OK, let's crack this. We're given 917 and our task is to multiply it by 196. Essentially, we'll be adding 917 to itself 196 times.
Step 1: 0 + 917 = 917
Step 2: 917 + 917 = 1834
Step 3: 1834 + 917 = 2751
Step 4: 2751 + 917 = 3668
Step 5: 3668 + 917 = 4585
Step 6: 4585 + 917 = 5502
Step 7: 5502 + 917 = 6419
Step 8: 6419 + 917 = 7336
Step 9: 7336 + 917 = 8253
Step 10: 8253 + 917 = 9170
Step 11: 9170 + 917 = 10087
Step 12: 10087 + 917 = 11004
Step 13: 11004 + 917 = 11921
Step 14: 11921 + 917 = 12838
Step 15: 12838 + 917 = 13755
Step 16: 13755 + 917 = 14672
Step 17: 14672 + 917 = 15589
Step 18: 15589 + 917 = 16506
Step 19: 16506 + 917 = 17423
Step 20: 17423 + 917 = 18340
Step 21: 18340 + 917 = 19257
Step 22: 19257 + 917 = 20174
Step 23: 20174 + 917 = 21091
Step 24: 21091 + 917 = 22008
Step 25: 22008 + 917 = 22925
Step 26: 22925 + 917 = 23842
Step 27: 23842 + 917 = 24759
Step 28: 24759 + 917 = 25676
Step 29: 25676 + 917 = 26593
Step 30: 26593 + 917 = 27510
Step 31: 27510 + 917 = 28427
Step 32: 28427 + 917 = 29344
Step 33: 29344 + 917 = 30261
Step 34: 30261 + 917 = 31178
Step 35: 31178 + 917 = 32095
Step 36: 32095 + 917 = 33012
Step 37: 33012 + 917 = 33929
Step 38: 33929 + 917 = 34846
Step 39: 34846 + 917 = 35763
Step 40: 35763 + 917 = 36680
Step 41: 36680 + 917 = 37597
Step 42: 37597 + 917 = 38514
Step 43: 38514 + 917 = 39431
Step 44: 39431 + 917 = 40348
Step 45: 40348 + 917 = 41265
Step 46: 41265 + 917 = 42182
Step 47: 42182 + 917 = 43099
Step 48: 43099 + 917 = 44016
Step 49: 44016 + 917 = 44933
Step 50: 44933 + 917 = 45850
Step 51: 45850 + 917 = 46767
Step 52: 46767 + 917 = 47684
Step 53: 47684 + 917 = 48601
Step 54: 48601 + 917 = 49518
Step 55: 49518 + 917 = 50435
Step 56: 50435 + 917 = 51352
Step 57: 51352 + 917 = 52269
Step 58: 52269 + 917 = 53186
Step 59: 53186 + 917 = 54103
Step 60: 54103 + 917 = 55020
Step 61: 55020 + 917 = 55937
Step 62: 55937 + 917 = 56854
Step 63: 56854 + 917 = 57771
Step 64: 57771 + 917 = 58688
Step 65: 58688 + 917 = 59605
Step 66: 59605 + 917 = 60522
Step 67: 60522 + 917 = 61439
Step 68: 61439 + 917 = 62356
Step 69: 62356 + 917 = 63273
Step 70: 63273 + 917 = 64190
Step 71: 64190 + 917 = 65107
Step 72: 65107 + 917 = 66024
Step 73: 66024 + 917 = 66941
Step 74: 66941 + 917 = 67858
Step 75: 67858 + 917 = 68775
Step 76: 68775 + 917 = 69692
Step 77: 69692 + 917 = 70609
Step 78: 70609 + 917 = 71526
Step 79: 71526 + 917 = 72443
Step 80: 72443 + 917 = 73360
Step 81: 73360 + 917 = 74277
Step 82: 74277 + 917 = 75194
Step 83: 75194 + 917 = 76111
Step 84: 76111 + 917 = 77028
Step 85: 77028 + 917 = 77945
Step 86: 77945 + 917 = 78862
Step 87: 78862 + 917 = 79779
Step 88: 79779 + 917 = 80696
Step 89: 80696 + 917 = 81613
Step 90: 81613 + 917 = 82530
Step 91: 82530 + 917 = 83447
Step 92: 83447 + 917 = 84364
Step 93: 84364 + 917 = 85281
Step 94: 85281 + 917 = 86198
Step 95: 86198 + 917 = 87115
Step 96: 87115 + 917 = 88032
Step 97: 88032 + 917 = 88949
Step 98: 88949 + 917 = 89866
Step 99: 89866 + 917 = 90783
Step 100: 90783 + 917 = 91700
Step 101: 91700 + 917 = 92617
