Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 997 and we're going to multiply it by 232, essentially adding 997 to itself 232 times.
Step 1: 0 + 997 = 997
Step 2: 997 + 997 = 1994
Step 3: 1994 + 997 = 2991
Step 4: 2991 + 997 = 3988
Step 5: 3988 + 997 = 4985
Step 6: 4985 + 997 = 5982
Step 7: 5982 + 997 = 6979
Step 8: 6979 + 997 = 7976
Step 9: 7976 + 997 = 8973
Step 10: 8973 + 997 = 9970
Step 11: 9970 + 997 = 10967
Step 12: 10967 + 997 = 11964
Step 13: 11964 + 997 = 12961
Step 14: 12961 + 997 = 13958
Step 15: 13958 + 997 = 14955
Step 16: 14955 + 997 = 15952
Step 17: 15952 + 997 = 16949
Step 18: 16949 + 997 = 17946
Step 19: 17946 + 997 = 18943
Step 20: 18943 + 997 = 19940
Step 21: 19940 + 997 = 20937
Step 22: 20937 + 997 = 21934
Step 23: 21934 + 997 = 22931
Step 24: 22931 + 997 = 23928
Step 25: 23928 + 997 = 24925
Step 26: 24925 + 997 = 25922
Step 27: 25922 + 997 = 26919
Step 28: 26919 + 997 = 27916
Step 29: 27916 + 997 = 28913
Step 30: 28913 + 997 = 29910
Step 31: 29910 + 997 = 30907
Step 32: 30907 + 997 = 31904
Step 33: 31904 + 997 = 32901
Step 34: 32901 + 997 = 33898
Step 35: 33898 + 997 = 34895
Step 36: 34895 + 997 = 35892
Step 37: 35892 + 997 = 36889
Step 38: 36889 + 997 = 37886
Step 39: 37886 + 997 = 38883
Step 40: 38883 + 997 = 39880
Step 41: 39880 + 997 = 40877
Step 42: 40877 + 997 = 41874
Step 43: 41874 + 997 = 42871
Step 44: 42871 + 997 = 43868
Step 45: 43868 + 997 = 44865
Step 46: 44865 + 997 = 45862
Step 47: 45862 + 997 = 46859
Step 48: 46859 + 997 = 47856
Step 49: 47856 + 997 = 48853
Step 50: 48853 + 997 = 49850
Step 51: 49850 + 997 = 50847
Step 52: 50847 + 997 = 51844
Step 53: 51844 + 997 = 52841
Step 54: 52841 + 997 = 53838
Step 55: 53838 + 997 = 54835
Step 56: 54835 + 997 = 55832
Step 57: 55832 + 997 = 56829
Step 58: 56829 + 997 = 57826
Step 59: 57826 + 997 = 58823
Step 60: 58823 + 997 = 59820
Step 61: 59820 + 997 = 60817
Step 62: 60817 + 997 = 61814
Step 63: 61814 + 997 = 62811
Step 64: 62811 + 997 = 63808
Step 65: 63808 + 997 = 64805
Step 66: 64805 + 997 = 65802
Step 67: 65802 + 997 = 66799
Step 68: 66799 + 997 = 67796
Step 69: 67796 + 997 = 68793
Step 70: 68793 + 997 = 69790
Step 71: 69790 + 997 = 70787
Step 72: 70787 + 997 = 71784
Step 73: 71784 + 997 = 72781
Step 74: 72781 + 997 = 73778
Step 75: 73778 + 997 = 74775
Step 76: 74775 + 997 = 75772
Step 77: 75772 + 997 = 76769
Step 78: 76769 + 997 = 77766
Step 79: 77766 + 997 = 78763
Step 80: 78763 + 997 = 79760
Step 81: 79760 + 997 = 80757
Step 82: 80757 + 997 = 81754
Step 83: 81754 + 997 = 82751
Step 84: 82751 + 997 = 83748
Step 85: 83748 + 997 = 84745
Step 86: 84745 + 997 = 85742
Step 87: 85742 + 997 = 86739
Step 88: 86739 + 997 = 87736
Step 89: 87736 + 997 = 88733
Step 90: 88733 + 997 = 89730
Step 91: 89730 + 997 = 90727
Step 92: 90727 + 997 = 91724
Step 93: 91724 + 997 = 92721
Step 94: 92721 + 997 = 93718
Step 95: 93718 + 997 = 94715
Step 96: 94715 + 997 = 95712
Step 97: 95712 + 997 = 96709
Step 98: 96709 + 997 = 97706
Step 99: 97706 + 997 = 98703
Step 100: 98703 + 997 = 99700
Step 101: 99700 + 997 = 100697
Step 102: 100697 + 997 = 101694
Step 103: 101694 + 997 = 102691
Step 104: 102691 + 997 = 103688
Step 105: 103688 + 997 = 104685
Step 106: 104685 + 997 = 105682
Step 107: 105682 + 997 = 106679
Step 108: 106679 + 997 = 107676
Step 109: 107676 + 997 = 108673
Step 110: 108673 + 997 = 109670
Step 111: 109670 + 997 = 110667
Step 112: 110667 + 997 = 111664
Step 113: 111664 + 997 = 112661
Step 114: 112661 + 997 = 113658
Step 115: 113658 + 997 = 114655
Step 116: 114655 + 997 = 115652
Step 117: 115652 + 997 = 116649
Step 118: 116649 + 997 = 117646
Step 119: 117646 + 997 = 118643
