Sure thing! We've got 596 and we're gonna multiply it by 42. That's the same as adding 596 to itself 42 times.
Step 1: 0 + 596 = 596
Step 2: 596 + 596 = 1192
Step 3: 1192 + 596 = 1788
Step 4: 1788 + 596 = 2384
Step 5: 2384 + 596 = 2980
Step 6: 2980 + 596 = 3576
Step 7: 3576 + 596 = 4172
Step 8: 4172 + 596 = 4768
Step 9: 4768 + 596 = 5364
Step 10: 5364 + 596 = 5960
Step 11: 5960 + 596 = 6556
Step 12: 6556 + 596 = 7152
Step 13: 7152 + 596 = 7748
Step 14: 7748 + 596 = 8344
Step 15: 8344 + 596 = 8940
Step 16: 8940 + 596 = 9536
Step 17: 9536 + 596 = 10132
Step 18: 10132 + 596 = 10728
Step 19: 10728 + 596 = 11324
Step 20: 11324 + 596 = 11920
Step 21: 11920 + 596 = 12516
Step 22: 12516 + 596 = 13112
Step 23: 13112 + 596 = 13708
Step 24: 13708 + 596 = 14304
Step 25: 14304 + 596 = 14900
Step 26: 14900 + 596 = 15496
Step 27: 15496 + 596 = 16092
Step 28: 16092 + 596 = 16688
Step 29: 16688 + 596 = 17284
Step 30: 17284 + 596 = 17880
Step 31: 17880 + 596 = 18476
Step 32: 18476 + 596 = 19072
Step 33: 19072 + 596 = 19668
Step 34: 19668 + 596 = 20264
Step 35: 20264 + 596 = 20860
Step 36: 20860 + 596 = 21456
Step 37: 21456 + 596 = 22052
Step 38: 22052 + 596 = 22648
Step 39: 22648 + 596 = 23244
Step 40: 23244 + 596 = 23840
Step 41: 23840 + 596 = 24436
Step 42: 24436 + 596 = 25032

So, 596*42 = 25032