Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 212 and we're going to multiply it by 257, which means adding 212 to itself 257 times.
Step 1: 0 + 212 = 212
Step 2: 212 + 212 = 424
Step 3: 424 + 212 = 636
Step 4: 636 + 212 = 848
Step 5: 848 + 212 = 1060
Step 6: 1060 + 212 = 1272
Step 7: 1272 + 212 = 1484
Step 8: 1484 + 212 = 1696
Step 9: 1696 + 212 = 1908
Step 10: 1908 + 212 = 2120
Step 11: 2120 + 212 = 2332
Step 12: 2332 + 212 = 2544
Step 13: 2544 + 212 = 2756
Step 14: 2756 + 212 = 2968
Step 15: 2968 + 212 = 3180
Step 16: 3180 + 212 = 3392
Step 17: 3392 + 212 = 3604
Step 18: 3604 + 212 = 3816
Step 19: 3816 + 212 = 4028
Step 20: 4028 + 212 = 4240
Step 21: 4240 + 212 = 4452
Step 22: 4452 + 212 = 4664
Step 23: 4664 + 212 = 4876
Step 24: 4876 + 212 = 5088
Step 25: 5088 + 212 = 5300
Step 26: 5300 + 212 = 5512
Step 27: 5512 + 212 = 5724
Step 28: 5724 + 212 = 5936
Step 29: 5936 + 212 = 6148
Step 30: 6148 + 212 = 6360
Step 31: 6360 + 212 = 6572
Step 32: 6572 + 212 = 6784
Step 33: 6784 + 212 = 6996
Step 34: 6996 + 212 = 7208
Step 35: 7208 + 212 = 7420
Step 36: 7420 + 212 = 7632
Step 37: 7632 + 212 = 7844
Step 38: 7844 + 212 = 8056
Step 39: 8056 + 212 = 8268
Step 40: 8268 + 212 = 8480
Step 41: 8480 + 212 = 8692
Step 42: 8692 + 212 = 8904
Step 43: 8904 + 212 = 9116
Step 44: 9116 + 212 = 9328
Step 45: 9328 + 212 = 9540
Step 46: 9540 + 212 = 9752
Step 47: 9752 + 212 = 9964
Step 48: 9964 + 212 = 10176
Step 49: 10176 + 212 = 10388
Step 50: 10388 + 212 = 10600
Step 51: 10600 + 212 = 10812
Step 52: 10812 + 212 = 11024
Step 53: 11024 + 212 = 11236
Step 54: 11236 + 212 = 11448
Step 55: 11448 + 212 = 11660
Step 56: 11660 + 212 = 11872
Step 57: 11872 + 212 = 12084
Step 58: 12084 + 212 = 12296
Step 59: 12296 + 212 = 12508
Step 60: 12508 + 212 = 12720
Step 61: 12720 + 212 = 12932
Step 62: 12932 + 212 = 13144
Step 63: 13144 + 212 = 13356
Step 64: 13356 + 212 = 13568
Step 65: 13568 + 212 = 13780
Step 66: 13780 + 212 = 13992
Step 67: 13992 + 212 = 14204
Step 68: 14204 + 212 = 14416
Step 69: 14416 + 212 = 14628
Step 70: 14628 + 212 = 14840
Step 71: 14840 + 212 = 15052
Step 72: 15052 + 212 = 15264
Step 73: 15264 + 212 = 15476
Step 74: 15476 + 212 = 15688
Step 75: 15688 + 212 = 15900
Step 76: 15900 + 212 = 16112
Step 77: 16112 + 212 = 16324
Step 78: 16324 + 212 = 16536
Step 79: 16536 + 212 = 16748
Step 80: 16748 + 212 = 16960
Step 81: 16960 + 212 = 17172
Step 82: 17172 + 212 = 17384
Step 83: 17384 + 212 = 17596
Step 84: 17596 + 212 = 17808
Step 85: 17808 + 212 = 18020
Step 86: 18020 + 212 = 18232
Step 87: 18232 + 212 = 18444
