OK, let's crack this. We're given 958 and our task is to multiply it by 298. Essentially, we'll be adding 958 to itself 298 times.
Step 1: 0 + 958 = 958
Step 2: 958 + 958 = 1916
Step 3: 1916 + 958 = 2874
Step 4: 2874 + 958 = 3832
Step 5: 3832 + 958 = 4790
Step 6: 4790 + 958 = 5748
Step 7: 5748 + 958 = 6706
Step 8: 6706 + 958 = 7664
Step 9: 7664 + 958 = 8622
Step 10: 8622 + 958 = 9580
Step 11: 9580 + 958 = 10538
Step 12: 10538 + 958 = 11496
Step 13: 11496 + 958 = 12454
Step 14: 12454 + 958 = 13412
Step 15: 13412 + 958 = 14370
Step 16: 14370 + 958 = 15328
Step 17: 15328 + 958 = 16286
Step 18: 16286 + 958 = 17244
Step 19: 17244 + 958 = 18202
Step 20: 18202 + 958 = 19160
Step 21: 19160 + 958 = 20118
Step 22: 20118 + 958 = 21076
Step 23: 21076 + 958 = 22034
Step 24: 22034 + 958 = 22992
Step 25: 22992 + 958 = 23950
Step 26: 23950 + 958 = 24908
Step 27: 24908 + 958 = 25866
Step 28: 25866 + 958 = 26824
Step 29: 26824 + 958 = 27782
Step 30: 27782 + 958 = 28740
Step 31: 28740 + 958 = 29698
Step 32: 29698 + 958 = 30656
Step 33: 30656 + 958 = 31614
Step 34: 31614 + 958 = 32572
Step 35: 32572 + 958 = 33530
Step 36: 33530 + 958 = 34488
Step 37: 34488 + 958 = 35446
Step 38: 35446 + 958 = 36404
Step 39: 36404 + 958 = 37362
Step 40: 37362 + 958 = 38320
Step 41: 38320 + 958 = 39278
Step 42: 39278 + 958 = 40236
Step 43: 40236 + 958 = 41194
Step 44: 41194 + 958 = 42152
Step 45: 42152 + 958 = 43110
Step 46: 43110 + 958 = 44068
Step 47: 44068 + 958 = 45026
Step 48: 45026 + 958 = 45984
Step 49: 45984 + 958 = 46942
Step 50: 46942 + 958 = 47900
Step 51: 47900 + 958 = 48858
Step 52: 48858 + 958 = 49816
Step 53: 49816 + 958 = 50774
Step 54: 50774 + 958 = 51732
Step 55: 51732 + 958 = 52690
Step 56: 52690 + 958 = 53648
Step 57: 53648 + 958 = 54606
Step 58: 54606 + 958 = 55564
Step 59: 55564 + 958 = 56522
Step 60: 56522 + 958 = 57480
Step 61: 57480 + 958 = 58438
Step 62: 58438 + 958 = 59396
Step 63: 59396 + 958 = 60354
Step 64: 60354 + 958 = 61312
Step 65: 61312 + 958 = 62270
Step 66: 62270 + 958 = 63228
Step 67: 63228 + 958 = 64186
Step 68: 64186 + 958 = 65144
Step 69: 65144 + 958 = 66102
Step 70: 66102 + 958 = 67060
Step 71: 67060 + 958 = 68018
Step 72: 68018 + 958 = 68976
Step 73: 68976 + 958 = 69934
Step 74: 69934 + 958 = 70892
Step 75: 70892 + 958 = 71850
Step 76: 71850 + 958 = 72808
Step 77: 72808 + 958 = 73766
Step 78: 73766 + 958 = 74724
Step 79: 74724 + 958 = 75682
Step 80: 75682 + 958 = 76640
Step 81: 76640 + 958 = 77598
Step 82: 77598 + 958 = 78556
Step 83: 78556 + 958 = 79514
Step 84: 79514 + 958 = 80472
Step 85: 80472 + 958 = 81430
Step 86: 81430 + 958 = 82388
Step 87: 82388 + 958 = 83346
Step 88: 83346 + 958 = 84304
Step 89: 84304 + 958 = 85262
Step 90: 85262 + 958 = 86220
Step 91: 86220 + 958 = 87178
Step 92: 87178 + 958 = 88136
Step 93: 88136 + 958 = 89094
Step 94: 89094 + 958 = 90052
Step 95: 90052 + 958 = 91010
Step 96: 91010 + 958 = 91968
Step 97: 91968 + 958 = 92926
Step 98: 92926 + 958 = 93884
Step 99: 93884 + 958 = 94842
Step 100: 94842 + 958 = 95800
Step 101: 95800 + 958 = 96758
Step 102: 96758 + 958 = 97716
Step 103: 97716 + 958 = 98674
Step 104: 98674 + 958 = 99632
