Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 894 and we're going to multiply it by 261, essentially adding 894 to itself 261 times.
Step 1: 0 + 894 = 894
Step 2: 894 + 894 = 1788
Step 3: 1788 + 894 = 2682
Step 4: 2682 + 894 = 3576
Step 5: 3576 + 894 = 4470
Step 6: 4470 + 894 = 5364
Step 7: 5364 + 894 = 6258
Step 8: 6258 + 894 = 7152
Step 9: 7152 + 894 = 8046
Step 10: 8046 + 894 = 8940
Step 11: 8940 + 894 = 9834
Step 12: 9834 + 894 = 10728
Step 13: 10728 + 894 = 11622
Step 14: 11622 + 894 = 12516
Step 15: 12516 + 894 = 13410
Step 16: 13410 + 894 = 14304
Step 17: 14304 + 894 = 15198
Step 18: 15198 + 894 = 16092
Step 19: 16092 + 894 = 16986
Step 20: 16986 + 894 = 17880
Step 21: 17880 + 894 = 18774
Step 22: 18774 + 894 = 19668
Step 23: 19668 + 894 = 20562
Step 24: 20562 + 894 = 21456
Step 25: 21456 + 894 = 22350
Step 26: 22350 + 894 = 23244
Step 27: 23244 + 894 = 24138
Step 28: 24138 + 894 = 25032
Step 29: 25032 + 894 = 25926
Step 30: 25926 + 894 = 26820
Step 31: 26820 + 894 = 27714
Step 32: 27714 + 894 = 28608
Step 33: 28608 + 894 = 29502
Step 34: 29502 + 894 = 30396
Step 35: 30396 + 894 = 31290
Step 36: 31290 + 894 = 32184
Step 37: 32184 + 894 = 33078
Step 38: 33078 + 894 = 33972
Step 39: 33972 + 894 = 34866
Step 40: 34866 + 894 = 35760
Step 41: 35760 + 894 = 36654
Step 42: 36654 + 894 = 37548
Step 43: 37548 + 894 = 38442
Step 44: 38442 + 894 = 39336
Step 45: 39336 + 894 = 40230
Step 46: 40230 + 894 = 41124
Step 47: 41124 + 894 = 42018
Step 48: 42018 + 894 = 42912
Step 49: 42912 + 894 = 43806
Step 50: 43806 + 894 = 44700
Step 51: 44700 + 894 = 45594
Step 52: 45594 + 894 = 46488
Step 53: 46488 + 894 = 47382
Step 54: 47382 + 894 = 48276
Step 55: 48276 + 894 = 49170
Step 56: 49170 + 894 = 50064
Step 57: 50064 + 894 = 50958
Step 58: 50958 + 894 = 51852
Step 59: 51852 + 894 = 52746
Step 60: 52746 + 894 = 53640
Step 61: 53640 + 894 = 54534
Step 62: 54534 + 894 = 55428
Step 63: 55428 + 894 = 56322
Step 64: 56322 + 894 = 57216
Step 65: 57216 + 894 = 58110
Step 66: 58110 + 894 = 59004
Step 67: 59004 + 894 = 59898
Step 68: 59898 + 894 = 60792
Step 69: 60792 + 894 = 61686
Step 70: 61686 + 894 = 62580
Step 71: 62580 + 894 = 63474
Step 72: 63474 + 894 = 64368
Step 73: 64368 + 894 = 65262
Step 74: 65262 + 894 = 66156
Step 75: 66156 + 894 = 67050
Step 76: 67050 + 894 = 67944
Step 77: 67944 + 894 = 68838
Step 78: 68838 + 894 = 69732
Step 79: 69732 + 894 = 70626
Step 80: 70626 + 894 = 71520
Step 81: 71520 + 894 = 72414
Step 82: 72414 + 894 = 73308
Step 83: 73308 + 894 = 74202
Step 84: 74202 + 894 = 75096
Step 85: 75096 + 894 = 75990
Step 86: 75990 + 894 = 76884
Step 87: 76884 + 894 = 77778
Step 88: 77778 + 894 = 78672
Step 89: 78672 + 894 = 79566
Step 90: 79566 + 894 = 80460
