Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 698. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 188. So, we're going to take the number 698 and add it to itself 188 times.
Step 1: 0 + 698 = 698
Step 2: 698 + 698 = 1396
Step 3: 1396 + 698 = 2094
Step 4: 2094 + 698 = 2792
Step 5: 2792 + 698 = 3490
Step 6: 3490 + 698 = 4188
Step 7: 4188 + 698 = 4886
Step 8: 4886 + 698 = 5584
Step 9: 5584 + 698 = 6282
Step 10: 6282 + 698 = 6980
Step 11: 6980 + 698 = 7678
Step 12: 7678 + 698 = 8376
Step 13: 8376 + 698 = 9074
Step 14: 9074 + 698 = 9772
Step 15: 9772 + 698 = 10470
Step 16: 10470 + 698 = 11168
Step 17: 11168 + 698 = 11866
Step 18: 11866 + 698 = 12564
Step 19: 12564 + 698 = 13262
Step 20: 13262 + 698 = 13960
Step 21: 13960 + 698 = 14658
Step 22: 14658 + 698 = 15356
Step 23: 15356 + 698 = 16054
Step 24: 16054 + 698 = 16752
Step 25: 16752 + 698 = 17450
Step 26: 17450 + 698 = 18148
Step 27: 18148 + 698 = 18846
Step 28: 18846 + 698 = 19544
Step 29: 19544 + 698 = 20242
Step 30: 20242 + 698 = 20940
Step 31: 20940 + 698 = 21638
Step 32: 21638 + 698 = 22336
Step 33: 22336 + 698 = 23034
Step 34: 23034 + 698 = 23732
Step 35: 23732 + 698 = 24430
Step 36: 24430 + 698 = 25128
Step 37: 25128 + 698 = 25826
Step 38: 25826 + 698 = 26524
Step 39: 26524 + 698 = 27222
Step 40: 27222 + 698 = 27920
Step 41: 27920 + 698 = 28618
Step 42: 28618 + 698 = 29316
Step 43: 29316 + 698 = 30014
Step 44: 30014 + 698 = 30712
Step 45: 30712 + 698 = 31410
Step 46: 31410 + 698 = 32108
Step 47: 32108 + 698 = 32806
Step 48: 32806 + 698 = 33504
Step 49: 33504 + 698 = 34202
Step 50: 34202 + 698 = 34900
Step 51: 34900 + 698 = 35598
Step 52: 35598 + 698 = 36296
Step 53: 36296 + 698 = 36994
Step 54: 36994 + 698 = 37692
Step 55: 37692 + 698 = 38390
Step 56: 38390 + 698 = 39088
Step 57: 39088 + 698 = 39786
Step 58: 39786 + 698 = 40484
Step 59: 40484 + 698 = 41182
Step 60: 41182 + 698 = 41880
Step 61: 41880 + 698 = 42578
Step 62: 42578 + 698 = 43276
Step 63: 43276 + 698 = 43974
Step 64: 43974 + 698 = 44672
Step 65: 44672 + 698 = 45370
Step 66: 45370 + 698 = 46068
Step 67: 46068 + 698 = 46766
Step 68: 46766 + 698 = 47464
Step 69: 47464 + 698 = 48162
Step 70: 48162 + 698 = 48860
Step 71: 48860 + 698 = 49558
Step 72: 49558 + 698 = 50256
Step 73: 50256 + 698 = 50954
Step 74: 50954 + 698 = 51652
Step 75: 51652 + 698 = 52350
Step 76: 52350 + 698 = 53048
Step 77: 53048 + 698 = 53746
Step 78: 53746 + 698 = 54444
Step 79: 54444 + 698 = 55142
Step 80: 55142 + 698 = 55840
Step 81: 55840 + 698 = 56538
Step 82: 56538 + 698 = 57236
Step 83: 57236 + 698 = 57934
Step 84: 57934 + 698 = 58632
Step 85: 58632 + 698 = 59330
Step 86: 59330 + 698 = 60028
Step 87: 60028 + 698 = 60726
Step 88: 60726 + 698 = 61424
Step 89: 61424 + 698 = 62122
Step 90: 62122 + 698 = 62820
Step 91: 62820 + 698 = 63518
Step 92: 63518 + 698 = 64216
Step 93: 64216 + 698 = 64914
Step 94: 64914 + 698 = 65612
Step 95: 65612 + 698 = 66310
