18: 15011 + 883 = 15894
Step 19: 15894 + 883 = 16777
Step 20: 16777 + 883 = 17660
Step 21: 17660 + 883 = 18543
Step 22: 18543 + 883 = 19426
Step 23: 19426 + 883 = 20309
Step 24: 20309 + 883 = 21192
Step 25: 21192 + 883 = 22075
Step 26: 22075 + 883 = 22958
Step 27: 22958 + 883 = 23841
Step 28: 23841 + 883 = 24724
Step 29: 24724 + 883 = 25607
Step 30: 25607 + 883 = 26490
Step 31: 26490 + 883 = 27373
Step 32: 27373 + 883 = 28256
Step 33: 28256 + 883 = 29139
Step 34: 29139 + 883 = 30022
Step 35: 30022 + 883 = 30905
Step 36: 30905 + 883 = 31788
Step 37: 31788 + 883 = 32671
Step 38: 32671 + 883 = 33554
Step 39: 33554 + 883 = 34437
Step 40: 34437 + 883 = 35320
Step 41: 35320 + 883 = 36203
Step 42: 36203 + 883 = 37086
Step 43: 37086 + 883 = 37969
Step 44: 37969 + 883 = 38852
Step 45: 38852 + 883 = 39735
Step 46: 39735 + 883 = 40618
Step 47: 40618 + 883 = 41501
Step 48: 41501 + 883 = 42384
Step 49: 42384 + 883 = 43267
Step 50: 43267 + 883 = 44150
Step 51: 44150 + 883 = 45033
Step 52: 45033 + 883 = 45916
Step 53: 45916 + 883 = 46799
Step 54: 46799 + 883 = 47682
Step 55: 47682 + 883 = 48565
Step 56: 48565 + 883 = 49448
Step 57: 49448 + 883 = 50331
Step 58: 50331 + 883 = 51214
Step 59: 51214 + 883 = 52097
Step 60: 52097 + 883 = 52980
Step 61: 52980 + 883 = 53863
Step 62: 53863 + 883 = 54746
Step 63: 54746 + 883 = 55629
Step 64: 55629 + 883 = 56512
Step 65: 56512 + 883 = 57395
Step 66: 57395 + 883 = 58278
Step 67: 58278 + 883 = 59161
Step 68: 59161 + 883 = 60044
Step 69: 60044 + 883 = 60927
Step 70: 60927 + 883 = 61810
Step 71: 61810 + 883 = 62693
Step 72: 62693 + 883 = 63576
Step 73: 63576 + 883 = 64459
Step 74: 64459 + 883 = 65342
Step 75: 65342 + 883 = 66225
Step 76: 66225 + 883 = 67108
Step 77: 67108 + 883 = 67991
Step 78: 67991 + 883 = 68874
Step 79: 68874 + 883 = 69757
Step 80: 69757 + 883 = 70640
Step 81: 70640 + 883 = 71523
Step 82: 71523 + 883 = 72406
Step 83: 72406 + 883 = 73289
Step 84: 73289 + 883 = 74172
Step 85: 74172 + 883 = 75055
Step 86: 75055 + 883 = 75938
Step 87: 75938 + 883 = 76821
Step 88: 76821 + 883 = 77704
Step 89: 77704 + 883 = 78587
Step 90: 78587 + 883 = 79470
Step 91: 79470 + 883 = 80353
Step 92: 80353 + 883 = 81236
Step 93: 81236 + 883 = 82119
Step 94: 82119 + 883 = 83002
Step 95: 83002 + 883 = 83885
Step 96: 83885 + 883 = 84768
Step 97: 84768 + 883 = 85651
Step 98: 85651 + 883 = 86534
Step 99: 86534 + 883 = 87417
Step 100: 87417 + 883 = 88300
Step 101: 88300 + 883 = 89183
Step 102: 89183 + 883 = 90066
Step 103: 90066 + 883 = 90949
Step 104: 90949 + 883 = 91832
Step 105: 91832 + 883 = 92715
Step 106: 92715 + 883 = 93598
Step 107: 93598 + 883 = 94481
Step 108: 94481 + 883 = 95364
Step 109: 95364 + 883 = 96247
Step 110: 96247 + 883 = 97130
Step 111: 97130 + 883 = 98013
Step 112: 98013 + 883 = 98896
Step 113: 98896 + 883 = 99779
Step 114: 99779 + 883 = 100662
Step 115: 100662 + 883 = 101545
Step 116: 101545 + 883 = 102428
Step 117: 102428 + 883 = 103311
Step 118: 103311 + 883 = 104194
Step 119: 104194 + 883 = 105077
Step 120: 105077 + 883 = 105960
Step 121: 105960 + 883 = 106843
Step 122: 106843 + 883 = 107726
Step 123: 107726 + 883 = 108609
Step 124: 108609 + 883 = 109492
Step 125: 109492 + 883 = 110375
Step 126: 110375 + 883 = 111258
Step 127: 111258 + 883 = 112141
Step 128: 112141 + 883 = 113024
Step 129: 113024 + 883 = 113907
Step 130: 113907 + 883 = 114790
Step 131: 114790 + 883 = 115673
Step 132: 115673 + 883 = 116556
Step 133: 116556 + 883 = 117439
Step 134: 117439 + 883 = 118322
Step 135: 118322 + 883 = 119205
Step 136: 119205 + 883 = 120088
Step 137: 120088 + 883 = 120971
Step 138: 120971 + 883 = 121854
Step 139: 121854 + 883 = 122737
Step 140: 122737 + 883 = 123620