Step 105: 99632 + 958 = 100590
Step 106: 100590 + 958 = 101548
Step 107: 101548 + 958 = 102506
Step 108: 102506 + 958 = 103464
Step 109: 103464 + 958 = 104422
Step 110: 104422 + 958 = 105380
Step 111: 105380 + 958 = 106338
Step 112: 106338 + 958 = 107296
Step 113: 107296 + 958 = 108254
Step 114: 108254 + 958 = 109212
Step 115: 109212 + 958 = 110170
Step 116: 110170 + 958 = 111128
Step 117: 111128 + 958 = 112086
Step 118: 112086 + 958 = 113044
Step 119: 113044 + 958 = 114002
Step 120: 114002 + 958 = 114960
Step 121: 114960 + 958 = 115918
Step 122: 115918 + 958 = 116876
Step 123: 116876 + 958 = 117834
Step 124: 117834 + 958 = 118792
Step 125: 118792 + 958 = 119750
Step 126: 119750 + 958 = 120708
Step 127: 120708 + 958 = 121666
Step 128: 121666 + 958 = 122624
Step 129: 122624 + 958 = 123582
Step 130: 123582 + 958 = 124540
Step 131: 124540 + 958 = 125498
Step 132: 125498 + 958 = 126456
Step 133: 126456 + 958 = 127414
Step 134: 127414 + 958 = 128372
Step 135: 128372 + 958 = 129330
Step 136: 129330 + 958 = 130288
Step 137: 130288 + 958 = 131246
Step 138: 131246 + 958 = 132204
Step 139: 132204 + 958 = 133162
Step 140: 133162 + 958 = 134120
Step 141: 134120 + 958 = 135078
Step 142: 135078 + 958 = 136036
Step 143: 136036 + 958 = 136994
Step 144: 136994 + 958 = 137952
Step 145: 137952 + 958 = 138910
Step 146: 138910 + 958 = 139868
Step 147: 139868 + 958 = 140826
Step 148: 140826 + 958 = 141784
Step 149: 141784 + 958 = 142742
Step 150: 142742 + 958 = 143700
Step 151: 143700 + 958 = 144658
Step 152: 144658 + 958 = 145616
Step 153: 145616 + 958 = 146574
Step 154: 146574 + 958 = 147532
Step 155: 147532 + 958 = 148490
Step 156: 148490 + 958 = 149448
Step 157: 149448 + 958 = 150406
Step 158: 150406 + 958 = 151364
Step 159: 151364 + 958 = 152322
Step 160: 152322 + 958 = 153280
Step 161: 153280 + 958 = 154238
Step 162: 154238 + 958 = 155196
Step 163: 155196 + 958 = 156154
Step 164: 156154 + 958 = 157112
Step 165: 157112 + 958 = 158070
Step 166: 158070 + 958 = 159028
Step 167: 159028 + 958 = 159986
Step 168: 159986 + 958 = 160944
Step 169: 160944 + 958 = 161902
Step 170: 161902 + 958 = 162860
Step 171: 162860 + 958 = 163818
Step 172: 163818 + 958 = 164776
Step 173: 164776 + 958 = 165734
Step 174: 165734 + 958 = 166692
Step 175: 166692 + 958 = 167650
Step 176: 167650 + 958 = 168608
Step 177: 168608 + 958 = 169566
Step 178: 169566 + 958 = 170524
Step 179: 170524 + 958 = 171482
Step 180: 171482 + 958 = 172440
Step 181: 172440 + 958 = 173398
Step 182: 173398 + 958 = 174356
Step 183: 174356 + 958 = 175314
Step 184: 175314 + 958 = 176272
Step 185: 176272 + 958 = 177230
Step 186: 177230 + 958 = 178188
Step 187: 178188 + 958 = 179146
Step 188: 179146 + 958 = 180104
Step 189: 180104 + 958 = 181062
Step 190: 181062 + 958 = 182020
Step 191: 182020 + 958 = 182978
Step 192: 182978 + 958 = 183936
Step 193: 183936 + 958 = 184894
Step 194: 184894 + 958 = 185852
Step 195: 185852 + 958 = 186810
Step 196: 186810 + 958 = 187768
Step 197: 187768 + 958 = 188726
Step 198: 188726 + 958 = 189684
Step 199: 189684 + 958 = 190642
Step 200: 190642 + 958 = 191600
Step 201: 191600 + 958 = 192558