Step 102: 92617 + 917 = 93534
Step 103: 93534 + 917 = 94451
Step 104: 94451 + 917 = 95368
Step 105: 95368 + 917 = 96285
Step 106: 96285 + 917 = 97202
Step 107: 97202 + 917 = 98119
Step 108: 98119 + 917 = 99036
Step 109: 99036 + 917 = 99953
Step 110: 99953 + 917 = 100870
Step 111: 100870 + 917 = 101787
Step 112: 101787 + 917 = 102704
Step 113: 102704 + 917 = 103621
Step 114: 103621 + 917 = 104538
Step 115: 104538 + 917 = 105455
Step 116: 105455 + 917 = 106372
Step 117: 106372 + 917 = 107289
Step 118: 107289 + 917 = 108206
Step 119: 108206 + 917 = 109123
Step 120: 109123 + 917 = 110040
Step 121: 110040 + 917 = 110957
Step 122: 110957 + 917 = 111874
Step 123: 111874 + 917 = 112791
Step 124: 112791 + 917 = 113708
Step 125: 113708 + 917 = 114625
Step 126: 114625 + 917 = 115542
Step 127: 115542 + 917 = 116459
Step 128: 116459 + 917 = 117376
Step 129: 117376 + 917 = 118293
Step 130: 118293 + 917 = 119210
Step 131: 119210 + 917 = 120127
Step 132: 120127 + 917 = 121044
Step 133: 121044 + 917 = 121961
Step 134: 121961 + 917 = 122878
Step 135: 122878 + 917 = 123795
Step 136: 123795 + 917 = 124712
Step 137: 124712 + 917 = 125629
Step 138: 125629 + 917 = 126546
Step 139: 126546 + 917 = 127463
Step 140: 127463 + 917 = 128380
Step 141: 128380 + 917 = 129297
Step 142: 129297 + 917 = 130214
Step 143: 130214 + 917 = 131131
Step 144: 131131 + 917 = 132048
Step 145: 132048 + 917 = 132965
Step 146: 132965 + 917 = 133882
Step 147: 133882 + 917 = 134799
Step 148: 134799 + 917 = 135716
Step 149: 135716 + 917 = 136633
Step 150: 136633 + 917 = 137550
Step 151: 137550 + 917 = 138467
Step 152: 138467 + 917 = 139384
Step 153: 139384 + 917 = 140301
Step 154: 140301 + 917 = 141218
Step 155: 141218 + 917 = 142135
Step 156: 142135 + 917 = 143052
Step 157: 143052 + 917 = 143969
Step 158: 143969 + 917 = 144886
Step 159: 144886 + 917 = 145803
Step 160: 145803 + 917 = 146720
Step 161: 146720 + 917 = 147637
Step 162: 147637 + 917 = 148554
Step 163: 148554 + 917 = 149471
Step 164: 149471 + 917 = 150388
Step 165: 150388 + 917 = 151305
Step 166: 151305 + 917 = 152222
Step 167: 152222 + 917 = 153139
Step 168: 153139 + 917 = 154056
Step 169: 154056 + 917 = 154973
Step 170: 154973 + 917 = 155890
Step 171: 155890 + 917 = 156807
Step 172: 156807 + 917 = 157724
Step 173: 157724 + 917 = 158641
Step 174: 158641 + 917 = 159558
Step 175: 159558 + 917 = 160475
Step 176: 160475 + 917 = 161392
Step 177: 161392 + 917 = 162309
Step 178: 162309 + 917 = 163226
Step 179: 163226 + 917 = 164143
Step 180: 164143 + 917 = 165060
Step 181: 165060 + 917 = 165977
Step 182: 165977 + 917 = 166894
Step 183: 166894 + 917 = 167811
Step 184: 167811 + 917 = 168728
Step 185: 168728 + 917 = 169645
Step 186: 169645 + 917 = 170562
Step 187: 170562 + 917 = 171479
Step 188: 171479 + 917 = 172396
Step 189: 172396 + 917 = 173313
Step 190: 173313 + 917 = 174230
Step 191: 174230 + 917 = 175147
Step 192: 175147 + 917 = 176064
Step 193: 176064 + 917 = 176981
Step 194: 176981 + 917 = 177898
Step 195: 177898 + 917 = 178815
Step 196: 178815 + 917 = 179732

So, 917*196 = 179732