OK, let's crack this. We're given 549 and our task is to multiply it by 262. Essentially, we'll be adding 549 to itself 262 times.
Step 1: 0 + 549 = 549
Step 2: 549 + 549 = 1098
Step 3: 1098 + 549 = 1647
Step 4: 1647 + 549 = 2196
Step 5: 2196 + 549 = 2745
Step 6: 2745 + 549 = 3294
Step 7: 3294 + 549 = 3843
Step 8: 3843 + 549 = 4392
Step 9: 4392 + 549 = 4941
Step 10: 4941 + 549 = 5490
Step 11: 5490 + 549 = 6039
Step 12: 6039 + 549 = 6588
Step 13: 6588 + 549 = 7137
Step 14: 7137 + 549 = 7686
Step 15: 7686 + 549 = 8235
Step 16: 8235 + 549 = 8784
Step 17: 8784 + 549 = 9333
Step 18: 9333 + 549 = 9882
Step 19: 9882 + 549 = 10431
Step 20: 10431 + 549 = 10980
Step 21: 10980 + 549 = 11529
Step 22: 11529 + 549 = 12078
Step 23: 12078 + 549 = 12627
Step 24: 12627 + 549 = 13176
Step 25: 13176 + 549 = 13725
Step 26: 13725 + 549 = 14274
Step 27: 14274 + 549 = 14823
Step 28: 14823 + 549 = 15372
Step 29: 15372 + 549 = 15921
Step 30: 15921 + 549 = 16470
Step 31: 16470 + 549 = 17019
Step 32: 17019 + 549 = 17568
Step 33: 17568 + 549 = 18117
Step 34: 18117 + 549 = 18666
Step 35: 18666 + 549 = 19215
Step 36: 19215 + 549 = 19764
Step 37: 19764 + 549 = 20313
Step 38: 20313 + 549 = 20862
Step 39: 20862 + 549 = 21411
Step 40: 21411 + 549 = 21960
Step 41: 21960 + 549 = 22509
Step 42: 22509 + 549 = 23058
Step 43: 23058 + 549 = 23607
Step 44: 23607 + 549 = 24156
Step 45: 24156 + 549 = 24705
Step 46: 24705 + 549 = 25254
Step 47: 25254 + 549 = 25803
Step 48: 25803 + 549 = 26352
Step 49: 26352 + 549 = 26901
Step 50: 26901 + 549 = 27450
Step 51: 27450 + 549 = 27999
Step 52: 27999 + 549 = 28548
Step 53: 28548 + 549 = 29097
Step 54: 29097 + 549 = 29646
Step 55: 29646 + 549 = 30195
Step 56: 30195 + 549 = 30744
Step 57: 30744 + 549 = 31293
Step 58: 31293 + 549 = 31842
Step 59: 31842 + 549 = 32391
Step 60: 32391 + 549 = 32940
Step 61: 32940 + 549 = 33489
Step 62: 33489 + 549 = 34038
Step 63: 34038 + 549 = 34587
Step 64: 34587 + 549 = 35136
Step 65: 35136 + 549 = 35685
Step 66: 35685 + 549 = 36234
Step 67: 36234 + 549 = 36783
Step 68: 36783 + 549 = 37332
Step 69: 37332 + 549 = 37881
Step 70: 37881 + 549 = 38430
Step 71: 38430 + 549 = 38979
Step 72: 38979 + 549 = 39528
Step 73: 39528 + 549 = 40077
Step 74: 40077 + 549 = 40626
Step 75: 40626 + 549 = 41175
Step 76: 41175 + 549 = 41724
Step 77: 41724 + 549 = 42273
Step 78: 42273 + 549 = 42822
Step 79: 42822 + 549 = 43371
Step 80: 43371 + 549 = 43920
Step 81: 43920 + 549 = 44469
Step 82: 44469 + 549 = 45018
Step 83: 45018 + 549 = 45567
Step 84: 45567 + 549 = 46116
Step 85: 46116 + 549 = 46665
Step 86: 46665 + 549 = 47214
Step 87: 47214 + 549 = 47763
Step 88: 47763 + 549 = 48312
Step 89: 48312 + 549 = 48861