Step 91: 80460 + 894 = 81354
Step 92: 81354 + 894 = 82248
Step 93: 82248 + 894 = 83142
Step 94: 83142 + 894 = 84036
Step 95: 84036 + 894 = 84930
Step 96: 84930 + 894 = 85824
Step 97: 85824 + 894 = 86718
Step 98: 86718 + 894 = 87612
Step 99: 87612 + 894 = 88506
Step 100: 88506 + 894 = 89400
Step 101: 89400 + 894 = 90294
Step 102: 90294 + 894 = 91188
Step 103: 91188 + 894 = 92082
Step 104: 92082 + 894 = 92976
Step 105: 92976 + 894 = 93870
Step 106: 93870 + 894 = 94764
Step 107: 94764 + 894 = 95658
Step 108: 95658 + 894 = 96552
Step 109: 96552 + 894 = 97446
Step 110: 97446 + 894 = 98340
Step 111: 98340 + 894 = 99234
Step 112: 99234 + 894 = 100128
Step 113: 100128 + 894 = 101022
Step 114: 101022 + 894 = 101916
Step 115: 101916 + 894 = 102810
Step 116: 102810 + 894 = 103704
Step 117: 103704 + 894 = 104598
Step 118: 104598 + 894 = 105492
Step 119: 105492 + 894 = 106386
Step 120: 106386 + 894 = 107280
Step 121: 107280 + 894 = 108174
Step 122: 108174 + 894 = 109068
Step 123: 109068 + 894 = 109962
Step 124: 109962 + 894 = 110856
Step 125: 110856 + 894 = 111750
Step 126: 111750 + 894 = 112644
Step 127: 112644 + 894 = 113538
Step 128: 113538 + 894 = 114432
Step 129: 114432 + 894 = 115326
Step 130: 115326 + 894 = 116220
Step 131: 116220 + 894 = 117114
Step 132: 117114 + 894 = 118008
Step 133: 118008 + 894 = 118902
Step 134: 118902 + 894 = 119796
Step 135: 119796 + 894 = 120690
Step 136: 120690 + 894 = 121584
Step 137: 121584 + 894 = 122478
Step 138: 122478 + 894 = 123372
Step 139: 123372 + 894 = 124266
Step 140: 124266 + 894 = 125160
Step 141: 125160 + 894 = 126054
Step 142: 126054 + 894 = 126948
Step 143: 126948 + 894 = 127842
Step 144: 127842 + 894 = 128736
Step 145: 128736 + 894 = 129630
Step 146: 129630 + 894 = 130524
Step 147: 130524 + 894 = 131418
Step 148: 131418 + 894 = 132312
Step 149: 132312 + 894 = 133206
Step 150: 133206 + 894 = 134100
Step 151: 134100 + 894 = 134994
Step 152: 134994 + 894 = 135888
Step 153: 135888 + 894 = 136782
Step 154: 136782 + 894 = 137676
Step 155: 137676 + 894 = 138570
Step 156: 138570 + 894 = 139464
Step 157: 139464 + 894 = 140358
Step 158: 140358 + 894 = 141252
Step 159: 141252 + 894 = 142146
Step 160: 142146 + 894 = 143040
Step 161: 143040 + 894 = 143934
Step 162: 143934 + 894 = 144828
Step 163: 144828 + 894 = 145722
Step 164: 145722 + 894 = 146616
Step 165: 146616 + 894 = 147510
Step 166: 147510 + 894 = 148404
Step 167: 148404 + 894 = 149298
Step 168: 149298 + 894 = 150192
Step 169: 150192 + 894 = 151086
Step 170: 151086 + 894 = 151980
Step 171: 151980 + 894 = 152874
Step 172: 152874 + 894 = 153768
Step 173: 153768 + 894 = 154662
Step 174: 154662 + 894 = 155556
Step 175: 155556 + 894 = 156450
Step 176: 156450 + 894 = 157344
Step 177: 157344 + 894 = 158238