Step 88: 18444 + 212 = 18656
Step 89: 18656 + 212 = 18868
Step 90: 18868 + 212 = 19080
Step 91: 19080 + 212 = 19292
Step 92: 19292 + 212 = 19504
Step 93: 19504 + 212 = 19716
Step 94: 19716 + 212 = 19928
Step 95: 19928 + 212 = 20140
Step 96: 20140 + 212 = 20352
Step 97: 20352 + 212 = 20564
Step 98: 20564 + 212 = 20776
Step 99: 20776 + 212 = 20988
Step 100: 20988 + 212 = 21200
Step 101: 21200 + 212 = 21412
Step 102: 21412 + 212 = 21624
Step 103: 21624 + 212 = 21836
Step 104: 21836 + 212 = 22048
Step 105: 22048 + 212 = 22260
Step 106: 22260 + 212 = 22472
Step 107: 22472 + 212 = 22684
Step 108: 22684 + 212 = 22896
Step 109: 22896 + 212 = 23108
Step 110: 23108 + 212 = 23320
Step 111: 23320 + 212 = 23532
Step 112: 23532 + 212 = 23744
Step 113: 23744 + 212 = 23956
Step 114: 23956 + 212 = 24168
Step 115: 24168 + 212 = 24380
Step 116: 24380 + 212 = 24592
Step 117: 24592 + 212 = 24804
Step 118: 24804 + 212 = 25016
Step 119: 25016 + 212 = 25228
Step 120: 25228 + 212 = 25440
Step 121: 25440 + 212 = 25652
Step 122: 25652 + 212 = 25864
Step 123: 25864 + 212 = 26076
Step 124: 26076 + 212 = 26288
Step 125: 26288 + 212 = 26500
Step 126: 26500 + 212 = 26712
Step 127: 26712 + 212 = 26924
Step 128: 26924 + 212 = 27136
Step 129: 27136 + 212 = 27348
Step 130: 27348 + 212 = 27560
Step 131: 27560 + 212 = 27772
Step 132: 27772 + 212 = 27984
Step 133: 27984 + 212 = 28196
Step 134: 28196 + 212 = 28408
Step 135: 28408 + 212 = 28620
Step 136: 28620 + 212 = 28832
Step 137: 28832 + 212 = 29044
Step 138: 29044 + 212 = 29256
Step 139: 29256 + 212 = 29468
Step 140: 29468 + 212 = 29680
Step 141: 29680 + 212 = 29892
Step 142: 29892 + 212 = 30104
Step 143: 30104 + 212 = 30316
Step 144: 30316 + 212 = 30528
Step 145: 30528 + 212 = 30740
Step 146: 30740 + 212 = 30952
Step 147: 30952 + 212 = 31164
Step 148: 31164 + 212 = 31376
Step 149: 31376 + 212 = 31588
Step 150: 31588 + 212 = 31800
Step 151: 31800 + 212 = 32012
Step 152: 32012 + 212 = 32224
Step 153: 32224 + 212 = 32436
Step 154: 32436 + 212 = 32648
Step 155: 32648 + 212 = 32860
Step 156: 32860 + 212 = 33072
Step 157: 33072 + 212 = 33284
Step 158: 33284 + 212 = 33496
Step 159: 33496 + 212 = 33708
Step 160: 33708 + 212 = 33920
Step 161: 33920 + 212 = 34132
Step 162: 34132 + 212 = 34344
Step 163: 34344 + 212 = 34556
Step 164: 34556 + 212 = 34768
Step 165: 34768 + 212 = 34980
Step 166: 34980 + 212 = 35192
Step 167: 35192 + 212 = 35404
Step 168: 35404 + 212 = 35616
Step 169: 35616 + 212 = 35828
Step 170: 35828 + 212 = 36040
Step 171: 36040 + 212 = 36252
Step 172: 36252 + 212 = 36464
Step 173: 36464 + 212 = 36676