Step 202: 192558 + 958 = 193516
Step 203: 193516 + 958 = 194474
Step 204: 194474 + 958 = 195432
Step 205: 195432 + 958 = 196390
Step 206: 196390 + 958 = 197348
Step 207: 197348 + 958 = 198306
Step 208: 198306 + 958 = 199264
Step 209: 199264 + 958 = 200222
Step 210: 200222 + 958 = 201180
Step 211: 201180 + 958 = 202138
Step 212: 202138 + 958 = 203096
Step 213: 203096 + 958 = 204054
Step 214: 204054 + 958 = 205012
Step 215: 205012 + 958 = 205970
Step 216: 205970 + 958 = 206928
Step 217: 206928 + 958 = 207886
Step 218: 207886 + 958 = 208844
Step 219: 208844 + 958 = 209802
Step 220: 209802 + 958 = 210760
Step 221: 210760 + 958 = 211718
Step 222: 211718 + 958 = 212676
Step 223: 212676 + 958 = 213634
Step 224: 213634 + 958 = 214592
Step 225: 214592 + 958 = 215550
Step 226: 215550 + 958 = 216508
Step 227: 216508 + 958 = 217466
Step 228: 217466 + 958 = 218424
Step 229: 218424 + 958 = 219382
Step 230: 219382 + 958 = 220340
Step 231: 220340 + 958 = 221298
Step 232: 221298 + 958 = 222256
Step 233: 222256 + 958 = 223214
Step 234: 223214 + 958 = 224172
Step 235: 224172 + 958 = 225130
Step 236: 225130 + 958 = 226088
Step 237: 226088 + 958 = 227046
Step 238: 227046 + 958 = 228004
Step 239: 228004 + 958 = 228962
Step 240: 228962 + 958 = 229920
Step 241: 229920 + 958 = 230878
Step 242: 230878 + 958 = 231836
Step 243: 231836 + 958 = 232794
Step 244: 232794 + 958 = 233752
Step 245: 233752 + 958 = 234710
Step 246: 234710 + 958 = 235668
Step 247: 235668 + 958 = 236626
Step 248: 236626 + 958 = 237584
Step 249: 237584 + 958 = 238542
Step 250: 238542 + 958 = 239500
Step 251: 239500 + 958 = 240458
Step 252: 240458 + 958 = 241416
Step 253: 241416 + 958 = 242374
Step 254: 242374 + 958 = 243332
Step 255: 243332 + 958 = 244290
Step 256: 244290 + 958 = 245248
Step 257: 245248 + 958 = 246206
Step 258: 246206 + 958 = 247164
Step 259: 247164 + 958 = 248122
Step 260: 248122 + 958 = 249080
Step 261: 249080 + 958 = 250038
Step 262: 250038 + 958 = 250996
Step 263: 250996 + 958 = 251954
Step 264: 251954 + 958 = 252912
Step 265: 252912 + 958 = 253870
Step 266: 253870 + 958 = 254828
Step 267: 254828 + 958 = 255786
Step 268: 255786 + 958 = 256744
Step 269: 256744 + 958 = 257702
Step 270: 257702 + 958 = 258660
Step 271: 258660 + 958 = 259618
Step 272: 259618 + 958 = 260576
Step 273: 260576 + 958 = 261534
Step 274: 261534 + 958 = 262492
Step 275: 262492 + 958 = 263450
Step 276: 263450 + 958 = 264408
Step 277: 264408 + 958 = 265366
Step 278: 265366 + 958 = 266324
Step 279: 266324 + 958 = 267282
Step 280: 267282 + 958 = 268240
Step 281: 268240 + 958 = 269198
Step 282: 269198 + 958 = 270156
Step 283: 270156 + 958 = 271114
Step 284: 271114 + 958 = 272072
Step 285: 272072 + 958 = 273030
Step 286: 273030 + 958 = 273988
Step 287: 273988 + 958 = 274946
Step 288: 274946 + 958 = 275904
Step 289: 275904 + 958 = 276862
Step 290: 276862 + 958 = 277820
Step 291: 277820 + 958 = 278778
Step 292: 278778 + 958 = 279736
Step 293: 279736 + 958 = 280694
Step 294: 280694 + 958 = 281652
Step 295: 281652 + 958 = 282610
Step 296: 282610 + 958 = 283568
Step 297: 283568 + 958 = 284526
Step 298: 284526 + 958 = 285484

So, 958*298 = 285484