Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 659 and we're going to multiply it by 17, essentially adding 659 to itself 17 times.
Step 1: 0 + 659 = 659
Step 2: 659 + 659 = 1318
Step 3: 1318 + 659 = 1977
Step 4: 1977 + 659 = 2636
Step 5: 2636 + 659 = 3295
Step 6: 3295 + 659 = 3954
Step 7: 3954 + 659 = 4613
Step 8: 4613 + 659 = 5272
Step 9: 5272 + 659 = 5931
Step 10: 5931 + 659 = 6590
Step 11: 6590 + 659 = 7249
Step 12: 7249 + 659 = 7908
Step 13: 7908 + 659 = 8567
Step 14: 8567 + 659 = 9226
Step 15: 9226 + 659 = 9885
Step 16: 9885 + 659 = 10544
Step 17: 10544 + 659 = 11203

So, 659*17 = 11203