Step 90: 48861 + 549 = 49410
Step 91: 49410 + 549 = 49959
Step 92: 49959 + 549 = 50508
Step 93: 50508 + 549 = 51057
Step 94: 51057 + 549 = 51606
Step 95: 51606 + 549 = 52155
Step 96: 52155 + 549 = 52704
Step 97: 52704 + 549 = 53253
Step 98: 53253 + 549 = 53802
Step 99: 53802 + 549 = 54351
Step 100: 54351 + 549 = 54900
Step 101: 54900 + 549 = 55449
Step 102: 55449 + 549 = 55998
Step 103: 55998 + 549 = 56547
Step 104: 56547 + 549 = 57096
Step 105: 57096 + 549 = 57645
Step 106: 57645 + 549 = 58194
Step 107: 58194 + 549 = 58743
Step 108: 58743 + 549 = 59292
Step 109: 59292 + 549 = 59841
Step 110: 59841 + 549 = 60390
Step 111: 60390 + 549 = 60939
Step 112: 60939 + 549 = 61488
Step 113: 61488 + 549 = 62037
Step 114: 62037 + 549 = 62586
Step 115: 62586 + 549 = 63135
Step 116: 63135 + 549 = 63684
Step 117: 63684 + 549 = 64233
Step 118: 64233 + 549 = 64782
Step 119: 64782 + 549 = 65331
Step 120: 65331 + 549 = 65880
Step 121: 65880 + 549 = 66429
Step 122: 66429 + 549 = 66978
Step 123: 66978 + 549 = 67527
Step 124: 67527 + 549 = 68076
Step 125: 68076 + 549 = 68625
Step 126: 68625 + 549 = 69174
Step 127: 69174 + 549 = 69723
Step 128: 69723 + 549 = 70272
Step 129: 70272 + 549 = 70821
Step 130: 70821 + 549 = 71370
Step 131: 71370 + 549 = 71919
Step 132: 71919 + 549 = 72468
Step 133: 72468 + 549 = 73017
Step 134: 73017 + 549 = 73566
Step 135: 73566 + 549 = 74115
Step 136: 74115 + 549 = 74664
Step 137: 74664 + 549 = 75213
Step 138: 75213 + 549 = 75762
Step 139: 75762 + 549 = 76311
Step 140: 76311 + 549 = 76860
Step 141: 76860 + 549 = 77409
Step 142: 77409 + 549 = 77958
Step 143: 77958 + 549 = 78507
Step 144: 78507 + 549 = 79056
Step 145: 79056 + 549 = 79605
Step 146: 79605 + 549 = 80154
Step 147: 80154 + 549 = 80703
Step 148: 80703 + 549 = 81252
Step 149: 81252 + 549 = 81801
Step 150: 81801 + 549 = 82350
Step 151: 82350 + 549 = 82899
Step 152: 82899 + 549 = 83448
Step 153: 83448 + 549 = 83997
Step 154: 83997 + 549 = 84546
Step 155: 84546 + 549 = 85095
Step 156: 85095 + 549 = 85644
Step 157: 85644 + 549 = 86193
Step 158: 86193 + 549 = 86742
Step 159: 86742 + 549 = 87291
Step 160: 87291 + 549 = 87840
Step 161: 87840 + 549 = 88389
Step 162: 88389 + 549 = 88938
Step 163: 88938 + 549 = 89487
Step 164: 89487 + 549 = 90036
Step 165: 90036 + 549 = 90585
Step 166: 90585 + 549 = 91134
Step 167: 91134 + 549 = 91683
Step 168: 91683 + 549 = 92232
Step 169: 92232 + 549 = 92781
Step 170: 92781 + 549 = 93330
Step 171: 93330 + 549 = 93879
Step 172: 93879 + 549 = 94428
Step 173: 94428 + 549 = 94977
Step 174: 94977 + 549 = 95526
Step 175: 95526 + 549 = 96075
Step 176: 96075 + 549 = 96624
Step 177: 96624 + 549 = 97173
Step 178: 97173 + 549 = 97722
Step 179: 97722 + 549 = 98271