Step 178: 158238 + 894 = 159132
Step 179: 159132 + 894 = 160026
Step 180: 160026 + 894 = 160920
Step 181: 160920 + 894 = 161814
Step 182: 161814 + 894 = 162708
Step 183: 162708 + 894 = 163602
Step 184: 163602 + 894 = 164496
Step 185: 164496 + 894 = 165390
Step 186: 165390 + 894 = 166284
Step 187: 166284 + 894 = 167178
Step 188: 167178 + 894 = 168072
Step 189: 168072 + 894 = 168966
Step 190: 168966 + 894 = 169860
Step 191: 169860 + 894 = 170754
Step 192: 170754 + 894 = 171648
Step 193: 171648 + 894 = 172542
Step 194: 172542 + 894 = 173436
Step 195: 173436 + 894 = 174330
Step 196: 174330 + 894 = 175224
Step 197: 175224 + 894 = 176118
Step 198: 176118 + 894 = 177012
Step 199: 177012 + 894 = 177906
Step 200: 177906 + 894 = 178800
Step 201: 178800 + 894 = 179694
Step 202: 179694 + 894 = 180588
Step 203: 180588 + 894 = 181482
Step 204: 181482 + 894 = 182376
Step 205: 182376 + 894 = 183270
Step 206: 183270 + 894 = 184164
Step 207: 184164 + 894 = 185058
Step 208: 185058 + 894 = 185952
Step 209: 185952 + 894 = 186846
Step 210: 186846 + 894 = 187740
Step 211: 187740 + 894 = 188634
Step 212: 188634 + 894 = 189528
Step 213: 189528 + 894 = 190422
Step 214: 190422 + 894 = 191316
Step 215: 191316 + 894 = 192210
Step 216: 192210 + 894 = 193104
Step 217: 193104 + 894 = 193998
Step 218: 193998 + 894 = 194892
Step 219: 194892 + 894 = 195786
Step 220: 195786 + 894 = 196680
Step 221: 196680 + 894 = 197574
Step 222: 197574 + 894 = 198468
Step 223: 198468 + 894 = 199362
Step 224: 199362 + 894 = 200256
Step 225: 200256 + 894 = 201150
Step 226: 201150 + 894 = 202044
Step 227: 202044 + 894 = 202938
Step 228: 202938 + 894 = 203832
Step 229: 203832 + 894 = 204726
Step 230: 204726 + 894 = 205620
Step 231: 205620 + 894 = 206514
Step 232: 206514 + 894 = 207408
Step 233: 207408 + 894 = 208302
Step 234: 208302 + 894 = 209196
Step 235: 209196 + 894 = 210090
Step 236: 210090 + 894 = 210984
Step 237: 210984 + 894 = 211878
Step 238: 211878 + 894 = 212772
Step 239: 212772 + 894 = 213666
Step 240: 213666 + 894 = 214560
Step 241: 214560 + 894 = 215454
Step 242: 215454 + 894 = 216348
Step 243: 216348 + 894 = 217242
Step 244: 217242 + 894 = 218136
Step 245: 218136 + 894 = 219030
Step 246: 219030 + 894 = 219924
Step 247: 219924 + 894 = 220818
Step 248: 220818 + 894 = 221712
Step 249: 221712 + 894 = 222606
Step 250: 222606 + 894 = 223500
Step 251: 223500 + 894 = 224394
Step 252: 224394 + 894 = 225288
Step 253: 225288 + 894 = 226182
Step 254: 226182 + 894 = 227076
Step 255: 227076 + 894 = 227970
Step 256: 227970 + 894 = 228864
Step 257: 228864 + 894 = 229758
Step 258: 229758 + 894 = 230652
Step 259: 230652 + 894 = 231546
Step 260: 231546 + 894 = 232440
Step 261: 232440 + 894 = 233334

So, 894*261 = 233334