Step 141: 123620 + 883 = 124503
Step 142: 124503 + 883 = 125386
Step 143: 125386 + 883 = 126269
Step 144: 126269 + 883 = 127152
Step 145: 127152 + 883 = 128035
Step 146: 128035 + 883 = 128918
Step 147: 128918 + 883 = 129801
Step 148: 129801 + 883 = 130684
Step 149: 130684 + 883 = 131567
Step 150: 131567 + 883 = 132450
Step 151: 132450 + 883 = 133333
Step 152: 133333 + 883 = 134216
Step 153: 134216 + 883 = 135099
Step 154: 135099 + 883 = 135982
Step 155: 135982 + 883 = 136865
Step 156: 136865 + 883 = 137748
Step 157: 137748 + 883 = 138631
Step 158: 138631 + 883 = 139514
Step 159: 139514 + 883 = 140397
Step 160: 140397 + 883 = 141280
Step 161: 141280 + 883 = 142163
Step 162: 142163 + 883 = 143046
Step 163: 143046 + 883 = 143929
Step 164: 143929 + 883 = 144812
Step 165: 144812 + 883 = 145695
Step 166: 145695 + 883 = 146578
Step 167: 146578 + 883 = 147461
Step 168: 147461 + 883 = 148344
Step 169: 148344 + 883 = 149227
Step 170: 149227 + 883 = 150110
Step 171: 150110 + 883 = 150993
Step 172: 150993 + 883 = 151876
Step 173: 151876 + 883 = 152759
Step 174: 152759 + 883 = 153642
Step 175: 153642 + 883 = 154525
Step 176: 154525 + 883 = 155408
Step 177: 155408 + 883 = 156291
Step 178: 156291 + 883 = 157174
Step 179: 157174 + 883 = 158057
Step 180: 158057 + 883 = 158940
Step 181: 158940 + 883 = 159823
Step 182: 159823 + 883 = 160706
Step 183: 160706 + 883 = 161589
Step 184: 161589 + 883 = 162472
Step 185: 162472 + 883 = 163355
Step 186: 163355 + 883 = 164238
Step 187: 164238 + 883 = 165121
Step 188: 165121 + 883 = 166004
Step 189: 166004 + 883 = 166887
Step 190: 166887 + 883 = 167770
Step 191: 167770 + 883 = 168653
Step 192: 168653 + 883 = 169536
Step 193: 169536 + 883 = 170419
Step 194: 170419 + 883 = 171302
Step 195: 171302 + 883 = 172185
Step 196: 172185 + 883 = 173068
Step 197: 173068 + 883 = 173951
Step 198: 173951 + 883 = 174834
Step 199: 174834 + 883 = 175717
Step 200: 175717 + 883 = 176600
Step 201: 176600 + 883 = 177483
Step 202: 177483 + 883 = 178366
Step 203: 178366 + 883 = 179249
Step 204: 179249 + 883 = 180132
Step 205: 180132 + 883 = 181015
Step 206: 181015 + 883 = 181898
Step 207: 181898 + 883 = 182781
Step 208: 182781 + 883 = 183664
Step 209: 183664 + 883 = 184547
Step 210: 184547 + 883 = 185430
Step 211: 185430 + 883 = 186313
Step 212: 186313 + 883 = 187196
Step 213: 187196 + 883 = 188079
Step 214: 188079 + 883 = 188962
Step 215: 188962 + 883 = 189845
Step 216: 189845 + 883 = 190728
Step 217: 190728 + 883 = 191611
Step 218: 191611 + 883 = 192494
Step 219: 192494 + 883 = 193377
Step 220: 193377 + 883 = 194260
Step 221: 194260 + 883 = 195143
Step 222: 195143 + 883 = 196026
Step 223: 196026 + 883 = 196909
Step 224: 196909 + 883 = 197792
Step 225: 197792 + 883 = 198675
Step 226: 198675 + 883 = 199558
Step 227: 199558 + 883 = 200441
Step 228: 200441 + 883 = 201324
Step 229: 201324 + 883 = 202207
Step 230: 202207 + 883 = 203090
Step 231: 203090 + 883 = 203973
Step 232: 203973 + 883 = 204856
Step 233: 204856 + 883 = 205739
Step 234: 205739 + 883 = 206622
Step 235: 206622 + 883 = 207505
Step 236: 207505 + 883 = 208388
Step 237: 208388 + 883 = 209271
Step 238: 209271 + 883 = 210154
Step 239: 210154 + 883 = 211037
Step 240: 211037 + 883 = 211920
Step 241: 211920 + 883 = 212803
Step 242: 212803 + 883 = 213686
Step 243: 213686 + 883 = 214569
Step 244: 214569 + 883 = 215452
Step 245: 215452 + 883 = 216335
Step 246: 216335 + 883 = 217218
Step 247: 217218 + 883 = 218101
Step 248: 218101 + 883 = 218984
Step 249: 218984 + 883 = 219867
Step 250: 219867 + 883 = 220750
Step 251: 220750 + 883 = 221633
Step 252: 221633 + 883 = 222516
Step 253: 222516 + 883 = 223399
Step 254: 223399 + 883 = 224282

So, 883*254 = 224282