Step 120: 118643 + 997 = 119640
Step 121: 119640 + 997 = 120637
Step 122: 120637 + 997 = 121634
Step 123: 121634 + 997 = 122631
Step 124: 122631 + 997 = 123628
Step 125: 123628 + 997 = 124625
Step 126: 124625 + 997 = 125622
Step 127: 125622 + 997 = 126619
Step 128: 126619 + 997 = 127616
Step 129: 127616 + 997 = 128613
Step 130: 128613 + 997 = 129610
Step 131: 129610 + 997 = 130607
Step 132: 130607 + 997 = 131604
Step 133: 131604 + 997 = 132601
Step 134: 132601 + 997 = 133598
Step 135: 133598 + 997 = 134595
Step 136: 134595 + 997 = 135592
Step 137: 135592 + 997 = 136589
Step 138: 136589 + 997 = 137586
Step 139: 137586 + 997 = 138583
Step 140: 138583 + 997 = 139580
Step 141: 139580 + 997 = 140577
Step 142: 140577 + 997 = 141574
Step 143: 141574 + 997 = 142571
Step 144: 142571 + 997 = 143568
Step 145: 143568 + 997 = 144565
Step 146: 144565 + 997 = 145562
Step 147: 145562 + 997 = 146559
Step 148: 146559 + 997 = 147556
Step 149: 147556 + 997 = 148553
Step 150: 148553 + 997 = 149550
Step 151: 149550 + 997 = 150547
Step 152: 150547 + 997 = 151544
Step 153: 151544 + 997 = 152541
Step 154: 152541 + 997 = 153538
Step 155: 153538 + 997 = 154535
Step 156: 154535 + 997 = 155532
Step 157: 155532 + 997 = 156529
Step 158: 156529 + 997 = 157526
Step 159: 157526 + 997 = 158523
Step 160: 158523 + 997 = 159520
Step 161: 159520 + 997 = 160517
Step 162: 160517 + 997 = 161514
Step 163: 161514 + 997 = 162511
Step 164: 162511 + 997 = 163508
Step 165: 163508 + 997 = 164505
Step 166: 164505 + 997 = 165502
Step 167: 165502 + 997 = 166499
Step 168: 166499 + 997 = 167496
Step 169: 167496 + 997 = 168493
Step 170: 168493 + 997 = 169490
Step 171: 169490 + 997 = 170487
Step 172: 170487 + 997 = 171484
Step 173: 171484 + 997 = 172481
Step 174: 172481 + 997 = 173478
Step 175: 173478 + 997 = 174475
Step 176: 174475 + 997 = 175472
Step 177: 175472 + 997 = 176469
Step 178: 176469 + 997 = 177466
Step 179: 177466 + 997 = 178463
Step 180: 178463 + 997 = 179460
Step 181: 179460 + 997 = 180457
Step 182: 180457 + 997 = 181454
Step 183: 181454 + 997 = 182451
Step 184: 182451 + 997 = 183448
Step 185: 183448 + 997 = 184445
Step 186: 184445 + 997 = 185442
Step 187: 185442 + 997 = 186439
Step 188: 186439 + 997 = 187436
Step 189: 187436 + 997 = 188433
Step 190: 188433 + 997 = 189430
Step 191: 189430 + 997 = 190427
Step 192: 190427 + 997 = 191424
Step 193: 191424 + 997 = 192421
Step 194: 192421 + 997 = 193418
Step 195: 193418 + 997 = 194415
Step 196: 194415 + 997 = 195412
Step 197: 195412 + 997 = 196409
Step 198: 196409 + 997 = 197406
Step 199: 197406 + 997 = 198403
Step 200: 198403 + 997 = 199400
Step 201: 199400 + 997 = 200397
Step 202: 200397 + 997 = 201394
Step 203: 201394 + 997 = 202391
Step 204: 202391 + 997 = 203388
Step 205: 203388 + 997 = 204385
Step 206: 204385 + 997 = 205382
Step 207: 205382 + 997 = 206379
Step 208: 206379 + 997 = 207376
Step 209: 207376 + 997 = 208373
Step 210: 208373 + 997 = 209370
Step 211: 209370 + 997 = 210367
Step 212: 210367 + 997 = 211364
Step 213: 211364 + 997 = 212361
Step 214: 212361 + 997 = 213358
Step 215: 213358 + 997 = 214355
Step 216: 214355 + 997 = 215352
Step 217: 215352 + 997 = 216349
Step 218: 216349 + 997 = 217346
Step 219: 217346 + 997 = 218343
Step 220: 218343 + 997 = 219340
Step 221: 219340 + 997 = 220337
Step 222: 220337 + 997 = 221334
Step 223: 221334 + 997 = 222331
Step 224: 222331 + 997 = 223328
Step 225: 223328 + 997 = 224325
Step 226: 224325 + 997 = 225322
Step 227: 225322 + 997 = 226319
Step 228: 226319 + 997 = 227316
Step 229: 227316 + 997 = 228313
Step 230: 228313 + 997 = 229310
Step 231: 229310 + 997 = 230307
Step 232: 230307 + 997 = 231304

So, 997*232 = 231304