Step 180: 98271 + 549 = 98820
Step 181: 98820 + 549 = 99369
Step 182: 99369 + 549 = 99918
Step 183: 99918 + 549 = 100467
Step 184: 100467 + 549 = 101016
Step 185: 101016 + 549 = 101565
Step 186: 101565 + 549 = 102114
Step 187: 102114 + 549 = 102663
Step 188: 102663 + 549 = 103212
Step 189: 103212 + 549 = 103761
Step 190: 103761 + 549 = 104310
Step 191: 104310 + 549 = 104859
Step 192: 104859 + 549 = 105408
Step 193: 105408 + 549 = 105957
Step 194: 105957 + 549 = 106506
Step 195: 106506 + 549 = 107055
Step 196: 107055 + 549 = 107604
Step 197: 107604 + 549 = 108153
Step 198: 108153 + 549 = 108702
Step 199: 108702 + 549 = 109251
Step 200: 109251 + 549 = 109800
Step 201: 109800 + 549 = 110349
Step 202: 110349 + 549 = 110898
Step 203: 110898 + 549 = 111447
Step 204: 111447 + 549 = 111996
Step 205: 111996 + 549 = 112545
Step 206: 112545 + 549 = 113094
Step 207: 113094 + 549 = 113643
Step 208: 113643 + 549 = 114192
Step 209: 114192 + 549 = 114741
Step 210: 114741 + 549 = 115290
Step 211: 115290 + 549 = 115839
Step 212: 115839 + 549 = 116388
Step 213: 116388 + 549 = 116937
Step 214: 116937 + 549 = 117486
Step 215: 117486 + 549 = 118035
Step 216: 118035 + 549 = 118584
Step 217: 118584 + 549 = 119133
Step 218: 119133 + 549 = 119682
Step 219: 119682 + 549 = 120231
Step 220: 120231 + 549 = 120780
Step 221: 120780 + 549 = 121329
Step 222: 121329 + 549 = 121878
Step 223: 121878 + 549 = 122427
Step 224: 122427 + 549 = 122976
Step 225: 122976 + 549 = 123525
Step 226: 123525 + 549 = 124074
Step 227: 124074 + 549 = 124623
Step 228: 124623 + 549 = 125172
Step 229: 125172 + 549 = 125721
Step 230: 125721 + 549 = 126270
Step 231: 126270 + 549 = 126819
Step 232: 126819 + 549 = 127368
Step 233: 127368 + 549 = 127917
Step 234: 127917 + 549 = 128466
Step 235: 128466 + 549 = 129015
Step 236: 129015 + 549 = 129564
Step 237: 129564 + 549 = 130113
Step 238: 130113 + 549 = 130662
Step 239: 130662 + 549 = 131211
Step 240: 131211 + 549 = 131760
Step 241: 131760 + 549 = 132309
Step 242: 132309 + 549 = 132858
Step 243: 132858 + 549 = 133407
Step 244: 133407 + 549 = 133956
Step 245: 133956 + 549 = 134505
Step 246: 134505 + 549 = 135054
Step 247: 135054 + 549 = 135603
Step 248: 135603 + 549 = 136152
Step 249: 136152 + 549 = 136701
Step 250: 136701 + 549 = 137250
Step 251: 137250 + 549 = 137799
Step 252: 137799 + 549 = 138348
Step 253: 138348 + 549 = 138897
Step 254: 138897 + 549 = 139446
Step 255: 139446 + 549 = 139995
Step 256: 139995 + 549 = 140544
Step 257: 140544 + 549 = 141093
Step 258: 141093 + 549 = 141642
Step 259: 141642 + 549 = 142191
Step 260: 142191 + 549 = 142740
Step 261: 142740 + 549 = 143289
Step 262: 143289 + 549 = 143838

So, 549*262 = 143838