Step 174: 36676 + 212 = 36888
Step 175: 36888 + 212 = 37100
Step 176: 37100 + 212 = 37312
Step 177: 37312 + 212 = 37524
Step 178: 37524 + 212 = 37736
Step 179: 37736 + 212 = 37948
Step 180: 37948 + 212 = 38160
Step 181: 38160 + 212 = 38372
Step 182: 38372 + 212 = 38584
Step 183: 38584 + 212 = 38796
Step 184: 38796 + 212 = 39008
Step 185: 39008 + 212 = 39220
Step 186: 39220 + 212 = 39432
Step 187: 39432 + 212 = 39644
Step 188: 39644 + 212 = 39856
Step 189: 39856 + 212 = 40068
Step 190: 40068 + 212 = 40280
Step 191: 40280 + 212 = 40492
Step 192: 40492 + 212 = 40704
Step 193: 40704 + 212 = 40916
Step 194: 40916 + 212 = 41128
Step 195: 41128 + 212 = 41340
Step 196: 41340 + 212 = 41552
Step 197: 41552 + 212 = 41764
Step 198: 41764 + 212 = 41976
Step 199: 41976 + 212 = 42188
Step 200: 42188 + 212 = 42400
Step 201: 42400 + 212 = 42612
Step 202: 42612 + 212 = 42824
Step 203: 42824 + 212 = 43036
Step 204: 43036 + 212 = 43248
Step 205: 43248 + 212 = 43460
Step 206: 43460 + 212 = 43672
Step 207: 43672 + 212 = 43884
Step 208: 43884 + 212 = 44096
Step 209: 44096 + 212 = 44308
Step 210: 44308 + 212 = 44520
Step 211: 44520 + 212 = 44732
Step 212: 44732 + 212 = 44944
Step 213: 44944 + 212 = 45156
Step 214: 45156 + 212 = 45368
Step 215: 45368 + 212 = 45580
Step 216: 45580 + 212 = 45792
Step 217: 45792 + 212 = 46004
Step 218: 46004 + 212 = 46216
Step 219: 46216 + 212 = 46428
Step 220: 46428 + 212 = 46640
Step 221: 46640 + 212 = 46852
Step 222: 46852 + 212 = 47064
Step 223: 47064 + 212 = 47276
Step 224: 47276 + 212 = 47488
Step 225: 47488 + 212 = 47700
Step 226: 47700 + 212 = 47912
Step 227: 47912 + 212 = 48124
Step 228: 48124 + 212 = 48336
Step 229: 48336 + 212 = 48548
Step 230: 48548 + 212 = 48760
Step 231: 48760 + 212 = 48972
Step 232: 48972 + 212 = 49184
Step 233: 49184 + 212 = 49396
Step 234: 49396 + 212 = 49608
Step 235: 49608 + 212 = 49820
Step 236: 49820 + 212 = 50032
Step 237: 50032 + 212 = 50244
Step 238: 50244 + 212 = 50456
Step 239: 50456 + 212 = 50668
Step 240: 50668 + 212 = 50880
Step 241: 50880 + 212 = 51092
Step 242: 51092 + 212 = 51304
Step 243: 51304 + 212 = 51516
Step 244: 51516 + 212 = 51728
Step 245: 51728 + 212 = 51940
Step 246: 51940 + 212 = 52152
Step 247: 52152 + 212 = 52364
Step 248: 52364 + 212 = 52576
Step 249: 52576 + 212 = 52788
Step 250: 52788 + 212 = 53000
Step 251: 53000 + 212 = 53212
Step 252: 53212 + 212 = 53424
Step 253: 53424 + 212 = 53636
Step 254: 53636 + 212 = 53848
Step 255: 53848 + 212 = 54060
Step 256: 54060 + 212 = 54272
Step 257: 54272 + 212 = 54484

So, 212*257 = 54484