Step 96: 66310 + 698 = 67008
Step 97: 67008 + 698 = 67706
Step 98: 67706 + 698 = 68404
Step 99: 68404 + 698 = 69102
Step 100: 69102 + 698 = 69800
Step 101: 69800 + 698 = 70498
Step 102: 70498 + 698 = 71196
Step 103: 71196 + 698 = 71894
Step 104: 71894 + 698 = 72592
Step 105: 72592 + 698 = 73290
Step 106: 73290 + 698 = 73988
Step 107: 73988 + 698 = 74686
Step 108: 74686 + 698 = 75384
Step 109: 75384 + 698 = 76082
Step 110: 76082 + 698 = 76780
Step 111: 76780 + 698 = 77478
Step 112: 77478 + 698 = 78176
Step 113: 78176 + 698 = 78874
Step 114: 78874 + 698 = 79572
Step 115: 79572 + 698 = 80270
Step 116: 80270 + 698 = 80968
Step 117: 80968 + 698 = 81666
Step 118: 81666 + 698 = 82364
Step 119: 82364 + 698 = 83062
Step 120: 83062 + 698 = 83760
Step 121: 83760 + 698 = 84458
Step 122: 84458 + 698 = 85156
Step 123: 85156 + 698 = 85854
Step 124: 85854 + 698 = 86552
Step 125: 86552 + 698 = 87250
Step 126: 87250 + 698 = 87948
Step 127: 87948 + 698 = 88646
Step 128: 88646 + 698 = 89344
Step 129: 89344 + 698 = 90042
Step 130: 90042 + 698 = 90740
Step 131: 90740 + 698 = 91438
Step 132: 91438 + 698 = 92136
Step 133: 92136 + 698 = 92834
Step 134: 92834 + 698 = 93532
Step 135: 93532 + 698 = 94230
Step 136: 94230 + 698 = 94928
Step 137: 94928 + 698 = 95626
Step 138: 95626 + 698 = 96324
Step 139: 96324 + 698 = 97022
Step 140: 97022 + 698 = 97720
Step 141: 97720 + 698 = 98418
Step 142: 98418 + 698 = 99116
Step 143: 99116 + 698 = 99814
Step 144: 99814 + 698 = 100512
Step 145: 100512 + 698 = 101210
Step 146: 101210 + 698 = 101908
Step 147: 101908 + 698 = 102606
Step 148: 102606 + 698 = 103304
Step 149: 103304 + 698 = 104002
Step 150: 104002 + 698 = 104700
Step 151: 104700 + 698 = 105398
Step 152: 105398 + 698 = 106096
Step 153: 106096 + 698 = 106794
Step 154: 106794 + 698 = 107492
Step 155: 107492 + 698 = 108190
Step 156: 108190 + 698 = 108888
Step 157: 108888 + 698 = 109586
Step 158: 109586 + 698 = 110284
Step 159: 110284 + 698 = 110982
Step 160: 110982 + 698 = 111680
Step 161: 111680 + 698 = 112378
Step 162: 112378 + 698 = 113076
Step 163: 113076 + 698 = 113774
Step 164: 113774 + 698 = 114472
Step 165: 114472 + 698 = 115170
Step 166: 115170 + 698 = 115868
Step 167: 115868 + 698 = 116566
Step 168: 116566 + 698 = 117264
Step 169: 117264 + 698 = 117962
Step 170: 117962 + 698 = 118660
Step 171: 118660 + 698 = 119358
Step 172: 119358 + 698 = 120056
Step 173: 120056 + 698 = 120754
Step 174: 120754 + 698 = 121452
Step 175: 121452 + 698 = 122150
Step 176: 122150 + 698 = 122848
Step 177: 122848 + 698 = 123546
Step 178: 123546 + 698 = 124244
Step 179: 124244 + 698 = 124942
Step 180: 124942 + 698 = 125640
Step 181: 125640 + 698 = 126338
Step 182: 126338 + 698 = 127036
Step 183: 127036 + 698 = 127734
Step 184: 127734 + 698 = 128432
Step 185: 128432 + 698 = 129130
Step 186: 129130 + 698 = 129828
Step 187: 129828 + 698 = 130526
Step 188: 130526 + 698 = 131224

So, 698*188 = 131224